The Assam Gamosa, an iconic cotton textile integral to Bihu celebrations and Assamese identity, holds a Geographical Indication (GI) tag that protects its authenticity. The growing demand for Gamosa in 2026 has highlighted both opportunities and challenges for Assam's traditional handloom weavers — wage gaps, power loom competition, and MSME support schemes. A high-yield APSC GS Paper V topic: notes on the handloom sector's economic contribution, the Assam Handloom and Textile Policy, and GI-tagged products from Northeast India.
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