Fifteenth International Conference on Interdisciplinary Social Sciences

Abstract

The original formation of a large scale system for tea plantation was introduced by the British in India and Sri Lanka, at the time an efficient large scale organizational enterprise, the estates now are experiencing structural changes. The changes in terms of large scale tea industry into small scale tea holdings is as a common phenomenon in both countries. Comparably, Sri Lanka has been a forefront to the changes and has transferred most of its large scale tea plantation system in to small scale tea holdings in the country. The changes are almost the same in the Indian tea industry as well. Despite the changes, the industry is still playing a major role in the economy through export earning and provision of employment in these countries. The main objective of the study is to compare the recent changes in the plantation system and examine the effectiveness of small tea gardens in terms of production and provision of employment in India and Sri Lanka. The study is based on secondary data published in various issues of tea statistics and relevant reports.