(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?
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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