THE NagVidarbhaTeaMerchant Association recently celebrated Diwali Milan with great excitement. President of the association Prashant Ahirkar presided over the function. Former PresidentAnilAhirkar,AshokLad, Virendra Yaduka, Rajeev Zaveri w ere among the prominent persons attend the meet. On the occasion, the participating tea merchants discussed various issues related to their sector. Expressing his views, Prashant Ahirkar said that India is at the second position in the world when it comes to production of tea. However, countries like Sri Lanka and Kenya are exporting more than the quantityIndiaisexporting.“Indian tea merchants should take thismatter seriously and work hard to improve their exports,” he said. Anil Ahirkar said that the policymakersshouldbringdown the current 5 per cent slab of Goods and Services Tax on tea to 0 per cent. A large number of members took part in the event.