Assam: Tea garden management directed to disburse bonus by October 10

NAGAON: A special meeting to review the issue of payment of bonus to tea garden workers for the year 2022-23 was held at the conference hall of DC, Nagaon on Wednesday.

The meeting was chaired by Narendra Kumar Shah, District Commissioner. During the meeting, Additional District Commissioner Lakshyajyoti Das highlighted the primary agenda of the meeting which is to discuss the matters related to the timely payment of bonus to tea garden workers under Nagaon district in view of the upcoming Durga Puja.

Assistant Labour Commissioner Naresh Das apprised the members of the meeting regarding the technical issues related to bonus payment as per norms and asked the representatives of tea garden management to work things out with the respective workers as well as labour unions and reach an amicable settlement regarding bonus percentage and disbursement.

The District Commissioner asked each representative of the tea gardens under Nagaon district to give a brief of their current status and action plan regarding bonus payment. The district administration directed the tea garden management to disburse the bonus by October 10 and added that tea gardens managed under Assam Tea Corporation Limited (ATCL) will follow the government directives. The District Commissioner also wished everyone present for the upcoming festival season and hoped for a peaceful celebration of the same. He additionally asked the tea garden management to disburse the bonus money preferably in a planned and phased manner to avoid any untoward rush and incident.

Additional Superintendent of Police Pranab Jyoti Kalita urged the tea garden management to inform the law enforcement authority well ahead of time regarding their decided date of collection, transit and disbursement of bonus and to preferably disburse the money before sunset.

Sub-divisional Police Officer Rup Jyoti Dutta, Circle Officers of Sadar, Samaguri, Kaliabor, Kampur and Raha Revenue Circles, District Information and Public Relations Officer of Nagaon, Managers and Management representatives of tea gardens under Nagaon the district, members of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha and other associations and organizations of tea gardens along with stakeholders and officials of the Labour Department were present in the meeting.

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