Major portion of budget package to be used for welfare of female tea workers and their kids

A larger portion of the Rs.1,000 crore fund announced in the Union Budget for the welfare of tea workers will be used for women who work in the tea estates and their children in Assam and West Bengal. Tea Board of India is currently working out the modalities of the welfare scheme, which will be shortly submitted to the Union commerce ministry.

Merging Industries: Tea & Natural Products Make the Ultimate Partnership

We are amidst a tea revolution, as tea today is no longer considered just a soothing beverage. It’s fast become a household alternative to some medicines and pharmaceuticals, and studies have shown that drinking tea regularly – both true teas (Camellia sinensis) and functional herbal teas – can help with weight loss, boost your immune system, fight off disease and inflammation and decrease stress. When combined with natural products – such as turmeric, cinnamon, coconut milk powder, ginger extract, monk fruit fruits, herbs and superfoods, to name a few – tea can be viewed as an informational delivery mechanism to address specific health issues someone may be experiencing. It is this potent blueprint of natural ingredients contained in a fresh cup of tea that can initiate a hormonal chain reaction on a cellular level so powerful, it can completely change the trajectory of someone’s overall health and well-being.

Assam to begin construction of high schools in tea estates

GUWAHATI: Billed as one the biggest education infrastructure creation in the tea estates of Assam in post-independence era, state government on November 1 will start construction of 104 high schools across the state.