Every penny allocated for tea workers in budget to be spent on them, says Assam minister

Feb 07, 2021

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 7: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said every penny of the money allocated for tea plantations and workers...

Assam raises daily wage for tea workers

Aug 10, 2022

Guwahati (Assam) [India], August 10 : The Himanta Biswa Sarma-led Assam government has raised the daily wage for tea garden workers by Rs 27,...

Priyanka Gandhi tries hand at plucking tea leaves in Assam during campaign

Mar 02, 2021

Biswanath (Assam) [India], March 2 : Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who is on a two-day visit to poll-bound Assam, was on Tuesday...

Rahul Gandhi promises to hike wages of tea workers with money from Gujarat traders owning tea gardens

Feb 14, 2021

Sivasagar (Assam) [India], February 14 : Ahead of Assembly polls in Assam, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Central government, saying Assam's tea garden...

Small growers key in shaping India's tea plantation sector, says Piyush Goyal

Nov 12, 2022

India as a whole contributes 23 per cent to the global tea output and is estimated overall employment is around 1.2 million workers in...

Unable to afford LPG refills, Assam tea workers demand wage hike

Mar 23, 2021

Jorhat (Assam) [India], March 23 : Tea workers in Assam, while demanding a wage hike, said they are unable to refill their LPG cylinders...