Union Minister for Rextiles Giriraj Singh said on Sunday that GI tagging of Ladakh’s Pashmina wool wound prevent its exploitation by the Kashmiri traders who were promoting it as their own product.

For centuries, Ladakh was an important stopover at the crossroads ... The material used in original pashmina shawls is the finest quality cashmere wool from the downy undercoat of the Changra ...