TANTEA- Tamilnadu Tea Plantation Corporation Limited (an undertaking of the State Government of Tamilnadu,  India) A Vision that took root in 1968, to rehabilitate Sri Lankan repatriates trained in the fine art of tea culture. Since then the Company has grown manifold into a multi-million dollar industry and now reaching out to new markets at home and overseas.

TANTEA is one of the biggest Black Tea producer in  India with high quality clonal tea plantations spread over nearly 4500 ha. in Nilgiris and Coimbatore districts   of Tamilnadu and  managed by 40 highly qualified professionals, more than 440 supporting staff and nearly 9000 workers. 
 
TANTEA produces about 12 million kg of high grown clonal Tea in our eight state of art Tea Factories located within our plantations.   About 80% of our production is of CTC Tea and the remaining is Orthodox.  One of our orthodox factory has obtained  ISO 9001 certification and the same is in process for other factories. We produce OP, BOP, FBOP, BOPF grades  among the Orthodox teas and BP, BOPF, BOP, BPSM, RD, PD and SRD grades in CTC teas in large quantities for export.
 
THE MISSION
Rehabilitation of Indian Tamil families, repatriated from Sri Lanka under Shastri Srimavo Pact. Successfully rehabilitated more than 2500 families with 2 persons in each family  given permanent employment.

THE  JOURNEY
During 1969-1984, an area of 2772.42 ha. was planted in Nilgiris in three phases under Srilankan Repatriates Rehabilitation Scheme. During 1990-1994, Phase IV planting was done over an area of 1653.50 ha.
Average Made Tea per ha. 
                       India        ...        ...        ...        ...        : 1648 Kg.
                       South India.        ...        ...        ...        : 1681 Kg.                 
                       Tamil Nadu        ...         ...        ...        : 1731 Kg.                      
                       TANTEA  (Phase I)         ...        ...        :.2870 Kg.  


THE GREATEST ASSET - PEOPLE
TANTEA believes that the most important ingredient is the corporation's workforce and TANTEA is having    7000 permanent workers, of whom 5000 are repatriates from Sri Lanka.  About 2000 permanent workers from Cinchona Department that was wound up, has been added to the roll of TANTEA.
 

LABOUR WELFARE
       Continuous gainful employment
       Free housing
       Free education
       Free Medical Treatment
       Creche facilities
In addition to salary/wages, the workers benefit welfare means  ures like rent free accommodation, free water supply, free medical attendance, creche, primary education, maternity benefit, leave with wages, sickness benefit, holiday wages, supply of warm clothing, free supply of liquid tea at workspot, family planning incentives, bonus, incentive for tea leaf plucking  and job differential to skilled workers.
Nearly, 4100 rent free standard houses have been provided to all the workers.  Protected water supply, electricity, street light, foot path and toilet facilities, etc. have been provided to all these quarters.  Further, cable TV connections have also been provided through private agencies on payment basis.  During the working hours, the children between the age limit of 1 to 5 years are being attended to by the trained crèche attendants and in these crèches, milk and whole some refreshments are being supplied to all Children. 
Contributions are  made to approved  Provident Funds by the Corporation.  In respect of gratuity, the Corporation  has adopted 'Group Gratuity cash accumulation Scheme' with the Life  Insurance Corporation of India.
TANTEA  is  currently running 6 primary schools and 1 middle school.  In these schools, totally  1143 Children of the workers are studying in I Std. to VIII Std.

MEDICAL FACILITIES:
GARDEN HOSPITALS
As a statutory provision, the Corporation is having  three Garden hospitals one in Kotagiri    and another at Cherambadi   to give medical care for its employees.   The   Government run Hospital at Cinchona  near Valparai was taken over by TANTEA and it is managed  to take care  of the medical facilities of workers and staff of  TANTEA and also the public in the  erstwhile Cinchona area.
Also, for the emergency treatment to the workers, totally 11 Ambulance vans are provided and in each Division, a dispensary is functioning with a qualified Pharmacist.  Apart from this, at present, free health  camps with the services of all the specilised Doctors are being conducted  in co-ordination with the private corporate hospitals.
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