Assam Tea Industry

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the ceremonial distribution of financial incentives to around 370 tea gardens under the Assam Tea Industry Special Incentive Schemes 2020 at a function held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

The Assam government has earmarked nearly Rs 550 crore for the state's tea industry, a welcome move as it grapples under a long-drawn financial crisis.

At a time when organic tea variety is gaining popularity, an Assam-based startup offers 'ghost pepper' and 'gold' tea among its 40-odd speciality blends.

The tea industry of Assam, which is the backbone of the state's economy, is now facing a drought-like situation due to rainfall deficit after having recovered from the losses it suffered due to the COVID-enforced lockdown last year.

The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.

In a bid to encourage Assam's tea industry towards producing more export-quality orthodox tea, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Friday announced to add more subsidies for those choosing orthodox over CTC teas, along with the ones the Tea Board of India, Assam provides.

This year has been tough on the Assam's tea gardens producing the strong liquor tea. First, it was the lockdown, then floods and then incessant rains in Upper Assam, which, according to industry estimates, together account for a production loss of close to 40 per cent.

A rare variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for Rs 70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Wednesday. Ortodox Golden Tips, from the Maijan tea estate, smashed the record set by another specialty tea-the Manohari Gold-that was auctioned for Rs 50,000.

At a time when the 200-year old tea industry in Assam - established under the British rule -is facing tough times, a rare variety of handmade tea from the Manohari Tea Estate was auctioned for Rs 50,000 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday, setting a new record.

The 180-year-old Assam Tea industry has always been male dominated. The tea leaves are pluck by women, but they are always led by male 'Sardars'.

A year ago, when the government announced its demonetisation move, one of the major decisions taken was to bring Assam's tea industry under digital pay, creating scope of financial inclusion of about 10 lakh tea garden workers.

Kamal Kishore Baheti, whole-time director at McLeod Russel India told NDTV Profit that tea prices are now Rs 5 -Rs 7 higher per kg compared to last year.

Nasa's soil mission will rejuvenate the tea industry that is currently facing many hurdles including climate change.

The internationally known Assam tea has got a saviour from space -- NASA's soil mission that will rejuvenate the tea industry that is currently facing many hurdles including climate change.

Beyond the 'gupshup' at the chai shop, the real fight in Assam's Jorhat is for the votes of the lakhs of people people working in the tea industry

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday attended the ceremonial distribution of financial incentives to around 370 tea gardens under the Assam Tea Industry Special Incentive Schemes 2020 at a function held at Janata Bhawan in Guwahati.

The Assam government has earmarked nearly Rs 550 crore for the state's tea industry, a welcome move as it grapples under a long-drawn financial crisis.

At a time when organic tea variety is gaining popularity, an Assam-based startup offers 'ghost pepper' and 'gold' tea among its 40-odd speciality blends.

The tea industry of Assam, which is the backbone of the state's economy, is now facing a drought-like situation due to rainfall deficit after having recovered from the losses it suffered due to the COVID-enforced lockdown last year.

The Indian Tea Association on Monday hiked the minimum per day wage of workers by an interim amount of Rs 26. This was after the Gauhati High Court put the onus on raising wages on tea plantation owners. The decision was taken at a meeting of the association's national committee.

In a bid to encourage Assam's tea industry towards producing more export-quality orthodox tea, Assam Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had on Friday announced to add more subsidies for those choosing orthodox over CTC teas, along with the ones the Tea Board of India, Assam provides.

This year has been tough on the Assam's tea gardens producing the strong liquor tea. First, it was the lockdown, then floods and then incessant rains in Upper Assam, which, according to industry estimates, together account for a production loss of close to 40 per cent.

A rare variety of tea in Assam was auctioned for Rs 70, 501 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Wednesday. Ortodox Golden Tips, from the Maijan tea estate, smashed the record set by another specialty tea-the Manohari Gold-that was auctioned for Rs 50,000.

At a time when the 200-year old tea industry in Assam - established under the British rule -is facing tough times, a rare variety of handmade tea from the Manohari Tea Estate was auctioned for Rs 50,000 a kg at the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) on Tuesday, setting a new record.

The 180-year-old Assam Tea industry has always been male dominated. The tea leaves are pluck by women, but they are always led by male 'Sardars'.

A year ago, when the government announced its demonetisation move, one of the major decisions taken was to bring Assam's tea industry under digital pay, creating scope of financial inclusion of about 10 lakh tea garden workers.

Kamal Kishore Baheti, whole-time director at McLeod Russel India told NDTV Profit that tea prices are now Rs 5 -Rs 7 higher per kg compared to last year.

Nasa's soil mission will rejuvenate the tea industry that is currently facing many hurdles including climate change.

The internationally known Assam tea has got a saviour from space -- NASA's soil mission that will rejuvenate the tea industry that is currently facing many hurdles including climate change.

Beyond the 'gupshup' at the chai shop, the real fight in Assam's Jorhat is for the votes of the lakhs of people people working in the tea industry