Tea industry occupies an important place and plays a very useful
role in the national economy mainly due to its pre-eminence as a
foreign exchange earner and its contributions to the country’s
GDP. Over the years, India has emerged to be the world leader in
production, consumption and export of tea with over 30% share
of the global production. It is perhaps the only industry where
India has retained its leadership over the last 150 years. Tea
production in India has a very interesting history to it. Tea
plantations are mainly located in rural hills and backward areas
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of Northern Eastern and Southern states. The major tea growing
areas in India are concentrated in Assam, West Bengal, Tamilnadu
and Kerala. The other areas growing tea to the extent is Karnataka,
Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, Uttranchal, Arunachal Pradesh,
Manipur, Sikkim, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Bihar. Tea
known as Cha, Chai in India and in Sri Lanka is a very common
drink, sipped regularly during the mornings and evenings.
Courtesy demands most of us to offer Tea to our guests both at
homes and in our offices. During conferences and business