The North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) has appreciated the Assam government’s budget proposal for allowing the tea estates to undertake non-tea activities to generate additional revenue.
The State’s budget for the 2022-23 fiscal, read out by Finance and Social Welfare Minister of Assam Ajanta Neog, proposed 50 tea tourism projects inside tea gardens. Such projects backed by the government are expected to boost the tourism sector in Assam, the NETA said.
The industry has also been enthused by the proposal to permit tea gardens to undertake non-tea activities such as agro-forestry and solar power projects. The NETA said this would help the estates, under stress for years, financially.
