The application for Loan and subsidy should be submitted in the
prescribed
format** complete in all respect, 75 days before the commencement of the field operations. Incomplete
applications shall not be accepted and returned forthwith.
** A format of the Loan/subsidy application together with a list of
supporting documents to be submitted along with the application for Replanting, Replacement planting, rejuvenation pruning and
consolidation is appended at the end of this manual. The application consists of two parts - viz: Part A and Part-B. The Part-A
should be submitted to the CEO of the SPTF Office located in Tea Board Kolkata. Part-B of the application should be submitted to
the field office of Tea Board which is located nearest to the tea estate. (Note: Applicants seeking both loan and subsidy
are required to submit Part-A and B of the applications as noted above. Applicants who are seeking only subsidy are required to
submit only the Part -B to the nearest office of Tea Board. Specific Directions for submission of the application are given on the
body of application form.)The entire set of application form along with the SPTF Scheme Manual (on PDF format) can be downloaded
from the website of the SPTF www.teaboard-sptf.com).
Hard copies of the application form can be purchased from the office of the SPTF
situated at 10th Floor, Tea Board Head Office, 14, BTM Sarani, Kolkata-700001 on payment of Rs 200 per application booklet.
A dedicated help
desk has been set up in the office of SPTF which is headed by Shri. Sudipta Saha. For any queries/clarifications Shri. Saha can be contacted by :
Phone: 033 2235 1411 ext.315.
Fax:033-22358487
email: sudiptasaha@teaboard-sptf.com, teaboard.sptf@gmail.com.