tea industry

Kolkata, March 22 The All India Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s promise to raise the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers to Rs 300 has drawn a cautious response from industry stakeholders, who said that any wage revision must take into account the fragile financial condition of the sector and...

Kolkata, March 20 The TMC pledged on Friday to raise the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers from ₹250 to ₹300, promising financial uplift for one of the state's largest organized labor segments.In its manifesto for the West Bengal elections, the party said it was committed to extending...

Special train brings tea workers to Guwahati for land title distributionAhead of the land title distribution program in Guwahati by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approximately 800 members of tea garden worker families were brought from Dibrugarh by a special train named "Chameli Express."The...

Kolkata, March 13 Production of Darjeeling tea could further decline due to the non-availability of industrial LPG, a tea association has warned, highlighting the risk of supply disruptions to factories in the West Bengal district.In a recent letter to the Deputy Chairman of the Tea Board in...

Guwahati, March 10 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the BJP-led government in the state has increased the wages of tea garden workers by more than 40 per cent since 2021, accusing previous Congress governments of neglecting the community for decades.In a post on...

New Delhi, February 24 Vice President C P Radhakrishnan said on Tuesday that migration is a global phenomenon driven by economic aspirations and stressed the importance of preserving the identity, culture, and traditions of states where the trend is prevalent.Interacting with members of a...

Guwahati, February 23 Union Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, launched several initiatives on Monday and handed over the approval letter of ₹1,819 crore sanctioned for road projects in the state under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana to the Assam...

Guwahati, February 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that the daily wages of tea garden workers in the state may be increased from March 1 if ongoing negotiations with stakeholders prove successful.During the Motion of Thanks to the governor's address in the...

Guwahati, February 19 – National president of the BJP, Nitin Nabin, highlighted Assam's rich spiritual heritage, cultural unity, and the invaluable contribution of tea garden workers to the state's global identity during his visit to the districts of Tinsukia and Dibrugarh on Thursday.Sharing...

Agartala, February 19 The proposed tea auction center in Tripura is likely to become operational by April, an official said on Thursday.Chief Minister Manik Saha had laid the foundation stone for the state's first tea auction center at Gurkhabasti in West Tripura district in March 2024...

Kolkata, February 15 India's tea industry is facing increasing financial pressure due to rising input costs, stagnant prices, labor shortages, and climate-related risks, prompting planters to seek policy support and structural reforms to sustain operations, industry representatives said."Many...

Guwahati, February 13 Capacity building for small tea growers and leaf buying factories has become essential to meet quality and sustainability expectations and improve productivity, industry experts said.Improving the quality of green leaves, reducing maximum residue limits (MRL), and...