Objectives ;
Policy foundation for the sustainable development of the tea small holders.
Set the development Programs
Monitoring of the Programs

Activities ;
All services are provided through Tea Inspector/Ext.
Officers at field Level and Regional Offices at the Regional Level.

Land Development .

Implementation of the Incentive Schemes for

Tea Replanting
Supply of vacancies in mature tea
Multi Cropping tea with Rubber and Coconut....................................................... Interest Subsidy Scheme

Planting Tea in old tea lands

Rs. 200000/= per hectare in high/mid grown districts and Rs. 190000/= per hectare in low grown districts up to maximum of one hectare per holding in five installments.

Total Cost of establishment as at Dec. 2003. High/Mid Grown Districts - Rs. / Hec 725000 Low grown Districts - Rs. / Hec 650000

Supply of vacancies (Crop Rehabilitation) in mature Tea

Rs. 10/= per plant up to maximum of 750 plants / Acre in low grown districts. 1000 plants / Acre in high grown districts.

Multi-cropping in tea with Rubber and Coconut ; Planting Tea and Rubber/Coconut as avenue planting.

Interest Subsidy Scheme

Under this scheme, planters can obtain loans for tea replanting from the financial intitutes approved by the CB and TSHDA subsidize 50% of interest on each loan.

Social Development :

Tea Small Holdings Development Societies

In order to legalized the Tea Small Holdings Development Society System commenced in the latter part of year 1989, the Tea Small Holdings Society rule No 1 of 1995 by the gazette extra ordinary No 878/15 has been published by the Tea Small Holdings Development Authority under the powers vested in terms of para (k) of sub section 2 of section 15 of the Tea Small Holdings Development Act. No 35 of 1975 enacted by the state council and amended by Act No. 36 of 1991. By the end of the year there were 1218 registered societies and the information which was available for registration is indicated below.