Tea Board begins mock test on electronic auction system

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The Tea Board of India began a five-day mock testing session on Monday as a prelude to introducing an electronic system across all the auction centres in the country, sources said. “Our association was informed about the mock testing for introduction of the pan India auction system. The mock testing session has started today (Monday). The decision for pan India e-auction was taken by the central government and it is being introduced through the Tea Board,” Calcutta Tea Traders Association (CTTA) chairman Tapan Roy Chowdhury told IANS.