<h1>State GST eligibility and transport subsidy shaping a local tea auction centre to retain value and improve price realisation.</h1> Establishment of a local tea auction centre at Gurkhabasti aims to internalise tea transactions, improve price realisation for Tripura producers, and reduce time and transport costs. The Tripura Tea Development Corporation will provide a transport subsidy from its own resources to enhance viability. Converting outbound auctioning into in-state auctions is expected to affect State GST eligibility and receipts, thereby altering the fiscal profile of tea transactions and retaining value within the state supply chain.