Tea Development and Promotion Scheme | Financial Assistance to increase productivity and quality of the tea by organic cultivation

Operated by
Ministry of Commerce & Industry - Tea Board, Central Government
Purpose
financial assistance to increase productivity and quality of the tea by organic cultivation
Probable duration
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Eligibility

  • The applicant should be a member of TRA (for the gardens in North India) and UPASI -TRF (for the gardens in South India) and must hold valid current membership at the time of submission of application to Tea Board (Growers whose holding size is less than 50 ha are exempted
  • The applicant should be a registered member of Tea Board

Benefit Description

Tea Development and Promotion Scheme-Financial Assistance to increase productivity and quality of the tea by organic cultivation

Application process

  • The application for subsidy shall be submitted in the prescribed formats complete in all respect (with all supporting documents) to the nearest office of the Tea Board 30 days before the commencement of the field operations or procurement of items.
  • Incomplete applications shall not be accepted and returned forthwith.
  • All the applications are available in all the Tea Boards offices and in Tea Boards website http://www.teaboard.gov.in/
  • Other Details

    Conditions if Any
    • Inspections by Tea Board
    • Pre-approval inspection: A pre-approval inspection will be carried out by the field office of the Board soon after receipt of application from the gardens to justify the need for undertaking the relevant operation for which subsidy has been sought for. However, pre-approval inspection is not required in respect of Field mechanization activity. On completion of the pre-approval inspection, a No Objection Certificate (NOC) will be issued by the concerned field office for proceeding with the field work or procurement of items. The commitment of the Board will become binding only after issuance of approval cum sanction letter following the scrutiny of the post-operative inspection report.
    • 1st inspection - Post operative inspection: This inspection will be carried out by the field office /Development officer/ Assistant Director of the Board soon after receipt of information from the applicant garden as to the completion of field works viz. Organic Cultivation. The applicant garden should produce a post activity survey map in respect of organic cultivation as the case may be to be submitted to the field office for arranging Post-operative inspection. Satisfactory completion of the field work viz., Organic Cultivation of tea being offered for physical verification by the Field office of the Board and receiving the supporting documents along with the inspection report from field office will entail the applicant garden for receiving of subsidy.
    • 2nd Inspections: The 2nd Inspection will be carried out within 24 months in case of organic tea production after the date of completion of planting / completion of infilling with or without interpolating for verification of upkeep & maintenance of the area.
    • Other inspections: Apart from the above, the Board may carry out or cause to be carried out such investigations as deemed necessary for verification of the particulars furnished in the application or for any other purposes connected with grant of subsidy. The applicant shall fully co-operate in such investigations and place at Board
    More Information
    Annexure Link: -
    Link:
    Kindly Refer the Page No-9 from below link-http://www.teaboard.gov.in/pdf/schemes/Modalities-and-scheme%20guidelines-12th-Plan.pdf 

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