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Tea garden workers’ daily wage hiked -Umanand Jaiswal

-The Telegraph

Assam govt raises rate for second time in 15 months

Guwahati: The daily wage of tea garden workers in Assam was increased by Rs 27 on Wednesday, the second hike in 15 months.

The hike, which will take effect retrospectively from August 1, will see tea garden workers in Brahmaputra Valley get Rs 232 a day, up from Rs 205 a day. Garden workers from Barak Valley will see their daily wage rise to Rs 210 from Rs 183 a day.

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took to Twitter to announce the development.

“Welfare of tea garden workers has always been our Govt’s top priority. In a meeting with tea garden managements and workers’ union, it was decided to increase their daily wage by Rs 27 over and above ration and other benefits,” Sarma tweeted.

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