Indian textiles minister Giriraj Singh recently handed over the certificate of geographical indication (GI) registration of Pashmina wool to lieutenant governor of union territory Ladakh Brig BD Mishra (retd).
The GI tag will maintain the standards of authenticity, he said.
The government aims at reaching a target of 5 lakh Pashmina goats and a million Merino sheep in the union territory by 2030.