Tea to be announced National Drink by April 2013

                According to the Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, tea would be announced as the National Drink by April next year.

                The drink would be accorded National Drink status by April 17 next year to coincide with the 212^th birth anniversary of first Assamese tea planter and Sepoy Mutinity leader Maniram Dewan.

                 It was Maniram Dewan who was not only the first indigenous tea planter but also involved in the national movement of India. He was a great patriot and freedom fighter.

                The other important reason is that half of the tea industry labor comprises women and is the largest employer in the organized sector.

                Indian government exports a lot of teas to the foreign market. Tea has an awesome market globally. It also boosts Indian economy. So Tea deserves to be the National Drink of India. There is no doubt in it.