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 12^th 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 12^th Plan with component-wise break-up being as follows:

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.