Tea board to revive Tea Council of India to curb sub-standard exports

TCI will comprise retired industry executives and will act as a self-regulatory body for the sector

The Tea Board of India is reviving the Tea Council of India (TCI) which it had earlier set-up to monitor the quality of Indian tea in international markets. TCI is being set-up under the aegis of the Tea Board and will report to the Board if the random samples it collects from the industry fail quality testing parameters.

“For any tea which will be exported, TCI will check tea quality based on FSSAI guidelines and it will be funded by us. If any sample fails to meet those parameters, it will be reported to us based on which punitive action