In India, tea has grown in an area of 51 million hectares producing 23 per cent of the global tea production. Since the introduction of tea in India, the industry has contributed immensely towards the socio-economic development north eastern states produce around 54% of India’s total tea production with Assam alone contributing 51% of India’s total and about one-sixth of the tea produced in the world. India is the second largest producer of tea after China, so it is notable that tea industry presents a sizeable chunk in the economy of the country. Tea gardens and tea industries are largely scattered covering a major part of India. The crop is grown in the certain districts located in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and to some extent in Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh. In our country, total tea production is 840 million kg of annually. It is not a widely known fact, but 25 per cent of the total tea produced in West Bengal and Assam, and other north eastern states is produced by small growers. Their contribution to the total national tea production is 14 per cent.
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