Assam warns tea estate owners: Cooperate on land pattas for garden workers or lose Rs 150 crore incentives

Assam's government is urging tea estate owners to cooperate in granting land rights to workers, threatening to withdraw ₹150 crore in annual incentives for non-compliance. The new law, assented by the Governor, aims to rectify historical injustices by providing land pattas to generations of tea garden families residing in labour lines.