write about the tea plantation of India and compare the changes of trend in tea plantation and consumption over the years in India.

India has tea plantations in Assam, the Darjeeling region of West Bengal and the Nilgiris in Tamil Nadu. The first tea plantations in India started in Assam in the early part of the 19th century. India is the largest tea producing country in the world, accounting for nearly 28% of total tea production in the world. Most of the tea grown in India is consumed domestically and not much is exported.