The Ministry and Commerce and Industry has made it mandatory for dust grades of tea produced in India to be sold through public auctions.
A gazette notification by the Ministry on February 23 also said that at least 50% of other grades of tea – orthodox and the granular CTC (crush, tear, and curl) primarily – should reach the markets through the auction route.
“Every registered tea manufacturer shall, on and from the date of commencement of the Tea (Marketing) Control (Amendment) Order, 2024, sell (i) not less than fifty per cent of total tea manufactured in a calendar year... and (ii) one hundred per cent of dust grades tea manufactured in a calendar year in its manufacturing units... through public tea auctions, held under the control of organiser of tea auction licensed to do so under this order,” the notification read.
