FAWLI Scheme 7746 Tea Workers Get 20% Puja Bonus - 8 Closed Tea Gardens in North Bengal Reopening - Rs 330 Crore

West Bengal FAWLI Scheme Latest News - 26 September 2026 - Yesterday's Breaking. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced around 7,746 workers of eight closed tea gardens in North Bengal will get allowances under Financial Assistance to Workers in Locked-Out Industries (FAWLI) scheme ahead of Durga Puja. Government has issued advisory mandating 20% bonus for tea workers. Tea workers blessed BJP in last election. We will try to repay that debt, he said during his September 22 visit to North Bengal, adding that Rs 330 crore from the Pradhan Mantri Protsahan Yojana would be utilised to revive closed tea gardens. Workers List - Total 7746 workers: - Darjeeling: 850 workers from Singtam Tea Estate, 573 from Peshok Tea Estate - Alipurduar: 1140 workers from Bandapani, 1257 from Raimatang, 2003 from Kalchini Tea Estate - Jalpaiguri: 1224 workers from Ambari, 513 from Red Bank, 186 from Surendranagar Tea Estate Workers had been facing hardship due to closure of several tea gardens in North Bengal, causing deep anxiety regarding how to sustain families. This government has thought about us. Previously, no one really paid much attention, said tea worker Roshan Tirki. Government has thought about us, provision of 20% bonus is positive aspect. Durga Puja bonus will be disbursed before festival. What is FAWLI - Financial Assistance to Workers in Locked-Out Industries. Scheme gives monthly allowance to workers whose factories or tea gardens are locked/closed. Now extended to tea gardens. Apply/Check - Contact Labour Department, North Bengal Tea Garden Office, Jalpaiguri. Official website wb.gov.in and Labour Department wb.gov.in Source: ETV Bharat 26 Sept 2026 - 7746 Workers of Eight Closed Tea Gardens To Get Incentives Under FAWLI Scheme, Free Press Journal and CNBC TV18 25 Sept.