December 30, 2015
Rs. 100 crore project being taken up for tea garden workers: WB CM
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today slammed the Centre for it’s “indifference” for the plight of tea gardens of north Bengal. The West Bengal Chief Minister was on a visit to north Bengal for the last two days.
“The Centre’s indifference is responsible for the situation in tea gardens,” she said in response to questions by reporters on her way back to Kolkata after winding up her two-day trip to north Bengal.
The West Bengal Chief Minister said that the State Government, keeping in mind the problem of poor tea workers, has accepted a Rs. 100 crore project. “The project will be implemented soon,” she said.
Arrangements are being made to provide rice to the tea workers at Rs. two per kg, she added.
The Chief Minister also said that she will be back in Hills on January 21, 2016 and on 23rd January, a Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s Birth Anniversary will be celebrated from there.
