Bezbaruah reappointed Tea Board chairman

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Mar 02 2019 | 3:30 PM IST

The Commerce Ministry has reappointed P K Bezbaruah as the chairman of Tea Board for a period of three years, a notification has said.

Bezbaruah, the owner of Bokahola Tea Company in Assam, was earlier appointed as chairman of Tea Board as its first non-IAS officer.

His mew term began from February 19, 2019, the mortification said.

Before the end of his first term as chairman, Bezbaruah had urged the Indian tea industry to explore export opportunities in the vast Chinese market.

Bezbaruah was also instrumental in initiating a revamp of the old electronic auctioning system. The Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore has been assigned to do the task.

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First Published: Mar 02 2019 | 3:30 PM IST

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