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TMI BlogRepresentations Received Declaring Tea as National Drink.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Representations Received Declaring Tea as National Drink. X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... 2012 15:42 IST Representations Received Declaring Tea as National Drink The representation received from the joint forum of Assam Tea Planters Association (ATPA), North Eastern Tea Association (NETA ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ) and Bharatiya Cha Parishad (BCP) has appealed for declaring tea as a national drink of India as it is consumed by large sections of people and this would also contribute to its brand building exerci ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... se. There is no fixed criteria for according national status to any particular product/commodity. However, a proposal to declare tea as the national drink of India was earlier examined during 2006 in ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... consultation with the Central Ministries/Departments concerned and the States/UTs. The matter was not pursued further as objections were raised by some of the State Governments and it was felt that co ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ffee is a competing beverage and both have respective market shares and declaring one particular beverage as a 'national drink' will likely be at the cost of the other. This information was given by ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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