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Big CASH transfer from Modi government to 7 lakh workers of THIS state - Read details here
Addressing a programme, Sitharaman said that before 2014 Lok Sabha general election, PM Modi had wished to work for upliftment of tea garden workers.
DNA Web Team
Feb 8, 2021, 11:50 AM IST
In a good news for 7.47 lakh tea garden workers in Assam, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday disbursed Rs 3,000 to each of the 7.47 lakh tea garden workers in the state. The total allocation by Modi government under this scheme is Rs 224 crore. Addressing a programme, Sitharaman said that before 2014 Lok Sabha general election, PM Modi had wished to work for the upliftment of tea garden workers and this is the reason why several schemes were launched after the NDA came to power.