Archive · 23 Jul 2026
Hill Tea Union Seeks Healthcare Upgrade
The Hill Tea Union in West Bengal wants the government to improve healthcare for tea workers.
They asked the government to use the money they have to make the existing hospitals and clinics better instead of building new ones.
They want things like X-ray machines, labs, and more doctors.
They also want to use technology like telemedicine so workers in remote areas can get help.
The union thinks this will make healthcare better for thousands of workers and their families.
The Hill Tea Union seeks to upgrade existing healthcare facilities for tea garden workers.
They want the government to use the allocated ₹72 crore to modernize current hospitals and dispensaries.
Key demands include digital X-ray, ECG, ultrasound facilities, and pathology laboratories.
The union proposes a hub-and-spoke healthcare model for better service delivery.
They also seek the appointment of adequate medical personnel and the introduction of telemedicine services.
- Who
- Hamro Hill Terai Dooars Tea Garden Workers' Association
- What
- Seeking healthcare upgrades for tea garden workers
- When
- Memorandum submitted on Wednesday
- Where
- Siliguri, West Bengal
- Why
- To improve healthcare services for tea garden workers
Union's Perspective
Government's Perspective
Healthcare Infrastructure
Union's Perspective
The union advocates for upgrading existing hospitals and dispensaries to improve healthcare services for tea garden workers.
Government's Perspective
The government has allocated ₹72 crore for improving healthcare services, but the specific use of funds is yet to be decided.
- Union
- Hamro Hill Terai Dooars Tea Garden Workers' Association
- Government Allocation
- ₹72 crore
- Key Demands
- Upgrade existing hospitals, install digital facilities, appoint medical personnel, introduce telemedicine
- Proposed Locations
- Ambootia, Longview, Teendharia, Margaret’s Hope, Kumai, Tingling, Singbuli, Gopaldhara, Badamtam, Chungthung
- Healthcare Model
- Hub-and-spoke model for secondary healthcare