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O<\/span>n International Tea Day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma<\/a> expressed warm greetings to the tea garden community, recognizing their significant contributions to Assam\u2019s culture, economy, and heritage over the past 200 years. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he stated, \u201cOn #InternationalTeaDay, I extend my best wishes to our tea garden community.\u201d He emphasized the integral role of tea tribes in defining Assam\u2019s identity, noting, \u201cThe tea tribes are an intrinsic part of Assam\u2019s society and have enriched our culture over the last 200 years. Our Government has taken a host of steps to empower and uplift them in the last four years.\u201d<\/span><\/h4>\n
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Assam CM Offers Rs 5,000 Aid to Tea Garden Community on International Tea Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a follow-up post, Sarma highlighted the historical and economic importance of Assam\u2019s tea industry and announced a significant welfare initiative for tea garden workers. \u201cAs we celebrate 200 years of Assam Tea, our Government will provide Rs 5,000 as one-time aid to over 7 lakh tea garden workers,\u201d he revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also shared a brief video outlining various welfare initiatives aimed at enhancing the community\u2019s quality of life. These initiatives include the establishment of model schools, deployment of mobile medical units, and the provision of wage compensation for pregnant tea garden workers. These efforts reflect the government\u2019s comprehensive vision to improve the living standards and well-being of this essential workforce.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On International Tea Day, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed warm greetings to the tea garden community, recognizing their significant contributions to Assam\u2019s culture, economy, and heritage over the past 200 years. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), he stated, \u201cOn #InternationalTeaDay, I extend my best wishes to our tea garden community.\u201d He […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":138604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","jnews_video_option_group":[[]],"override":[{"template":"1","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"bottom","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_reading_time":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"1","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"2","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-715","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"News Desk :"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[200],"tags":[46251,46248,13811,18216,46244,37601,44014,44007,46257,46246,46258,46256,46242,46254,46253,46249,46252,46250,46259,46243,46261,31460,46245,46260,46255,46247],"class_list":["post-138603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-assam","tag-000-assistance","tag-200-years-of-assam-tea","tag-assam-chief-minister-himanta-biswa-sarma","tag-assam-culture","tag-assam-economy","tag-assam-government-efforts","tag-assam-heritage","tag-assam-identity","tag-assam-tea-industry-history","tag-empowerment-of-tea-workers","tag-enhancing-living-standards","tag-government-support-for-tea-industry","tag-international-tea-day","tag-mobile-medical-units","tag-model-schools-for-tea-workers","tag-one-time-aid-for-tea-workers","tag-quality-of-life-improvements","tag-rs-5","tag-tea-community-welfare","tag-tea-garden-community","tag-tea-garden-worker-welfare-programs","tag-tea-garden-workers","tag-tea-tribes","tag-tea-workforce-initiatives","tag-wage-compensation-for-pregnant-workers","tag-welfare-initiatives"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":158816,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=158816","url_meta":{"origin":138603,"position":0},"title":"Assam Police Intercept 10 Alleged Infiltrators at Border, Says Himanta","author":"News Desk","date":"September 19, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced on Friday, September 18, that Assam Police had foiled an alleged attempted infiltration along the state\u2019s border, claiming they intercepted 10 individuals who reportedly entered India with \u201culterior motives.\u201d In a post on social media platform X, Sarma stated that the 10 people\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Assam"","block_context":{"text":"Assam","link":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?cat=200"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 1x, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 1.5x, https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ss-1.avif 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":157418,"url":"https:\/\/assamtimespost.in\/?p=157418","url_meta":{"origin":138603,"position":1},"title":"Assam-Meghalaya Taxi Standoff Finally Resolved \u2014 Tourism Minister","author":"ASSAM TIMES POST","date":"August 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The prolonged standoff between tourist taxi associations of Meghalaya and Assam \u2014 triggered by road blockades after violence on August 19 \u2014 has been resolved following intervention at the chief ministerial level, Meghalaya Tourism Minister Timothy D. 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