AGARTALA, Jan 18 (TIWN): Discussing about to increase the wages of the tea labour in the State, a tripartite meeting has been organized on Monday at the Labour Department Office.

Reportedly, the meeting was organized between the staff and sub-staff of tea labour, owners of the tea garden and labour commissioner at Labour Department Office.

Speaking about the wages related problem, the staffs complained that two years before the wages of labour were increased but as the tenure of the increased wages is already over, they are urging to increase the wages.

Mention about the increase in the wages, the members urges to increase the wages by 6 percent.

However, the increase in the wages by 6 percent should have been done long back but till day no initiatives are being taken increase the wages of the labours.

Tea plantation in Tripura was started under Royal Administration in the beginning of 20th Century. Tea Industry was started in Tripura by people of East Bengal unlike Assam where tea-plantation was started by British.

Tripura Tea Development Corporation was set up in 1980 for development of Tea Industry in the State. 

Subsequently, the management of five sick Tea gardens was entrusted with the Corporation since 1986. The State Government has also declared T.T.D.C. as a nodal agency for growth of small farmers for tea plantation in the State. There is a Central Tea Processing Factory at Durgabari under the management of T.T.D.C.