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The Hindu
The Hindu
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T. Appala Naidu

Narasapur crochet lace craft gets Geographical Indication tag

NARASAPUR (WEST GODAVARI)

The famed Narasapur crochet lace craft has got the Geographical Indications (GI) tag, giving a new lease of life to the dying craft in the Godavari region of Andhra Pradesh. 

The Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry registered the craft in the Geographical Indications Registry (GIR) on March 1, 2024, certifying that the craft is geographically limited to 19 mandals in West Godavari and Dr. B.R.Ambedkar Konaseema districts in the Godavari region. 

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