Ministry of Commerce & Industry
For protection of Darjeeling Tea from cheap tea of other regions, Tea Board has put in place Darjeeling Trade Chain Integrity System wherein permission from Tea Board is required to deal/sale Darjeeling Tea. As on date, each packet sold as Darjeeling Tea has to mandatorily source 100% teas from Darjeeling only. Additionally, Tea Board has issued labelling guidelines for packers who intend to sell Darjeeling Tea.
This information was given by the Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.