Tea Development and Promotion Scheme aims at increasing production, field productivity and quality of Tea

Tea Board provides support for marketing of produce of small and medium plantation holders through auction centres at Guwahati, Kolkata, Siliguri, Jalpaiguri, Cochin, Coimbatore and Coonoor. Tea Board also provides assistance towards meeting additional transport & handling charges incurred for teas exported through ICD Amingaon, marketing of Packaged Teas of Indian Origin (Brand Support) and participation in international fairs and exhibitions.

Under the Tea Development and Promotion Scheme of the Tea Board during the XII Plan, the unit cost of replantation including the crop loss for the gestation period is included in the subsidy provided to tea growers. The XII Plan scheme includes provisions of subsidy for replantation, replacement planting, rejuvenation pruning, extension planting, irrigation and mechanisation covering an area of approximately 74,400 ha., including the small holdings. An outlay of Rs.482.90 Cr. is earmarked for the purpose. The scheme aims at increasing production, field productivity and quality of Tea.

 

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