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TABLE - 13.01

STATISTICS ON TEA INDUSTRY IN ASSAM

Daily Area under

Year average Total Tea Average yield
Tea No. of labpur Production cultivation Per Hectare
States employed (in ‘000’ Kg.) (in Hect.) (in Kg.)

1 2 3 4 5 6

1999 30942 596943 437324 258455 1692

2000 39151 602531 449219 266512 1686

TABLE - 13.02

2001 40795 N.A. 453936 268983 1688 DISTRICT-WISE NO. OF GARDENS, AREA, PRODUCTION
AND AVERAGE YIELD OF TEA IN ASSAM.

INDIA 115264 N.A. 853923 509770 1675

2001
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TABLE - 13.02

DISTRICT-WISE NO. OF GARDENS, AREA, PRODUCTION AND AVERAGE YIELD OF TEA IN ASSAM.

Gardens (Number) Area under Tea cultivation in Production Average Yield

District hectares (in ‘000’ Kg.) ( Kg. per hectre)
2000 2001 2002 2000 2001 2002* 2000 2001 2002* 2000 2001 2002*
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Darrang 829 829 -- 41037 41233 41,450 77030 78224 73,950 1877 1897 1,784

Goalpara 249 249 -- 3460 3454 3,454 6297 6223 6,100 1820 1802 1,766

Kamrup 54 54 -- 3442 3436 3,440 4302 4585 4,300 1250 1334 1,250

Lakhimpur 326 326 -- 4815 4727 4,800 9068 9113 8,950 1883 1928 1,865

Dibrugarh 21388 22392 -- 93076 94080 94,500 163426 166504 154,550 1756 1770 1,635

Nagaon 213 213 -- 7994 8001 8,100 11788 11793 11,100 1475 1474 1,370

Sibsagar 15735 16375 -- 74807 75864 76,200 119978 119626 113,950 1604 1577 1,495

North Cachar 206 206 -- 32008 32272 36,350 49206 50296 51,965 1537 1559 1,609

Karbi Anglong 8 8 -- 4004 4047 -- 6179 5643 -- 1543 1394 --

Karbi-Anglong 143 143 -- 1869 1869 1869 1945 1929 7,646 1041 1032 988

Assam 39151 40795 -- 266512 268983 270,163 449219 453936 432,511 1686 1688 1,601

* Estimated and subject to revision.

Note : (1) Since 1998 figures are inclusive of Small Tea Gardens operating in different tea producing District of Assam.

(2) The data furnished in the table are as per old district of Assam.
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TABLE - 13.05
TABLE - 13.03
AREA UNDER TEA ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT AGE GROUP COMPOSITION OF LABOUR EMPLOYED IN TEA
OF BUSHES IN ASSAM. INDUSTRY, ASSAM.

Year Below 5 5 to 10 11 to 20 21 to 30 Year Average Daily Number of Labour Employed

31 to 40 41 to 50 over 50
years years years years years years years Total
Male Female Adobscent Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9
8 1 2 3 4 5

1998 22384 23158 30375 27716 25629 18428 63237 210927

1998 288287 263036 37391 588714
1999 29322 25681 33221 29417 26367 18903 63612 226523
1999 292323 266714 37906 596943
2000 27615 24640 30807 27984 26141 17531 64237 218955
INDIA 2000 293656 270691 38184 602531
2000 65570 45429 46786 41538 41681 33743 149354 424101
INDIA 570267 593571 46217 1210055
2000

TABLE - 13.04 TABLE - 13.06

CATEGORY-WISE AVERAGE DAILY NUMBER OF LABOUR NUMBER OF LABOUR ON ROLL IN TEA INDUSTRY, ASSAM.
EMPLOYED IN TEA INDUSTRY, ASSAM. As on 31st December

Number of Labour on roll Number of

Field Bonafied
Year Factory Year dependent of
Outside Total
Resident Resident
Resident Outside Resident Outside Total Permanent Temporary worker

1 4 5 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
1998 451896 51261 95668 598825 689162
1998 365473 148418 52137 22686 588714
1999 423473 54187 119283 596942 652562
1999 371039 150628 52434 22842 596943
2000 423437 54463 124631 602531 652393
2000 370980 155935 52457 23159 602531
INDIA INDIA 2000 836227 85837 287659 1209723 1218505
2000 754416 339700 82095 33858 1210069

Source : (Table 13.01 to 13.06) “Tea Statistics 2000-2001

Published by the Tea Board of India.
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TABLE - 13.07 TABLE - 13.08 (Contd.)

