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Minimum Wage Of Tea Garden Workers Hiked By Assam Government
The Assam government on Monday decided to hike the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers by Rs 18, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Rare Assam Tea Sold For Record Price Of Rs. 1 Lakh Per Kg, Twitter Reacts
A rare variety of Assam tea called Manohari Gold Tea has been sold for a record-high price of Rs. 1 Lakh per kg.
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Assam Chief Minister's Roads, Jobs Promise For Tea Tribe Ahead Of Bypoll
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday promised to improve road connectivity, build schools and provide clean tap water at homes for all tea garden workers in Jorhat's by-poll-bound Mariani assembly constituency.
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How Centre's "Poshan Maah" Drive Is Helping In Fight Against Malnutrition In Assam
Malnourishment among the children of tea garden workers' is a big concern in Assam. Those below 5 years of age -- with lower immunity -- are considered most vulnerable to Covid.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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Another Assam Kidney Racket Busted; It Targeted Tea Garden Workers
Another racket of touts luring economically weak people into selling their kidneys in Assam has been busted, the police said. The first such case was reported from Assam's Dharamtul.
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Assam Tea Workers To Be Included In Rural Job Guarantee Scheme
In a major decision that will benefit its largest vote bank, Assam's ruling BJP will include tea garden workers within MGNREGA to provide them with jobs in the winter.
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Hit Hard In 2nd Covid Wave, 1% Of Assam Tea Workers Have Got Both Jabs
The drive to vaccinate tea garden workers in Assam, which is among the groups hardest hit in the second wave of Covid infections in the state, is progressing at a slow pace.
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Assam Hikes Daily Wages Of Tea Garden Workers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday held a meeting with representatives of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and other tea bodies and discussed issues pertaining to wage fixation.
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Over 200 Covid Positive In 2 Assam Tea Gardens, Now A Containment Zone
Over 200 workers and staff members from at least two different tea gardens in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district have been found to be coronavirus positive in the past three days, forcing the district administration to declare it a containment zone.
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Assam Tea Garden Owners At "Liberty" To Decide On Wage Hike: High Court
Tea garden owners in Assam will have the "liberty" to decide if they want to follow the state government's order on raising wages for workers, the Gauhati High Court said in an interim order on Tuesday, days after saying no "coercive action" can be taken against them for not following it. The issue has become an important one for both the incumbent...
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Don't Take Coercive Action Against Tea Companies Over Wage Hike Order: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday said no "coercive action" should be taken against the tea companies for not complying with wage revision notification of tea garden workers in Assam, days after the Sarbananda Sonowal government issued an order on the wage hike.
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Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tries Hand At Plucking Tea Leaves In Assam
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra plucks tea leaves and interacts with tea garden workers in Assam's Biswanath, photos and videos shared today on Twitter show.
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Financial Aid To 8 Lakh Tea Garden Workers Ahead Of Assam Election
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched the third phase of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Assam government to some eight lakh bank accounts in tea gardens of the state. Each account will be credited with Rs 3,000 each; in the first two instalments Rs 5,000 each was credited.
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Finance Minister Distributes Rs 224 crore Among Assam Tea Garden Workers
Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7.47 lakh tea garden workers in the state, totalling Rs 224 crore.
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Minimum Wage Of Tea Garden Workers Hiked By Assam Government
The Assam government on Monday decided to hike the daily minimum wage of tea garden workers by Rs 18, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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Rare Assam Tea Sold For Record Price Of Rs. 1 Lakh Per Kg, Twitter Reacts
A rare variety of Assam tea called Manohari Gold Tea has been sold for a record-high price of Rs. 1 Lakh per kg.
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Assam Chief Minister's Roads, Jobs Promise For Tea Tribe Ahead Of Bypoll
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday promised to improve road connectivity, build schools and provide clean tap water at homes for all tea garden workers in Jorhat's by-poll-bound Mariani assembly constituency.
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How Centre's "Poshan Maah" Drive Is Helping In Fight Against Malnutrition In Assam
Malnourishment among the children of tea garden workers' is a big concern in Assam. Those below 5 years of age -- with lower immunity -- are considered most vulnerable to Covid.
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What Oxfam India's Study Reveals About Assam's Tea Workers
Only 39 percent of Assam's tea garden workers are permanent while 61 percent are contractual labourers, a study by Oxfam India said.
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Another Assam Kidney Racket Busted; It Targeted Tea Garden Workers
Another racket of touts luring economically weak people into selling their kidneys in Assam has been busted, the police said. The first such case was reported from Assam's Dharamtul.
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Assam Tea Workers To Be Included In Rural Job Guarantee Scheme
In a major decision that will benefit its largest vote bank, Assam's ruling BJP will include tea garden workers within MGNREGA to provide them with jobs in the winter.
-
Hit Hard In 2nd Covid Wave, 1% Of Assam Tea Workers Have Got Both Jabs
The drive to vaccinate tea garden workers in Assam, which is among the groups hardest hit in the second wave of Covid infections in the state, is progressing at a slow pace.
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Assam Hikes Daily Wages Of Tea Garden Workers
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday held a meeting with representatives of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and other tea bodies and discussed issues pertaining to wage fixation.
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Over 200 Covid Positive In 2 Assam Tea Gardens, Now A Containment Zone
Over 200 workers and staff members from at least two different tea gardens in upper Assam's Dibrugarh district have been found to be coronavirus positive in the past three days, forcing the district administration to declare it a containment zone.
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Assam Tea Garden Owners At "Liberty" To Decide On Wage Hike: High Court
Tea garden owners in Assam will have the "liberty" to decide if they want to follow the state government's order on raising wages for workers, the Gauhati High Court said in an interim order on Tuesday, days after saying no "coercive action" can be taken against them for not following it. The issue has become an important one for both the incumbent...
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Don't Take Coercive Action Against Tea Companies Over Wage Hike Order: Gauhati High Court
The Gauhati High Court on Tuesday said no "coercive action" should be taken against the tea companies for not complying with wage revision notification of tea garden workers in Assam, days after the Sarbananda Sonowal government issued an order on the wage hike.
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Watch: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tries Hand At Plucking Tea Leaves In Assam
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra plucks tea leaves and interacts with tea garden workers in Assam's Biswanath, photos and videos shared today on Twitter show.
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Financial Aid To 8 Lakh Tea Garden Workers Ahead Of Assam Election
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today launched the third phase of the direct benefit transfer (DBT) of Assam government to some eight lakh bank accounts in tea gardens of the state. Each account will be credited with Rs 3,000 each; in the first two instalments Rs 5,000 each was credited.
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Finance Minister Distributes Rs 224 crore Among Assam Tea Garden Workers
Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7.47 lakh tea garden workers in the state, totalling Rs 224 crore.
