Lok Sabha Question No. 173 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-04-25
Subject: Tea Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.173 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  APRIL, 2016

## TEA EXPORTS

## 173. SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

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

- (a) whether tea exports have registered a 7.25 per cent increase by volume and 4.2 per cent increase by value between April to October, 2015 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the increase has come at a time when tea production had suffered a marginal decline standing at 946.97 million kg and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the share of the small tea growers has increased just as the production from large estates have declined; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

वािणÏ य एवं उɮयोग राÏ य मंत्री ) Įीमती िनमर्ला सीतारमण ( ( èवतंत्र प्रभार ) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a): As per provisional estimates, the exports of tea from India have increased both by quantity and value during the financial year 2015 -16 (April -October). Details in this regard are given in the following table:
- (b): As per provisional estimates, the tea production declined by 0.69% during the financial year 2015 -16 (April -October). Details in this regard are given in the following table:

| Period                 |   Quantity (Million Kgs) |   Value (Rs. Cr.) |
|------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|
| 2015 - 16 (Apr - Oct)* |                   123.48 |           2409.32 |
| 2014 - 15 (Apr - Oct)  |                   111.2  |           2224.55 |
| Increase/decrease(%)   |                    11.04 |              8.31 |

| Period                 | Quantity (Million Kgs)   |
|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2015 - 16 (Apr - Oct)* | 946.97                   |
| 2014 - 15 (Apr - Oct)  | 953.59                   |
| Change (%)             | - 0.69                   |

*Provisional, subject to revision.

(c) & (d): The share of small tea growers' in total tea production is estimated on the basis of turnover of bought leaf factories, as these tea factories procure green leaves mainly from small growers.

As per initial estimates, the share of small growers in tea production increased by 1.52% during 2015 -16 (April -October) while the overall production marginally declined as per details given below:

| Period                 | Estate Factory Production (Million Kgs)   |   Bought Leaf Factory Production (Million Kgs) | Total Production (Million Kgs)   |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 2015 - 16 (Apr - Oct)* | 636.39                                    |                                         310.58 | 946.97                           |
| 2014 - 15 (Apr - Oct)  | 647.67                                    |                                         305.92 | 953.59                           |
| Increase/decrease (%)  | - 1.74                                    |                                           1.52 | - 0.69                           |

*Provisional, subject to revision.

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