Wage not paid, workers in Ramdurlavpur Tea Estate in Kamalpur are facing a serious crisis

By Our Correspondent

Agartala, April 21, 2023

Over one thousand families dependent on Ramdurlavpur Tea Estate in Kamalpur are facing a serious crisis as the Kolkata-based owner of the garden is not taking much interest in it, and the wages of the workers and Babustaff are not being paid. Uncertainty is prevailing over the future of the garden that is going to complete its hundredth year after two years in 2025.

Apart from wages, it is learned that the pending amount to the Provident Fund is more than Rs 75 lakhs while the GST is pending about Rs 60 lakhs and the electricity bills also pending about Rs 70 lakhs.

It is learned that the owners are claiming that they did not get the remunerative price of the tea last year and suffered a huge loss which the workers refused to accept. Last year the market was dull but there was no reason for the suffering loss. Moreover, they did not find any reason behind the non-payment of wages as the owners were generating profit for years together.

The workers are very much worried about the attitude of the owners and the fees situation may worsen if the owners don't come forward to address the problems of the workers.