Bikaneri Bhujia was first produced in batch during the regime of Maharaja Sri Dungar Singh, during the year 1877. And now it is relished across the whole nation, offering a crunchy and mouth watering taste. The term "Bikaneri Bhujia" comes from the fact that these were first made in Bikaner. The Bikaneri bhujia industry in bikaner provides around 2.5 million jobs, mostly of which are women. Over the time several companies started using the words Bikaneri bhujia which led the Indian Patents Office passed the Geographical Indication Rights to the brand name Bikaneri bhujia, offering patent only to local manufacturers (of Bikaner) who can use the name Bikaneri bhujia.