No proposal for Whistling village as geographical indication

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaApril 7, 2022

As of now, there is no proposal for recommending Whistling Village (Kongthong) in the East Khasi Hills of Meghalaya as a Geographical Indication.

As on April 4, 2022, the Office of Geographical Indications Registry has registered thirty-five (35) Geographical Indications Applications from the North Eastern Region of India.

Two Geographical Applications, i.e., Memong Narang and Khasi Mandarin have been registered from the State of Meghalaya. 

This information was given by the Minister for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, G. Kishan Reddy in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.