New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the commercialisation, quality standardisation and market access of India's Geographical Indication (GI) products.

The MoU was signed on August 5, 2026, at Vanijya Bhawan, New Delhi, by Md. Salik Parwaiz, Director, Ministry of MSME, and Karan Thapar, Director, IPR Division, DPIIT, in the presence of senior officials from both organisations.

Under the agreement, the two organisations will work towards integrating the One District One Product (ODOP) initiative into relevant programmes and interventions related to GI products.

The...