 It is headed by the Deputy Chairman Mr. Arun Kumar Ray, IPS and separated into Standing Committees referred to as the Executive Committee, the Development Committee, the Labour Welfare Committee and the Export Promotion Committee.The Tea Board India is responsible for the assignment of certification numbers to exports of certain tea merchants.This certification is intended to ensure the teas’ origin, which in turn would reduce the amount of fraudulent labelling on rare teas such as ones harvested in Darjeeling.