Guwahati, Sept. 14 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his address at the inauguration of the Assam Bioethanol Plant and the foundation-laying ceremony for the Polypropylene Unit at Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Golaghat on Sunday afternoon, emphasized the government's commitment to uplifting the lives of Assam's tea garden workers.

Modi highlighted targeted welfare schemes aimed at improving housing, health, and education for tea garden communities, underscoring their priority in the government's development agenda.

Modi sharply criticized the previous opposition-led governments for neglecting tea garden workers, alleging they were left at the mercy of tea company managements.

"During the opposition's tenure, tea garden wor...