Tea Board fixes minimum price for South Indian varieties at Rs 60 a kilo

North Indian price still being arrived at; Board is also working on e-auction reforms based on IIM Bangalore recommendations

The Tea Board of India is set to fix a price of Rs 60 a kilo as the minimum for South Indian teas, which are sold in the auctions, while it is in the process of arriving at benchmark price for North Indian teas. 

The Board is of the view that the minimum price for teas produced in Assam-West Bengal-Himachal Pradesh belt cannot be lower than Rs 90 a kilo.

“To be fit for human consumption and pass the necessary quality tests as prescribed by the Food Safety and Standards Authority