Goemkarponn desk
PANAJI: The Goa Cashew Feni Distillers and Bottlers Association (GCFDBA) has hailed the notification of the Goa Feni Policy, 2021.
Speaking at the media conference held in the city on Thursday, Gurudatta Bhakta, President, GCFDBA, said. “On behalf of the stakeholders of the cashew feni industry. We would like to express our gratitude to Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant for initiating the ‘Goa Feni Policy, 2021.
The notification of the feni policy in the state will lead to rapid intervention and essential improvements which will positively impact the feni industry as a whole.”
Bhakta also expressed his gratitude to the late chief minister Manohar Parrikar for initiating the ‘Feni Policy and former CM Laxmikant Parsekar for giving feni the status of Heritage Spirit of Goa”.
According to Bhakta, the GCFDBA had successfully created awareness and raised standards for the betterment of cashew feni in Goa and worldwide.
Bhakta complimented the commissioner of excise, Shashank Tripathi. for paving the path for stakeholders to chalk out a roadmap for feni and former commissioner of excise. Menino D’Souza for initiating this process.
Bhakta thanked the Levisions Martins and Deepak Parab of the department of science and technology for initiating a geographical indication (GI) status for cashew feni.
He said. “The GI is an intellectual property right (IPR) provided by the Government of India to protect cashew feni and its stakeholders from any attempt to infringe, appropriate, or dilute the status of cashew feni as the Heritage Drink of Goal.
