Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswas Sarma held a meeting with Assam chah Mazdoor sangha and other stake holders and discussed the road ahead for the tea gardens of Assam tea comporaton in the conference room of his office in Janata bhawan here today.
The meeting discussed the ways for reviewing the tea gardens under ATC the meeting also observed that in the wake of difficulties of managing the tea gardens,ATC may lease out some of the gardens with retaining their ownership.the chief Minister said that the if the groups that take management of the tea gardens fail to discuss the dues and other entitlement of the tea workers,ATC will have the right to take over the management of the gardens.the meeting also viewed that for leasing out the tea gardens and to safeguard the pay structure and other entitlement of the tea workers, the government will constitute a three member committee each for each for Borak and Bhahmaputra valleys.
Minister for tea tribe welfare sanjay krishan. President Assam chah Mazdoor sangha paban singh ghatowar . Chairman Assam tea comporaton Ltd Rajdeep Goala, General secretary Assam chah Mazdoor sangha Rupesh Gowala, principal secretary to the chief minister Samir Kumar Singha and others were present at the meeting.