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GI tag sought for Madurai appalam, Thothal halwa

The New Indian Express Madurai

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August 04, 2025

The Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology (TNSCST) has filed two applications seeking Geographical Indication (GI) tags for two popular local delicacies — the Madurai appalam and the Kilakarai Thothal halwa — in a bid to help local manufacturers maintain the quality and expand their markets.

- BINITA JAISWAL @ Chennai

The GI application for Thothal halwa has been jointly filed by TNSCST and the Kilakarai Chellakani Thothal Association and for the Madurai appalam, by the TNSCST and the Appalam Vadagam Morvathal Manufacturers and Sellers Association, before the Geographical Indications Registry last week.

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