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March 14, 2026

Says state has a place on the global stage because of hard work of its tea garden workers

- PRASANTA MAZUMDAR @ Guwahati

PRIME Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lauded Assam’s BJP-led government for ending a “historical injustice” by giving land ownership rights to the tea garden workers.

At an event in Guwahati, he launched the distribution of land deeds to tea plantation workers, the first such initiative in the 200-year-old history of Assam tea. He also released the 22nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi scheme, transferring over ₹18,640 crore to more than 9.32 crore farmers.

Modi said the BJP honoured the tea garden community by granting land rights.

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