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Political parties in Assam are intensifying efforts to win over tea tribe voters ahead of elections, highlighting welfare measures and promises, while opposition questions impact, with key issues like ST status and wage hikes remaining unresolved

Narendra Modi visited a tea garden in Dibrugarh, interacting with women workers and praising Assam tea’s global recognition. The visit, during his election campaign, highlighted the tea community’s importance to the state’s economy and political landscape

However, tea garden workers and members of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities have been exempted from its purview.

The officials said that the Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has decided to increase the daily wages of tea garden workers from Rs 167 to Rs 217 per day.