Assam Minister for Industries and Commerce Bimal said that the State Government is determined to work on the improvement of tea estates and to shoulder the social responsibilities of the Industry.
The components include among other replacements of old Plants and machinery, financial assistance for opening tea boutiques, new blending and packaging industries, participating in trade fairs national and international, quality certification, organic tea certification of the factory and export support for sending tea directly from Assam to overseas countries.
Assam contributes more than 50 per cent of the country’s production and as such the responsibility to upscale the quantum of consumption weighs heavily on the tea industry which calls for a proactive policy.