In order to take effective measures at the community level, the TBI has suggested that primary contacts or family members of a person who is undergoing treatment for Covid-19 will not be engaged for any field operations under any circumstances.
Addressing the 49th Annual General Meeting of the TAI here today, Mr Bansal said: “The non-disbursal of the accumulated subsidy amount for the 11th and 12th Plan period has seriously compromised the Tea Board’s role of acting as a developmental agency, a position that needs to be urgently rectified.”
Mr Kamakhya Tasa, MP, thanked the industry for paying bonus at higher rates in spite of difficult times.
Notably, Russia produces almost 1 million kg of tea, but consumes 163.20 million kg by importing it from countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and China.
Black, white and green tea are known varieties, but Indian consumers are now opening up to tea as a health drink too
A section of small growers has alleged that some manufacturers and traders are engaged in packaging and selling poor quality tea by adding different fragrances
