The Tea Board, India on July 15, 2024, issued directives regarding mandatory compliance by all tea manufacturers.
The following has been stated namely: -
• It provides the date of implementation for the manufacturing units situated in all elevations in Darjeeling Hills, Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Dooars, Terai regions of West Bengal and Bihar.
• It states that the last date of plucking/receiving of green leaves for all the tea factories shall be November 30, 2024.
• It states that the last date of processing of green leaf at the factory for all units shall be December 02, 2024.
• It states that the last date for intimation/declaration to the tea board by all tea manufacturing units regarding the closure of their manufacturing shall be December 03, 2024.
• It states that the last date for completion of sorting, gapping, packing, and moving the packed teas to the notified packed tea storage area with invoice marking shall be December 13, 2024, for CTC tea manufacturing and December 18, 2024, for Orthodox/ Green yea manufacturing.
[Notification no. - 12(17)/LC/2008/Part-III/502]
