THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY

[PART I—SEC. 1]

MINISTRY OF COMMERCE

RESOLUTION

New Delhi, the 31st January, 1981

No. I-12011(2)/80-Plant(A).—The Tandoa Committee

Tea Marketing inter-ulia considered und gave its recommenda-

tions about monitoring the conduct °- auctions and the asso-

ciation of Tea Board in this work. The Committee recommen-

ded that the Tea Board should be more actively associated with

the conduct of auctions in India to ensure that these auctions

fulfil a role to the advantage and satisfaction of the Tea

industry, trade, government and the consumer. The Govern-

ment of India in accepting this recommendation has decided

to constitute a Committee on tea auctions with the following

terms of reference :

(i) to monitor the functioning of the tea auction system

in India as being followed at the various tea centres

with a view to evolving a set of guidelines that could

be prescribed,

(ii) to examine the functioning of the tea auction system

with a view to assessing its utility and the achieve-

ment of the objectives implied in an auction system,

(iii) to suggest improvements in the system with a view to

enable producers to get a remunerative price while

at the same time keeping in mind the interests

the consumers,

(iv) to consider the flow of teas to the auction centres and

its appropriate regulation, if required, in a manner

that ensures

regular

and

uninterrupted

supplies

throughout the year.

(v) Any other matters relevant to the marketing of teas.

2. The Committee shall consist of the following members—•

(a) Chairman—

Chairman, Tea Board, Calcutta.

(b) Members (Ex-officio)

I Chairman

of:

(i) Calcutta Tea Auction Centre

(ii) Cochin Tea Auction Centre

(HI) Coonoor Tea Auction Centre

(iv) Gauhati Tea Auction Centre

(v) Siliguri Tea Auction Centre

(vi) Amritsar Tea Auction Centre

(vii) Coimbatore Tea Auction Centre.

II Representative of:

(1) Government of West Bengal

(ii) Government of Assam

(iii) Government of Tamil Nadu

(iv) Government of Kerala,

III Six members :

Electcdi by the Tea Board to represent

tea producers and tea traders.

3. The Committee's headquarters will be at Calcutta

but

the Committee may meet at any other place in the country.

The Committee shall have power to co-opt other members.

4. The Committee shall submit nn annual report to Gov-

ernment within three months of the close of the calendar year.

D. W. TELANG, Jt. Secy.

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