Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that a special tea auction was held in Guwahati to raise money for the Chief Minister Relief Fund. The special event united tea buyers and producers to contribute to a larger social cause. Sarma thanked all participants for joining the auction.
The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre serves as a major platform for tea marketing and price discovery across Assam and the Northeast.
The official trading platform connects tea gardens with domestic and wider markets while helping determine prices.
Hundreds of buyers, brokers, and warehouses take part in this auction ecosystem.
Assam's tea sector continues to see high trading activity with large quantities of tea sold through the official platform.
The tea industry provides livelihoods to a large number of workers and families connected to tea gardens.
The state government has introduced schemes to support tea exports and specialty tea production.
