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BJP, AGP leaders confabulate on seat-sharing for Assam polls
Published on March 3, 2021 | News Source: Janambhumi News Desk/ Photo: Reba Kumar Borah
Guwahati, March 3: Union Agriculture Minister and in-charge of the BJP Election Committee for Assam, Narendra Singh Tomar , Union Minister and BJP’s Assam co-in-charge Jitendra Singh, in-charge (Prabhari) of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Assam unit, Baijayant Jay Panda and NEDA Convenor and Finance Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma having a meeting with Asom Gana Praishad (AGP) President Atul Bora, AGP working President Keshab Mahanta and Senior AGP Leader Phani Bhusan Choudhury regarding seat-sharing ahead of the State Assembly polls, here today.
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Ahead of polls, BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea workers in Assam
Published on February 20, 2021|News Source : Bijay Sankar Bora
Guwahati, Feb 20: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on today announced a substantial hike in the rate of daily wages tea garden workers of the state from Rs 167 to Rs 217.
The state Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today 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 garden workers, a one-man committee under Principal Secretary J.B. Ekka would be formed for the purpose.
The Opposition Congress party in the state, however, pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to revise the daily wages of tea workers in Assam to Rs 350 prior to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
While the tea garden workers in southern Assam’s Barak Valley are getting daily wages of Rs 145 per day, the workers in the remaining areas of the state are getting Rs 167 per day.
Assam has over 10 lakh tea garden workers in the organised sector working in 850 tea estates. The state roughly produces 55 per cent of India's total tea production of 1389.70 million kg. Tea tribe communities determine the votes in 30 to 35 of the 126 Assembly seats in the state.
The Cabinet meeting also decided to allot 10 bighas of land to the World Renewal Spiritual Trust in Kamrup, besides approving the purchase of 8,000 wheelchairs for the ensuing Assembly elections, which are likely to be held in April-May this year.
On February 6, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7,46,667 tea garden workers in Assam under the 'Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela' scheme. A total amount of Rs 224 crore was disbursed with Rs 3,000 getting transferred directly to 7,46,667 bank accounts of tea garden workers across the state.
The scheme was started by the Assam government in 2017-18 and that year Rs 2,500 each was provided to 6,33,411 tea garden workers, while a similar amount was deposited in 7,15,979 bank accounts the next year.
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Ahead of polls, BJP govt hikes daily wages of tea workers in Assam
Published on February 20, 2021|News Source : Bijay Sankar Bora
Guwahati, Feb 20: Ahead of the Assembly elections in Assam, the BJP-led state government on today announced a substantial hike in the rate of daily wages tea garden workers of the state from Rs 167 to Rs 217.
The state Cabinet meeting chaired by the Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today 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 garden workers, a one-man committee under Principal Secretary J.B. Ekka would be formed for the purpose.
The Opposition Congress party in the state, however, pointed out that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to revise the daily wages of tea workers in Assam to Rs 350 prior to the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
While the tea garden workers in southern Assam’s Barak Valley are getting daily wages of Rs 145 per day, the workers in the remaining areas of the state are getting Rs 167 per day.
Assam has over 10 lakh tea garden workers in the organised sector working in 850 tea estates. The state roughly produces 55 per cent of India's total tea production of 1389.70 million kg. Tea tribe communities determine the votes in 30 to 35 of the 126 Assembly seats in the state.
The Cabinet meeting also decided to allot 10 bighas of land to the World Renewal Spiritual Trust in Kamrup, besides approving the purchase of 8,000 wheelchairs for the ensuing Assembly elections, which are likely to be held in April-May this year.
On February 6, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had distributed Rs 3,000 each to 7,46,667 tea garden workers in Assam under the 'Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela' scheme. A total amount of Rs 224 crore was disbursed with Rs 3,000 getting transferred directly to 7,46,667 bank accounts of tea garden workers across the state.
The scheme was started by the Assam government in 2017-18 and that year Rs 2,500 each was provided to 6,33,411 tea garden workers, while a similar amount was deposited in 7,15,979 bank accounts the next year.