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Assam raises daily wage for tea workers
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 10 (ANI): The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government has raised the daily wage for tea garden workers by Rs 27, over and above other benefits they are entitled to.
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Tripura govt announces Rs 85 crore scheme for tea workers
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura) [India], March 10 (ANI): In an attempt to ensure social security of over 7,000 tea garden workers of Tripura, the state government has announced a special scheme named "Mukhyamantri Chaa Srami Kalyan Prakalpa".
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Unable to afford LPG refills, Assam tea workers demand wage hike
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Jorhat (Assam) [India], March 23 (ANI): Tea workers in Assam, while demanding a wage hike, said they are unable to refill their LPG cylinders as the cost has gone out of their reach.
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TMC enumerates work done for tea workers' welfare
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], March 5 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress enumerated the measures it had taken for the welfare of tea workers, but other political parties contradicted these claims.
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RJD slams Centre over house arrest of J-K leaders
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 15 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha on Monday slammed the Centre stating that house arresting of political leaders in Jammu and Kashmir is a very serious issue and raised concerns over the government claims that situation in the region is normal.
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Rahul Gandhi promises to hike wages of tea workers with money from Gujarat
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Sivasagar (Assam) [India], February 14 (ANI): Ahead of Assembly polls in Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Central government, saying Assam's tea garden workers have been getting Rs 167 per day wage while traders in Gujarat own tea gardens.
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Every penny allocated for tea workers in budget to be spent on them, says
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 7(ANI): Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said every penny of the money allocated for tea plantations and workers in the budget will be spent on the welfare of tea estate workers.
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Govt to provide Rs 1000 cr for welfare scheme for tea workers of Assam, WB
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday proposed to provide Rs 1,000 crores for the welfare of Tea workers, especially women and their children in Assam and West Bengal for which a special scheme will be devised.
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Tea plucking begins in Assam's Dibrugarh in full scale with COVID-19 proto
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 11 (ANI): Almost two weeks after the tea industry of Assam hit hard by the nationwide lockdown to contain coronavirus spread, full-scale tea plucking has begun here in Dibrugarh on Saturday.
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WB: Unaware of 'paid leave' concept on polling day, tea garden workers los
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): As per a notice issued by the state government to tea companies, the Tea garden workers in North Bengal will get a 'paid leave' to participate in the electoral process, however, most of the workers are unaware of this announcement.
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Free health treatment for tea workers in WB
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Siliguri (West Bengal) [India] February 8 (ANI): An Australian NGO named "Hands on India" in collaboration with a Siliguri based NGO is providing free Chiropractic health treatment to workers of Gulma Tea Estate near Siliguri.
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