Udhagamandalam: The Tea Board India (South) has distributed RS 533 lakh to 1,120 beneficiaries under various schemes during the second quarter of the ongoing financial year.
While RS 181.5 Lakh was used to offer subsidies to 13 major tea farmers under the scheme of plantation development, other RS 139.2 lakh used to offer subsidies for 630 small tea farmers under the same scheme.
Under the plantation development scheme (Idukki Special Package), Rs 7.5 Lakh is offered in subsidies for three beneficiaries for various development activities, according to press releases issued by the Indian Tea Board (South).
Short RS 120 Lakh was distributed as an incentive for nine beneficiaries for the production of orthodox tea, while the other 85.8 lakh Rs distributed to 465 tea plantation officers under the scheme of human resource development, press releases said.
In the first quarter, the Indian (South) tea board has distributed Rs 137.5 lakh to 187 beneficiaries under various schemes.
The Indian Tea Board provides various subsidies for planting tea to increase production and quality of tea made.
Tea board scheme benefits 1,120 people
