Lok Sabha Question No. 5632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: Tea Estates
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5632 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  APRIL,2018

## TEA ESTATES

## 5632. SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Tea Commercial Establishments in the country which are under the Government;
- (b) the  number  of  Government  Tea  Estates  in  the  country  including  those  which  are non-functional; and
- (c) the details of schemes undertaken for development of these Tea Estates?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) & (b) :There are 9 tea commercial establishments and 58 tea estates owned by the Centre  and  State  Governments  in  the  country.  Details  are  at Annexure .  All  these  tea estates are reported to be functional.

(c):  The Central Government through the Tea Board is implementing 'Tea Development and  Promotion  Scheme  (TDPS)''  for  development  of  the  Tea  Sector  including  the Government owned Tea Estates. The Scheme inter alia, includes activities for improvement in tea production, productivity, quality up-gradation, research and extension, promotion of exports and value addition through provisions of financial and technical assistance to growers and other stakeholders of the tea industry.

Annexure

List of Government owned tea commercial establishments

|   S. No. | Central/State Government        | Commercial Establishment                   |
|----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Central Government              | Andrew Yule &Company Ltd.                  |
|        2 | State Government of Assam       | Assam Tea Corporation Ltd                  |
|        3 | State Government of Tripura     | Tripura Tea Trading Corporation Ltd        |
|        4 | Government of Meghalaya         | Tea Centre, Department of Horticulture     |
|        5 | Government of Sikkim            | Temi Tea Estate                            |
|        6 | State Government of Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand Tea Development Board          |
|        7 | State Government of Tamil Nadu  | Tamilnadu Tea Plantation Corporation       |
|        8 | State Government of Kerala      | Kerala Forest Development Corporation Ltd. |
|        9 | State Government of Karnataka   | Karnataka Forest Development Corporation   |

State-wise number of Government owned tea estates in the country.

| State       |   No. of Tea Estates |
|-------------|----------------------|
| Assam       |                   25 |
| Tripura     |                   07 |
| Meghalaya   |                   03 |
| Sikkim      |                   01 |
| West Bengal |                   05 |
| Uttrakhand  |                   04 |
| Tamil Nadu  |                   11 |
| Kerala      |                   01 |
| Karnataka   |                   01 |
| Total       |                   58 |

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