No: ----- Dated: Dec, 10 2014

Tea Development and Promotion Scheme of the Tea Board for the 12th Five Year Plan 
 

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Commerce & Industry for implementation of the "Tea Development and Promotion Scheme" through the Tea Board during the 12th Plan (2012-13 to 2016-17).

The Cabinet has approved the Scheme with a project outlay of Rs.1425 crore during the five year period of the 12th Plan with component-wise break-up being as follows:

SI No

 

Components

 

Outlay allocated (Rs. Crore)

 

1

 

Plantation Development

 

400

 

2

 

Quality    Up-gradation    and    Product    Diversification    Including Orthodox Production

 

350

 

3

 

Market promotion

 

200

 

4.

 

Research and Development

 

150

 

5.

 

Human Resource Development

 

100

 

6

 

Development of Small holding

 

200

 

7

 

National Programme of Tea Regulation

 

25

 

 

 

GRAND TOTAL

 

1425

 

 

The Scheme is aimed at supporting development of improved varieties and technologies for increasing production, productivity and quality of tea, promoting Indian tea in the overseas and domestic markets and encouraging value addition for the purpose of higher unit value realisation of tea produced and marketed.

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