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Three regional associations — Nilgiris Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association, North Bengal Tea Producers Welfare Association, and Assam Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association (ABLTMA) — have united to form the Federation of Indian Tea Manufacturers Association (FITMA).
The new national body will represent the interests of over 525 factories producing 615 million kilograms of tea annually. FITMA aims to engage proactively with governments, the Tea Board of India, and other stakeholders to promote the interests of the small tea growers and the bought leaf industry across the country.
Deven Singh and Vikas Mandhania from ABLTMA were elected as the first Chairman and Secretary of FITMA, while Sanjay Dhanothi from North Bengal and Dhananjayan Krishnamoorty from Nilgiris were elected as the two Vice Chairmen.
Dibrugarh meet
The formation was announced at Dibrugarh in Assam during the “Dil Se – Bought Leaf – Kal Aaj aur Kal” meet, where industry leaders participated, said a press note.
Dhananjayan Krishnamoorthy, president of Nilgiris Bought Leaf Tea Manufacturers Association said that the Bought Leaf Tea manufacturing sector remains the most heavily regulated segment in the entire tea value chain. All major regulations of the Tea Board have been targeted exclusively at the bought leaf sector, while estate factories, brokers, buyers and exporters continue with minimal oversight.
He also urged the authorities to implement the Price Sharing Formula for all buyers of green leaf based on the consultant report that would bring long-needed fairness to the system. Estate factories which procure 20-30 per cent of their green leaf requirements from small growers are currently not required to follow the price sharing formula, he said.
Published on April 28, 2025
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