Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan renews claim for basmati's GI tag

Madhya Pradesh has claimed GI tag for rice grown in districts as basmati on par with that from Punjab and Haryana

With the state going to polls in the next few months, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has launched a strong defence of his state’s claim for GI tag for basmati rice grown in the state, which was rejected few days back by the Central Registry.

Chouhan who has been camping in the national capital since the last two days met with host of senior ministers of the Narendra Modi government including Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to seek central intervention on an issue which can impact the livelihoods of