The GI Tag: Why 'Mithila Makhana' Now Means Something Legal
By Mithila Naturals · Sep 14, 2026 · 3 min read
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In 2022, the Government of India granted Mithila Makhana a Geographical Indication tag. That's the same class of legal protection that guards Darjeeling tea and Banarasi silk. It sounds like a small bureaucratic detail but it actually changed what the words "Mithila Makhana" are allowed to mean.
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