Lok Sabha Question No. 2289 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Tea Export from India
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Subhas Sarkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2289 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th MARCH, 2020

## TEA EXPORT FROM INDIA

## 2289.  DR. SUBHAS SARKAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has data on the quantity of tea exported from different States including West Bengal during each of the last three years and if so, the details thereof, State-wise and year-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposal or has planned any special package for small tea growers of the country especially in the States of West Bengal and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the details of the different measures being taken by the Government to increase the total tea production in the country?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=h ( Jh ih;w'k xks;y ) THE MINISTER OF  COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Tea Board collects exports data  in the form of returns from the registered exporters under Tea (Distribution & Export) Control Order.  State-wise export data is not collected as majority of the tea is exported by Merchant Exporters who blend the tea for export purpose s.

However, Indian tea exported from different ports of West Bengal vis -à-vis All India during the last three years and the current financial year is given in the following Table:

*Provisional, subject to revision

|                    | Exports from West Bengal Ports   | Exports from West Bengal Ports   | All India Exports   | All India Exports   |
|--------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Year               | Qty (in M.Kgs)                   | Value (Rs.Crs)                   | Qty (in M.Kgs)      | Value (Rs.Crs)      |
| 2016-17            | 114.07                           | 2512.23                          | 227.63              | 4632.50             |
| 2017-18            | 133.10                           | 2861.64                          | 256.57              | 5064.88             |
| 2018-19            | 131.52                           | 3113.74                          | 254.50              | 5506.84             |
| 2019-20 (Apr-Dec)* | 95.44                            | 2345.39                          | 184.63              | 4191.79             |
| 2018-19 (Apr-Dec)  | 96.28                            | 2281.68                          | 190.84              | 4088.01             |

Source:  Tea Board, Kolkata

(b)&(c): The Tea Board under the ongoing Tea Development and Promotion Scheme (TDPS) extends financial assistance to the small tea growers across the country including the State of West Bengal for replanting, rejuvenation, pruning, irrigation, assistance to Self Help Groups (SHGs), field mechanization, assistance to Farmers' Producers Orga nizations (FPOs), annual award for SHGs & FPOs, setting  up  of  new  factories  by  FPOs,  setting  up  of  mini  factories,  workshop/training and development & promotion of organic farming/organic conversion, etc.  During the financial years 2017-18 to 2019-20 (upto Dec, 2019), the Tea Board has disbursed Rs.6.97 crores for the benefit of small tea growers in West Bengal under different small growers activities.

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