Tea it is sometimes served with biscuits to be dipped in the tea and eaten before consuming the tea. More often than not, it is drunk in "doses" of small cups (referred to as "Cutting" chai if sold at street tea vendors) rather than one large cup. On 21 April 2012, the Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission (India), Montek Singh Ahluwalia, said tea would be declared as national drink by April 2013. The move is expected to boost the tea industry in the country. Speaking on the occasion, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said a special package for the tea industry
Tea growing in Azerbaijan which grown in the Lankaran. Azerbaijani tea consumed mainly within the borders of Azerbaijan, but it also exported to neighboring states, such as Turkey, Russia (Dagestan), and Georgia. The main tea-growing bases of Azerbaijan today are Lankaran, Astara, Lerik, Masalli, Zakatala and Balakan districts. Currently, in Azerbaijan, the development of tea-growing is related to Lankaran-Astara economic region. In the Sheki-Zagatala economic region, this growth is relatively weak. The local tea plantations lie between the Caspian Sea and Talysh Mountains where the subtropical climate and humidity make it possible for growing tea. Statistics for total planting area harvesting and productivity over