Siliguri, April 17 -- Four major tea industry bodies from Assam and North Bengal have jointly appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking urgent amendments to existing regulations mandating the compulsory sale of tea through public auctions, warning that the policy is placing severe financial and operational strain on producers.
In a letter sent on April 15, the Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association (ABLTMA), North Eastern Tea Association (NETA), Bharatiya Cha Parishad (BCP), and North Bengal Tea Producers' Welfare Association (NBTPWA) raised concerns over provisions under the Tea (Marketing) Control (Second Amendment) Order, 2015 and the subsequent 2024 amendment.
The Associations, which collectively represent a significa...