Siliguri, June 29 -- Drawing inspiration from the Assam government's recent decision to include tea and plantation land holdings in its Farmers' Registry Portal, the Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers' Association (CISTA) has urged the West Bengal government to adopt a similar policy to benefit thousands of small tea growers across North Bengal.
In a letter addressed to the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari, CISTA president Bijoy Gopal Chakraborty appealed for the inclusion of small tea land holdings in the state's farmers' registry, arguing that such a move would enable nearly 50,000 small tea growers in West Bengal to access various Central government welfare schemes meant for farmers.
According to CISTA, small tea growers-each cul...