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Assam has over 10 lakh tea workers in the organised sector working in 856 tea estates producing around 55 per cent of India s tea. Tea tribe communities are determining factors in around 25 to 30 seats in 126-seated Assam Assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, which after coming to power in 2016 had increased the wages of the tea workers by Rs 30, and on February 20 the state government decided to hike the daily wages to regular 7,46,667 tea garden workers by Rs 50 from Rs 167 to Rs 217. However, the implementation of the Rs 50 a day hike in wages for tea garden workers is likely to be delayed as a petition filed by the Indian Tea Association (ITA).
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BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea garden workers in Assam ahead of assembly polls
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on Saturday increased the daily wages of scores of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day, officials said.
The officials said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day.
The meeting also decided that to recommend equal wage for small tea workers, a one-man committee under Principal Secretary J.B. Ekka would be formed.
Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on Saturday increased the daily wages of scores of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day, officials said.The officials said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by .
>> Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal wrote-
Every vote counts!!
Today, on the 2nd phase of #AssamAssemblyPolls, I urge all eligible voters and especially our first time voters , to vote in large numbers and become equal stakeholders of the democratic process. Sarbananda Sonowal (@sarbanandsonwal) April 1, 2021
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