QUANTITY AND AVERAGE PRICE OF TEA SOLD IN

SMALL TEA GROWERS OF ASSAM REGISTERED WITH TEA
GUWAHATI
BOARD OF INDIA UPTO 31st MAY 2004 TEA AUCTION CENTRE.
Type 2003 2004 (Up to June)
District No. of Small Registered Area
Centre Quantity Average Price Quantity Average Price
Tea Growers in hectare
(Million Kg.) (Rs.) Per Kg. (Million Kg.) (Rs.) Per Kg.
1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5
Dhubri 1 1.04
Kokrajhar 7 37.04 LEAF
Bongaigaon (a) CTC
7 29.33
Assam 83.34 61.54 19.98 66.40
Goalpara 1 6.25
Cachar 11.04 46.17 3.60 50.37
Barpeta 1 1.51
Dooars -- -- -- --
Nalbari 5 22.57 0.64
Arunachal 49.70 0.27 60.64
Kamrup 7 26.95 Terai -- -- -- --
Darrang 35 129.43 Tripura 1.91 42.24 0.53 41.38
Sonitpur 207 497.57
Lakhimpur 21 75.24 TOTAL : CTC). 96.93 59.33 24.38 63.43
Dhemaji 1 8.95
Morigaon 7 7.35 (b) ORTHODOX
Nagaon 49 135.16 Assam 0.48 54.46 0.14 59.55
Golaghat 300 Cachar -- -- -- --
957.99
Dooars -- -- -- --
Jorhat 90 186.08
Terai -- -- -- --
Sibsagar 89 261.05
Tripura 0.02 35.53 -- --
Dibrugarh 115 358.94
Greentea -- -- -- --
Tinsukia 99 367.53 --
Arunachal -- 0.01 105.46
Karbi Anglong 130 1107.71 Darjeling -- -- -- --
N.C. Hills 1 4.68
Karimganj 7 36.28 TOTAL (ORTHODOX) 0.50 53.62 0.15 60.03
Hailakandi 4 23.84
Cachar 27 114.15 TOTAL (LEAFTEA) 97.43 59.30 24.53 63.41

Assam 1211 4396.64

Source :-Tea Board of India, Regional Office, Guwahati.

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TABLE - 13.08 TABLE - 13.09

Centre Average Price Quantity Average Price MONTH-WISE SALE AND PRICE OF TEA AT
Quantity
(Million Kg.) (Rs.) Per Kg. (Million Kg.) (Rs.) Per Kg. GUWAHATI TEA AUCTION CENTRE
1 2 3 4 5 Sale (000 kg.) Price (Rs. Per kg.)
Month 2003 2004 2003 2004

DUST 1 2 3 4 5
(a) C.T.C.
Assam 39.24 59.15 9.56 61.62 January 4121903.7 9854634.8 61.44 56.47
Cachar 1.56 42.33 0.55 47.48
February 8951353.3 5727003.2 63.85 51.65
Arunachal 0.15 47.37 0.12 59.13
Dooars -- -- -- -- March 7523579.6 1963200.4 51.53 44.43
Terai -- -- -- -- April 2679420.6 2612429.3 65.62 68.24
Tripura 0.29 39.21 0.08 38.37
May 8205858.2 5885961.7 56.57 70.92
TOTAL : CTC). 41.24 58.33 10.31 60.66 June 7965101.3 8030645.4 62.43 75.15
July 10119736.9 -- 61.65 --
(b) ORTHODOX
August 10477455.9 -- 55.93 --
Assam 0.01 32.13 0.01 25.95
Cachar -- -- -- -- September 13277081.0 -- 54.33 --
Dooars -- -- -- -- October 14318549.3 -- 57.07 --
Terai -- -- -- --
November 14479416.0 -- 55.27 --
Tripura -- -- -- --
December 16043748.5 -- 61.06 --
TOTAL (ORTHODOX) 0.01 32.13 0.01 25.95 TOTAL 118163204.3 34073874.8 58.21 --
(Auction Centre)
TOTAL DUSTTEA 41.25 -- 10.32 60.62
Private Sale 20502090.0 -- 63.64 --
ALL TEAS 138.68 58.33 34.85 62.57 Grand Total 138665294.3 34073874.8 59.01 --
N.B. (i) Auction : January to June 2004.
(ii) Private : Not available.

Source : (Table 13.08 and 13.09) Guwahati Tea Auction Centre, Assam.