"RPCs benefitted from weakening of the rupee that gave them an over 80% increase in rupee revenue in 2023 vs 2021"

Plantation workers will have to be paid 1350 rupees a day, there will be a ‘daily special allowance’ of 350 rupees

Plantation workers have been protesting for higher wages since 2018

"A cabinet paper will be submitted this Monday to pay this entire amount by the government this year," he said.

Total quantity of tea exported including re-exports with imported tea amounted to 21.25 million kilos.

US dollar prices also fell in the previous week

Export earnings were reported at 127 million US dollars

Prices have gained from an average of $3.66 kilo seen at the last auction in December to $4.47 by March

Housing project financed by the Government of India to construct 10,000 houses for plantation sector workers.

Tea prices ease after 7 weeks of gains