GUWAHATI, OCT 20: Assam Minister for Industries and Commerce Bimal Bora on Thursday presented the draft proposal policy and discuss the formation of a new Tea policy with members of various groups.
The meeting was held at Guwahati and various stakeholders participated in the meeting and discuss plan for the revival of the decade old Assam’s tea industry.
Bora said that the government is determined to focus on improving tea gardens and shouldering the industry’s social responsibility.
Replacement of old plants and machinery, financial assistance for opening tea boutiques, new blending and packaging industries, participation in national and international trade fairs, quality certification, organic tea certification of the factory, and export support for sending tea directly from Assam to overseas countries are among the components.
P K Bhattacharjee, Secretary General of the Tea Association of India, stated that the industry’s primary goal was to increase tea consumption per capita.
Assam supplies more than half of the country’s production, hence the burden to increase demand falls primarily on the tea business, necessitating a proactive policy.