Land development & extension
New planting subsidy
Assistance for bringing suitable new land under tea, within the extents and agro-ecological zones the Authority has approved for expansion.
Application window
Applications are being accepted.
Who can apply
Registered smallholders with suitable, legally held land inside an approved tea-growing zone, where the block is not under forest, not on a slope steeper than the conservation guideline permits, and is not already under a subsidised crop.
How to apply
- Discuss the block with your Tea Inspector before any clearing is done.
- Submit the new planting application with proof of title.
- A field inspection confirms suitability, soil and slope.
- Approval is issued with the planting programme and conservation conditions attached.
- Instalments are released against inspection at land preparation, planting and establishment.
What you will need
- Completed new planting application form
- Certified extract of the deed or title
- Grama Niladhari certificate
- National Identity Card
- Soil conservation plan where the slope requires one