Assam Orthodox or Specialty Tea Production Subsidy — ₹10–₹12/kg — Frequently Asked Questions

Eligible manufacturers receive ₹10 per kilogram of Orthodox tea, Green tea, White tea, Oolong tea, Singhpo tea, Purple tea, Yellow tea or other specialty tea. For applications relating to Financial Year 2023-24 — that is, the 2022-23 tea production year — an enhanced rate of ₹12 per kilogram applies.

Tea plantations and tea manufacturing units of any size can apply, provided the whole plantation or factory is located inside Assam. The unit needs to be producing CTC, Orthodox or specialty tea, and for the production subsidy component it must actually manufacture Orthodox, Green, White, Oolong, Singhpo, Purple, Yellow or another specialty tea that is not made through the CTC process. Production must also have begun on or after 1 April 2020.

Orthodox tea, Green tea, White tea, Oolong tea, Singhpo tea, Purple tea, Yellow tea and other specialty teas all qualify. The key exclusion is that the tea must not be produced through the Crush, Tear, Curl (CTC) process.

The application deadline for the current round is 30 June 2024. Since the process is entirely online, it is worth completing your portal registration and unit approval well before that date.

No. This is a government subsidy paid as a reimbursement, so it is completely non-dilutive — you give up no shares, ownership or control. The benefit simply arrives as a credit against production you have already achieved.

Payments are made by the Finance Department as a Direct Benefit Transfer into the bank account you have registered on the portal, and an SMS alert is sent once the funds are disbursed. Because it is structured as a reimbursement, the money follows the production rather than preceding it.

Yes. The scheme explicitly states that its benefit is provided in addition to any other subsidy claimed from the Tea Board of India or any other agency, so it is not treated as a substitute for other support.

The eligibility conditions listed for this scheme do not include a DPIIT recognition requirement or an MSME registration requirement. The tests that apply are the location of your plantation or factory, the type of tea you produce, and having started production on or after 1 April 2020.

Register as a new user on the dedicated Assam Tea Industries Special Incentives portal using your name, mobile number and email, verify the mobile number with an OTP and complete the captcha. Activate your account through the emailed link, log in, upload your supporting documents and unit details, and submit the unit registration for approval. Once approved, go to the "Apply for Benefits" section, select the scheme component, fill the form, attach the required documents and submit. You can log in any time to check your status, and SMS alerts keep you posted on registration and fund release. Technical support is available at atisis.assam@gmail.com.

The scheme runs from Financial Year 2023-24 through Financial Year 2027-28. The official ATISIS notification document is available at https://atisis.assam.gov.in/atsisver/pdfView.html?filename=Notification_ATISIS_2020.pdf.

Assam Orthodox or Specialty Tea Production Subsidy — ₹10–₹12/kg is offered by Finance (Institutional Finance) Department, Government of Assam, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.