Guwahati, July 14 -- The Assam government has announced plans to provide land pattas to around 3.5 lakh tea garden workers and build houses for members of the tea garden community under government-funded schemes.

Announcing during the seventh day of the Budget Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly on July 14, Panchayat & Rural Development, Excise, Implementation of Assam Accord, and Border Protection & Development Minister Atul Bora said the move aims to provide greater security and improve the living conditions of tea garden workers.

Bora informed the Assembly that many tea garden workers have been residing in estates for generations without legal ownership documents. Granting land rights, he said, would help address the long-stand...