India, Oct. 23 -- Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced plans to amend the Assam Land Ceiling Act to facilitate land distribution for the Tea Tribe community.

The amendment will enable the state government to allocate approximately 2.9 lakh bighas of land to nearly 4 lakh families from the community.

In a media statement, the Chief Minister revealed that the Cabinet has approved the proposal in principle. Once implemented, the amendment will allow the government to distribute a total of 2.9 lakh bighas of land to the Tea Tribe, benefiting about 4 lakh individuals. "The total land available for distribution is nearly 3 lakh bighas," Sarma added.

On October 25, a meeting will be convened with district administrations to fina...