With reference to the "Tea Board" in India, consider the following statements:

1. The Tea Board is a statutory body.

2. It is a regulatory body attached to the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.

3. The Tea Board's Head Office is situated in Bengaluru.

4. The Board has overseas offices at Dubai and Moscow.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

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This question was previously asked in

UPSC Civil Services Exam Official 2022 Prelims General Studies held on 5th June

Answer 1

The correct answer is 1 and 4.

Key PointsTea Board:

The origin of the Tea Board can be traced to 1903 when the Indian Tea Cess Bill was passed to provide for levying a cess on tea exports.
The Tea Board is set up under the Tea Act 1953. It has succeeded the Central Tea Board and the Indian Tea Licencing Committee which functioned respectively under the Central Tea Board Act, 1949, and the Indian Tea Control Act, 1938 which were repealed.
The Tea Board is functioning as a statutory body of the Central Government under the Ministry of Commerce. Hence, Statement 1 is correct and Statement 2 is not correct.
Its headquarters is located in Kolkata. Hence, Statement 3 is not correct.
The Board is constituted of 31 members (including the Chairman) drawn from Members of Parliament, tea producers, tea traders, tea brokers, consumers, and representatives of Governments from the principal tea producing states, and trade unions.
The Board is reconstituted every three years.
The offices are located in Kolkata, London, Moscow, and Dubai. Hence, Statement 4 is correct.
The Tea Board had an office in New York City in the 1960s and 70s.
Mr. P V Ramaswamy was the first director of the NYC office from 1960 to 1963 and also returned to head it from 1973 to 1975.