TOBACCO BOARD OF INDIA

Nov. 15, 2019

Tobacco Board of India has been awarded the Golden Leaf Award in the Most Impressive Public Service Initiative category for the year 2019, for its efforts to initiate various sustainability (green) initiatives in Flue-Cured Virginia (FCV) tobacco cultivation in India.

About:

Tobacco Board is a statutory body established under Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
It is headquartered in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.
The main functions of the Board include regulating the production and curing of Virginia tobacco in India, improving the yields and quality of tobacco, facilitating sale of tobacco through e-auctions, undertaking various grower welfare measures and export promotion of tobacco.

Source : PIB

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