Lok Sabha Question No. 671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Tea Production
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Shri Ranjit Dutta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 671 ANSWERED ON 03/02/2026

## TEA PRODUCTION

## 671. SHRI RANJIT DUTTA:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the total tea production in India, particularly in Assam, during the years 2023-24 and 2024-25, State-wise;
- (b) the quantity of tea imported by India from Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to fix a Minimum Support Price (MSP) or fix a minimum price in the tea auction system; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्यमंत्री ( श्री णिणिन प्रसाद )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JITIN PRASADA)

(a) The details of state-wise tea production in India, including in the State of Assam during 2023-24 and 2024-25 are attached as Annexure-I.

(b) The details of quantity of tea imported by India from Kenya, Nepal and Vietnam during the last three years are attached as Annexure-II.

(c) & (d) Government of India presently fixes Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for 22 mandated agricultural crops on the basis of the recommendations of the Commission for Agricultural Costs  &  Prices  (CACP)  after  considering  the  views  of  State  Governments  and  Central Ministries/Departments concerned. Tea is currently not included in the mandated crops for MSP. However, in order to ensure fair price realization to the tea growers especially the small growers,  Tea  Board  had  introduced  Price  Sharing  Formula  (PSF)  for  fair  sharing  of  sale proceeds between the grower and the manufacturer in a certain ratio based on the cost of production of green leaf and made tea. Further, in order to ensure proper implementation of PSF, prices for green leaf are fixed based on average auction price and notified for each tea district and payment of green leaf price to the growers is monitored by the District Green Leaf Price Monitoring Committees headed by the District Magistrates.

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Annexure-I Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 671 for

## answer on 03.02.2026.

| State             | Tea production (Million Kg)   | Tea production (Million Kg)   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                   | 2023-24                       |                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 14.12                         | 14.35                         |
| Assam             | 675.88                        | 666.82                        |
| Bihar             | 8.57                          | 8.08                          |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 1.14                          | 0.99                          |
| Meghalaya         | 0.32                          | 0.33                          |
| Nagaland          | 2.92                          | 3.77                          |
| Sikkim            | 0.07                          | 0.07                          |
| Tripura           | 7.43                          | 7.44                          |
| Uttarakhand       | 0.11                          | 0.96                          |
| West Bengal       | 426.59                        | 387.51                        |
| Tamilnadu         | 174.28                        | 163.66                        |
| Karnataka         | 5.51                          | 4.5                           |
| Kerala            | 65.09                         | 57.29                         |
| All India         | 1382.03                       | 1315.77                       |

Source: Tea Board

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in reply to Part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 671 for

## answer on 03.02.2026.

| Year              | Quantity of tea imported (Million Kg)   | Quantity of tea imported (Million Kg)   | Quantity of tea imported (Million Kg)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                   | Kenya                                   | Nepal                                   | Vietnam                                 |
| 2022-23           | 5.13                                    | 16.53                                   | 3.14                                    |
| 2023-24           | 5.77                                    | 12.93                                   | 1.85                                    |
| 2024-25           | 19.03                                   | 16.11                                   | 3.38                                    |
| 2024-25 (Apr-Nov) |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|                   | 12.79                                   | 12.80                                   | 2.05                                    |
| 2025-26 (Apr-Nov) |                                         |                                         |                                         |
|                   | 8.93                                    | 8.05                                    | 2.53                                    |

Source: DGCIS