Odisha seeks GI tag for 'Odishara Rasagola'

The state moved the GI Registry for its own version of rasagola almost three months after West Bengal was awarded the GI tag for 'Banglar Rasogolla'

Odisha government has finally applied for the Geographical Indication (GI) tag for ‘Odishara Rasagola’ (Rasagola of Odisha), officials said on Saturday.
 

The state moved the GI Registry for its own version of the popular sweetmeat almost three months after West Bengal was awarded GI tag for ‘Banglar Rasogolla’ (Rasogolla of West Bengal).

“GI application for the #OdisharaRasagola filed with the GI Registry, Chennai by OSIC,” Odisha MSME department said in a Twitter post.

Ratnakar Rout, managing director of Odisha Small Industries Corporation (OSIC), filed the application with the GI Registry in Chennai on Friday.

The GI tag for rasagolla had generated a bitter