Assam's tea industry, which contributes more than 50 per cent of the production in the country, was disappointed with the Union budget 2012-13. Though the tea sector has overcome the difficult phase now, it is going through a period of stagnancy at present. For rising input costs and policy bottlenecks, the tea industry in the state in not in a comfortable position yet. Last month, NETA, Assam Tea Planters' Association (ATPA) and Bharatiya Cha Parishad submitted a memorandum to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on commerce, highlighting a slew of measures for the state's tea sector. Source: articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-16/guwahati/31200906_1_tea-industry-assam-tea-planters-association-tea-sec