Archive · 25 Jan 2026
Assam Govt Gives Rs 5,000 to 6 Lakh Tea Workers
The Assam government gave Rs 5,000 to each of 6 lakh tea garden workers.
This was done to thank them for their hard work.
The government also promised to give them land to live on and reserved some government jobs and medical school seats for their children.
They also started mobile childcare and toilet services for the workers.
This is all part of a big plan to help the tea workers and their families, especially before the upcoming elections.
The BJP is trying to gain support from the tea tribes, who have traditionally supported the Congress party.
Assam government disbursed Rs 5,000 each to 6 lakh tea garden workers.
The ‘Eti Koli Duti Paat’ scheme was launched to acknowledge the workers' contributions.
Over Rs 300 crore was disbursed across 836 tea gardens in 27 districts.
Additional benefits include land ownership, job reservations, MBBS seats, and improved education and healthcare facilities.
Mobile creches and toilet services were inaugurated to ensure a safer work environment.
- Who
- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the Assam government
- What
- Disbursed Rs 5,000 each to 6 lakh tea garden workers and launched the ‘Eti Koli Duti Paat’ scheme
- When
- January 25, 2024
- Where
- Doomdoma in Tinsukia district, Assam
- Why
- To acknowledge the hard work of tea garden workers and provide welfare benefits ahead of the assembly elections
BJP's Outreach to Tea Tribes
Congress' Traditional Vote Bank
Political Strategy
BJP's Outreach to Tea Tribes
The BJP has made significant inroads with the tea tribes, focusing on their development to gain support ahead of the assembly elections.
Congress' Traditional Vote Bank
Traditionally, the tea tribes have been viewed as a vote bank for the Congress party.
- Amount Disbursed
- Rs 5,000 per worker
- Number of Workers
- 6 lakh
- Total Funds Disbursed
- Over Rs 300 crore
- Tea Gardens Covered
- 836 across 27 districts
- Assembly Constituencies
- 73
- Additional Benefits
- Land ownership, job reservations, MBBS seats, education, healthcare