PM distributes land deeds to Assam’s tea workers

PM Modi distributes land deeds to 28,000 Assam tea workers, addressing decades of deprivation under Congress rule.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday (March 13, 2026) said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ended years of deprivation that Assam’s tea plantation workers faced under Congress rule by facilitating their land rights.

He ceremonially distributed land deeds to about 28,000 tea garden workers residing in the labour lines of major tea estates across poll-bound Assam. This is the first such initiative in the almost 200-year history of Assam tea.

The Prime Minister also released the 22nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme, transferring over ₹18,640 crore to more than 9.32 crore farmers across the country. About 19 lakh of these farmers are in Assam.

Addressing a gathering in Guwahati, Mr. Modi said that granting land rights was the BJP’s way of honouring a hardworking community.

“The hard work of tea garden workers earned Assam a place on the global stage. The aroma of the tea they grow has become India’s identity around the world. Today, the BJP and the NDA are giving them the respect and support they deserve,” he said.

He said the tea garden workers did not get land rights during the Congress rule because the party never cared for them. “The Assam government is ending this historical injustice by giving them land rights. It is clearing the road for them to get pucca houses,” he said, exhorting their children to study well and march forward in life.