Guwahati, June 20 -- Tripura's Labour Minister Tinku Roy announced on Friday a 16% hike in the daily wages of tea garden workers, raising the rate from Rs 176 to Rs 204 for adult workers. This revision also increases the wages for minor workers from Rs 88 to Rs 102.

Addressing a press conference in Agartala, the Minister stated that in January 2018, the state revised the minimum wages for tea garden workers, adjusting rates from Rs 105 to Rs 176 for adults and Rs 52.50 to Rs 88 for minors.

He said that the state government recently constituted a 10-member committee under the chairmanship of Swapna Das Pal, MLA from the 46-Surma Assembly Constituency. This committee, tasked with reviewing all aspects of wage revision, convened a meeting ...