Hyderabad, March 2 -- The famous lac bangles sold in Hyderabad's Laad Bazaar at Charminar has now got the Geographical Indication (GI) registration. The GI tag was issued on Saturday, 2 March, from the GI Registry, Government of India. This will be the 17thproduct from Telangana to get the GI registration tag.

According to a press release, the GI tag application for Laad Bazar's lac bangles with GI no. 917 was filed in 2022 and the process was completed in a span of 18 months. Subhajit Saha, GI Agent for the applicant said that the certificate will be handed over to the artisans Association in the coming days.

"The GI application for the Hyderabad Lac Bangles was filed by the Creasent Handicrafts Artisans Welfare Association in June 202...