Assam Tea Workers

State monitors health of 750,000-odd tea workers; each estate to be given Rs 5,000 to sensitise workers and officials about Covid-19

ITA secretary general Arijit Raha said steps are being taken to ensure that tea garden workers avail central welfare schemes

Estimates from tea producers suggest that on account of the recent interim wage increase of Rs 30 in the state, production cost has shot up to anywhere between Rs 160 and Rs 180 a kilo per day

Assam government initiated an ambitious plan to open bank accounts for all registered tea workers and asked the gardens to route the payment via banks

The labourers were protesting closure of the garden and denial of benefits