Tea Board of India

Tea Board of India
Formation1 April 1954 (1 April 1954)
TypeIndian Government Organisation
HeadquartersKolkata, West Bengal, India
Location
Chairman
Shri Amardeep Singh Bhatia, IAS
Parent organisation
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
Websiteteaboard.gov.in

The Tea Board of India is a state agency of the Government of India under the control of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, established to promote the cultivation, processing, and domestic trade as well as export of tea from India. It was established by the enactment of the Tea Act in 1953 with its headquarters in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta). It is headed by the Deputy Chairman Saurav Pahari, IAS and separated into Standing Committees referred to as the Executive Committee, the Development Committee, the Labour Welfare Committee and the Export Promotion Committee.