In the third tranche of the scheme, a total amount of Rs 224 crore was disbursed with Rs 3,000 getting transferred directly to 7,46,667 bank accounts of tea garden workers across the state.The
Sitharaman extends cash benefit to Assam tea workers
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Updated: Saturday, February 6, 2021, 17:47 [IST]
Guwahati, Feb 06: Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7.47 lakh tea garden workers in the state, totalling Rs 224 crore.
Nirmala Sitharaman
The Union finance minister was in the city to participate in the programme to offer financial assitance to tea workers under the third tranche of the Assam Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela Scheme.
Before 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi ji had wished to work for the upliftment of tea garden workers and accordingly several schemes were launched after the NDA came to power, the Union minister said.
The BJP-led Assam government on Saturday said it will hike the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers within 10 days, a move which is set to rob Opposition parties of a key poll plank in the upcoming Assembly elections in the state.
The announcement was made by Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma during the third phase of the “Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela” ceremony held here for the direct transfer of Rs 3,000 each to the bank accounts of 746,667 tea garden workers across the state. Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal were present at the function.
Assam to hike wages of 7.46 lakh tea garden workers
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Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela : Sitharaman gives aid to 7.46 lakh tea workers in Assam.. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Feb 6 : Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced that the state government would increase the minimum wages of tea garden workers in the state within 10 days.
Addressing a function organised to distribute financial assistance of Rs 3,000 each to 7,46,667 tea garden workers by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, Sarma said that the proposal to raise the minimum wages of the tea garden workers would be finalised in the next Cabinet meeting.
Sitharaman hands over aid to 7.46L tea garden workers in Assam
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Sat, Feb 6 2021 20:12 IST |
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Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela : Sitharaman gives aid to 7.46 lakh tea workers in Assam.. Image Source: IANS News
Guwahati, Feb 6 : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7,46,667 tea garden workers in Assam under the Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela scheme.
In the third tranche of the scheme, a total amount of Rs 224 crore was disbursed with Rs 3,000 getting transferred directly to 7,46,667 bank accounts of tea garden workers across the state.
The scheme was started by the Assam government in 2017-18 and that year Rs 2,500 each was provided to 6,33,411 tea garden workers, while a similar amount was deposited in 7,15,979 bank accounts the next year.