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State-wise Estimates Number of Small Tea Growers Identified in North East India (as on 31st March, 2024)

States	Growers Identified
Arunachal Pradesh	3,526
Assam	1,33,626
Manipur	473
Meghalaya	734
Mizoram	450
Nagaland	2,924
Sikkim	35
Tripura	2,875
North East India	1,44,643
India	2,47,887

Source : Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 201, dated on 09.08.2024.

State-wise Tea Growers & Tea Area in the NE States as on 31st March, 2024:

State	Organized Sector (Big Grower)		Small Tea Growers		Total
State	No. of Tea Gardens	Tea Area (in Hectares)	No. of Small Tea Growers	Tea Area (in Hectares)	Growers	Tea Area (in Hectares)
Arunachal Pradesh	30	2,849	3,526	7,852	3,556	10,701
Assam	762	2,32,962	1,33,626	1,25,885	1,34,388	3,58,847
Manipur	1	312	473	347	474	659
Meghalaya	2	97	734	936	736	1,033
Mizoram	1	15	450	248	451	263
Nagaland	1	102	2,924	5,880	2,925	5,982
Sikkim	1	178	35	14	36	192
Tripura	52	6894	2,875	1,423	2,927	8,317
Total - NE Region	850	2,43,409	1,44,643	1,42,585	1,45,493	3,85,994
Total-India	1,567	4,21,461	2,47,887	2,13,144	2,49,454	6,34,605

Notes

1. The organised sector details are also available in the Baseline Survey 2022

2. The number of Small Tea Growers is provisional, subject to revision. The details had been furnished in the above E-Mail from the North Eastern Zonal Office of The Tea Board India, and these reflect the position up to 31.03.2024

3. Tea Areas have been rounded off. Totals may not appear to tally due to such rounding-off

4. Total-NE Region has been computed on the basis of the state-wise data given at the above table

5. Organized Sector consists of those establishments that grow tea (and usually process green leaf into made tea) and which are subject to the provisions of various legislative measures. These include the Tea Act 1953 (and amendments thereto), and the Plantation Labour Act of 1951. Under the legislative framework, the tea producing states have enacted regulations for many aspects of tea, including the welfare of the tea workers

6. Small Tea Grower (STG) is defined as a person who has a tea cultivation of up to 25 acres (10.12 hectares) as per the Tea Board India guidelines

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025

State-wise Production of Tea in the NE States, 2019-20 to 2023-24:

(In Million Kg)

State	2019-20			2020-21			2021-22
State	Big Gardens	Small Tea Growers	Total	Big Gardens	Small Tea Growers	Total	Big Gardens	Small Tea Growers	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	2.76	9.14	11.90	2.16	8.65	10.81	2.93	9.33	12.26
Assam	385.75	309.63	695.38	336.09	290.14	626.23	385.15	313.99	672.14
Manipur	-	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Meghalaya	0.11	0.38	0.49	0.08	0.35	0.43	0.08	0.36	0.44
Mizoram		---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Nagaland	0.00	1.80	1.80	0.00	1.52	1.52	0.12	2.11	2.23
Sikkim	0.09	0.00	0.09	0.07	0.00	0.07	0.05	0.00	0.05
Tripura	6.22	2.72	8.94	6.13	2.08	8.21	6.70	2.16	8.86
Total - NE Region	394.93	323.67	718.60	344.53	302.74	647.27	368.03	327.95	695.98
Total - India	690.75	670.06	1360.81	637.81	645.22	1283.03	652.89	691.51	1344.40

Contd.

State	2022-23			2023-24
State	Big Gardens	Small Tea Growers	Total	Big Gardens	Small Tea Growers	Total
Arunachal Pradesh	2.93	9.27	12.20	3.33	10.79	14.12
Assam	363.66	334.72	698.38	356.56	319.52	676.08
Manipur	---	---	---	---	---	---
Meghalaya	0.06	0.30	0.36	0.07	0.25	0.32
Mizoram	---	---	---	---	---	---
Nagaland	0.00	2.51	2.51	0.00	2.92	2.92
Sikkim	0.08	0.00	0.08	0.06	0.00	0.06
Tripura	6.07	1.62	7.69	6.15	1.28	7.43
Total - NE Region	372.80	348.42	721.22	366.17	334.77	700.94
Total - India	659.96	715.01	1374.97	643.69	738.34	1382.03

Notes

1. There is no tea production in the states of Manipur and Mizoram, as reported by the Tea Board India

2. Production is reported, based on the location of the tea factory

3. 'Total-NE Region' has been computed on the basis of the state-wise data given at the above table

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025

Enumeration of Small Tea Growers in the NE States up to 31st March, 2024:

State	Number of Small Growers	Tea Area (in Hectare)	Number of QR Code based ID Cards Issued
Arunachal Pradesh	3,526	7,852	0
Assam	1,33,626	1,25,885	97,402
Manipur	473	347	0
Meghalaya	734	936	416
Mizoram	450	248	250
Nagaland	2,924	5,880	2,924
Sikkim	35	14	0
Tripura	2,875	1,423	866
Total - NE Region	1,44,643	1,42,585	1,01,858
Total-India	2,47,887	2,13,144	1,68,296

Notes

1. Tea Areas have been rounded off

2. The enumeration of Small Tea Growers (STGs) is a continuous process, and the data furnished is provisional, subject to revision

3. Small Tea Grower (STG) is defined as 'a person who has a tea cultivation of up to 25 acres (10.12 hectares)' as per the Tea Board India guidelines

Source: NEC Yearbook 2025