CM calls for profit-driven strategy for Tea Development Corporation

Tripura Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha has advised Tripura Tea Development Corporation to make it into financially profitable and adopt specific plans for employment generation.

In the review meeting of the Tripura Tea Development Corporation held at the Secretariat on Thursday, Chief Minister Prof. (Dr.) Manik Saha reviewed the progress of the Corporation's work and said that Tripura tea is not inferior in taste and aroma.

He said that it is necessary to maintain the natural qualities of tea and take marketing initiatives through wide publicity and promotion. It is possible to earn more profit by marketing Tripura tea in those states of the country where tea is not produced.

In order to further expand Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for “vocal for local,” the Chief Minister called for the utilization of the state's tea industry products within the state.

Secretary Kiran Gitte informed that annual tea production in the state in 2024 is 90 lakh kg in Tripura. There are 5 tea gardens under the Tea Development Corporation, 13 run by cooperatives, and 36 privately owned tea gardens in the state. The number of small tea farmers is 2,800. Various initiatives have been taken to improve the living standards of tea garden workers under the Chief Minister's Tea Workers Welfare Scheme.

The daily wage of tea workers has been increased from Rs 105 to Rs 204. The upgrading work of the Brahmakund Tea Processing Center has been completed. A small tea processing factory has been set up in the Machmara Estate.

In the review meeting, Minister of Industries and Commerce Santana Chakma, Secretary Kiran Gitte, Chairman of Tripura Tea Development Corporation Sameer Ranjan Ghosh, Chief Secretary J. K. Sinha, Secretary to the Chief Minister Dr. P. K. Chakraborty, Secretary of the Finance Department Apurba Roy, Managing Director of Tripura Tea Development Corporation Subrata Kumar Das and others were present and participated in the discussion.