Question

The headquater of the Coffee Board of India is
1. Mysore
2. Kolkata
3. Bengaluru
4. Cochin

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bengaluru

The correct answer is Bengaluru

• History:
  • The Government of India established the ‘Coffee Board’ through a constitutional act “Coffee Act VII of 1942” under the administrative control of Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
• The Board comprises 33 members including the Chairman, who is the Chief Executive and appointed by the Government of India.
  • The remaining 32 members represent the various interests such as coffee growing industry, coffee trade interests, curing establishments, interests of labour and consumers, representatives of governments of the principal coffee growing states, and Members of Parliament.
• Aims:
  • Enhancement of production, productivity & quality
  • Export promotion for achieving higher value returns for Indian Coffee and
  • Supporting development of Domestic market.
• Headquarter:
  • Presently the Research Department of the Board with its headquarters at the Central Coffee Research Institute and five regional stations has a sanctioned strength of 113 scientific personnel.
  • The Board has a Market Intelligence Unit functioning from its head office at Bangalore.