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Centre Sanctions ₹313 Crore for North Bengal Tea Workers
The central government has approved ₹313.30 crore to help tea workers and their families in north Bengal.
The money will be used in tea-growing areas such as Darjeeling, Terai and the Dooars.
Suvendu Adhikari announced the approval on Thursday.
The funding comes through a government scheme for tea workers.
Officials have not yet explained exactly how all the money will be spent.
It may help improve schools, healthcare and basic infrastructure.
Adhikari also said Bengal and Assam had earlier been offered a larger tea-sector fund.
He said Assam used that money, while Bengal submitted its proposal only after the current government came to power.
The Centre has sanctioned ₹313.30 crore for tea workers and their families in north Bengal.
The funding covers tea estates in the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars.
Suvendu Adhikari said the money was approved under the Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana.
The fund is expected to support education, healthcare and infrastructure, although detailed plans were not provided.
Adhikari said Bengal submitted the proposal after the current government took office, contrasting it with the previous government’s handling of an earlier allocation.
- Who
- The central government, Suvendu Adhikari, and tea workers and their families.
- What
- A ₹313.30 crore welfare allocation was sanctioned for tea workers and their families.
- Where
- Tea estates in north Bengal, including the Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars.
- When
- The announcement was made on Thursday; the articles do not specify when the sanction was formally issued.
- Why
- The funding is intended to support the welfare of tea workers and their families, potentially through education, healthcare and infrastructure projects.
Key facts
- Sanctioned amount
- ₹313.30 crore
- Beneficiaries
- Tea workers and their families
- Covered areas
- Darjeeling hills, Terai and Dooars
- Government scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Cha Shramik Protsahan Yojana
- Potential uses
- Education, healthcare and infrastructure
- Additional allocation mentioned
- ₹1,000 crore for the tea population of Bengal and Assam
- Announced by
- Suvendu Adhikari
Quotes
Suvendu Adhikari
Chief minister who announced the central allocation and described its intended beneficiaries.
“It is indeed good news for the residents of tea estates located in Darjeeling hills, Terai and the Dooars. The central government has acted on our proposal and has approved a sum of ₹313 crore. It would be entirely spent for the welfare of tea workers and their families and a slew of tasks will be carried out in the tea belt.”
telegraphindia.com
“The Assam government availed the fund and utilised it effectively. However, the earlier government of Bengal did not send any proposal to the Centre for the fund. After we came to power, we prepared and submitted a proposal, and now, it has been approved and the fund has been sanctioned.”
telegraphindia.com
Sources
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