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DRAFT TEA BILL PROPOSES TO REMOVE LICENSES

Recently, the commerce ministry has proposed to introduce a new legislation Tea (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2022.<br><br>The objective of the Tea (Promotion and Development) Bill, 2022<br>u2022tThe purpose of the new bill is to remove the archaic/redundant provisions which have lost their relevance and make it industry-friendly, doing away with licenses and acting as a facilitator.<br>uf0d8tIt will repeal the 68-year-old Tea Act, of 1953

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DRAFT TEA BILL PROPOSES TO REMOVE LICENSES

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  1. DRAFTTEABILLPROPOSESTOREMOVELICENSES,ARCHAICPROVISIONS • Syllabus Section:GSII(Governance)WhyinNews? • Recently,commerceministryhasproposedtointroduceanewlegislationTea(Promotionand Development)Bill,2022. • ObjectiveoftheTea(PromotionandDevelopment)Bill,2022 • Thepurposeofthenewbillistoremovethearchaic/redundantprovisionswhichhavelosttheirrelevanceandmakeitindustryfriendly,doingawaywithlicencesandactasa facilitator. • Itwillrepealthe68-year-oldTeaAct,1953 • Readmore:MainsAnswerWritingPractice • CurrentStatusofIndiainTea Production: • Indiaproducessomeoftheworld'sfinestteasuchasDarjeeling,AssamandNilgiristeas. • Indiais thesecondlargestproducerofteaintheworldwithashareof20percentIn • 2020,Indiaproduced1,258millionkgs,asagainstthe worldproductionof6,269million • kgs. • Indiais the fourthlargestteaexporterand shipped210millionkgsin2020.Kenya,ChinaandSriLankaarethetopthreeexporters. • ExpectedBenefitsoftheTea(PromotionandDevelopment)Bill,2022 • Itwouldalsosuittheneedoftheindustry andtheeconomicscenariocurrently prevalentinthe country. • Itwillhelpinboostingexportsbyemphasisingon quality,andprotectingintellectualpropertyrightsofteaofIndianorigin. • Itrecognisessmallgrowersandputsemphasisontheirtraining,adoptionofnewtechnology,capacitybuilding, valueaddition;safeguardsinterestofteagardenworkers;andpromoteseaseof doingbusiness. • Challenges thatTeaSectorisFacing: • Stagnationinexport, • Imbalanceindemandandsupplyleadingtofallingprices, • Decliningproductivity, • Lackofvalueaddition,and • Lackofproduct diversification. • Source:TheEconomicTimes

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