Lok Sabha Question No. 4130 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-25
Subject: Production of CTC and Orthodox Tea
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Ranjit Dutta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4130 ANSWERED ON 25/03/2025

## PRODUCTION OF CTC AND ORTHODOX TEA

## 4130.  SHRI RANJIT DUTTA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मं त्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of annual production of CTC and Orthodox tea in Assam;
- (b) the total quantity of CTC and orthodox tea annually auctioned in the country;
- (c) the varieties and quantity of tea imported by the country from China, Vietnam and Sri Lanka every year;
- (d) the details of trends observed in tea imports during the last five years;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  protect  and  promote  indigenous  tea production; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वाणिज्य और उद्योग मं त्रालय में राज्य मं त्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

(SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

- (a) The details of annual production of CTC and orthodox tea in Assam during the last five years are as follows:

|   Year |   CTC tea (Million Kg) |   Orthodox tea (Million Kg) |
|--------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|   2020 |                 564.79 |                       51.14 |
|   2021 |                 601.89 |                       62.87 |
|   2022 |                 606.82 |                       78.98 |
|   2023 |                 617.41 |                       67.99 |
|   2024 |                 574.89 |                       71.84 |

Source: Tea Board

(b) The details of quantity of CTC and Orthodox tea sold in the auction in the country during the last five years are as follows:

|   Year |   CTC tea (Million Kg) |   Orthodox tea (Million Kg) |
|--------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|   2020 |                 508.42 |                       51.54 |
|   2021 |                 572.57 |                       59.37 |
|   2022 |                 521.33 |                       67.81 |
|   2023 |                 520.92 |                       66.39 |
|   2024 |                 529.76 |                       52.85 |

Source: Tea Board

(c) The details of quantity of tea imported from China, Vietnam and Sri Lanka during the last five years are as follows:

|      | Imported from      | Imported from        | Imported from          |
|------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
| Year | China (Million Kg) | Vietnam (Million Kg) | Sri Lanka (Million Kg) |
| 2020 | 0.45               | 3.42                 | 0.64                   |
| 2021 | 0.70               | 4.00                 | 0.39                   |
| 2022 | 0.67               | 3.10                 | 0.36                   |
| 2023 | 0.55               | 2.14                 | 0.25                   |
| 2024 | 0.91               | 2.62                 | 0.28                   |

Source: DGCIS, Kolkata

(d) The details of quantity and value of tea imported into the country during last five years are as follows:

| Year    |   Quantity (Million Kg) |   Value (Million USD) |
|---------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 2019-20 |                   15.54 |                 32.66 |
| 2020-21 |                   27.75 |                 62.54 |
| 2021-22 |                   25.97 |                 50.91 |
| 2022-23 |                   29.98 |                 60.09 |
| 2023-24 |                   25.21 |                 53.3  |

Source: Tea Board

(e) & (f) Government  through  Tea  Board  is  implementing  the  'Tea  Development  & Promotion Scheme', under which assistance is provided for various activities  which  inter  alia include replantation of old and senile bushes to increase the production and productivity of tea, setting  up  of  mini  tea  factories  by  the  Self  Help  Groups  and  Farmer  Producer  Organizations (SHGs/FPOs) & capacity building.