Dibrugarh, April 29 -- Tea producers from Assam, North Bengal, and South India have formed a new national group called the Federation of Indian Tea Manufacturers Association (FITMA) to work together for the future of the tea industry.

The announcement was made during a meeting in Dibrugarh, where members of three tea groups, ABLTMA, NBTPWA, and NBLTMA, came together to create FITMA.

Deven Singh, advisor to ABLTMA, was appointed as the chairman of FITMA, with Sanjay Dhanothi and Dhananjayan Krishnamoorty as vice-chairmen. Vikash Agarwal was made secretary.

Following the formation of FITMA, ABLTMA held its Annual General Meeting (AGM), where its leadership was re-elected, and the executive committee was expanded.

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