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Dooars-Terai tea gardens

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the dispossession, indebtedness and despair of Adivasis to transport them, often by force or deception, as far as Assam or the Dooars – or even further afield to plantations in Trinidad, Guyana, South Africa and Malaya. A century and a half later, these communities are on the move again. The moribund economy of the Dooars region has rendered these communities vulnerable yet again.” Apart from the Adivasis, many tea garden workers are Nepali and Rajbanshi. Nepalis comprise 10% of the workers.
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gardens. The latter alone lead to the loss of employment for around 25,000 workers. At least 1,200 deaths have been reported in the area. Under the Financial Assistance to Workers of Locked Out Industries (FAWLOI) scheme, the West Bengal government provides a monthly assistance of Rs 1,500 to each permanent worker of the locked out gardens. This at least takes care of bare meals and helps in mitigating the threats of starvation deaths.
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garden came up at Gazalduba and by 1876, the area had 13 plantations. The altitude in the tea-growing areas of the Dooars-Terai region range from 90 to 1,750 metres (300 to 5,740 ft) and receives an annual rainfall of around 350 centimetres (140 in). The tea grown in the Dooars-Terai region
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appeared to be one of the possible sites. Located at altitudes ranging from 600 to 2,000 metres (2,000 to 6,600 ft) and having an annual average rainfall of around 309 centimetres (122 in), it had the advantage of locational climate and soil conditions. There were experiments from the early
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Adivasis from Chotanagpur form a sizeable section of the workers in the tea gardens in the area. Dumka, Hazaribagh, Ranchi and Chaibasa formed one of the biggest catchment areas for tea garden labour in the twilight years of the 19th century. “The notorious coolie trade under colonial rule exploited
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As per industry sources, labour cost is about 60 per cent of the cost of production of tea. As cost of labour rises, tea garden operations are becoming increasingly unviable. Between 2002 and 2007, 17 tea gardens shut down in the Dooars and the renowned Goenka Duncans group recently shut down 7 tea
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In 2016, India accounted for a fourth of the global tea production but secured only a little over a tenth of the tea exports. 60% of India’s tea exports are CTC tea. India is losing out in the international market to other countries, such as Kenya, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and even Bangladesh, who have
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In 1859, a young Scottish merchant, Walter Duncan, started business ventures in India. Initiated as Playfair Duncan company, it grew as Duncan Brothers. The Goenka family took over Duncan Brothers in 1951, and under the leadership of G.P. Goenka, diversified substantially and emerged as one of the
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As of 2019, the minimum daily wage of tea garden workers is Rs. 176 per day, as compared with Rs. 297 earned by bidi workers. This too has come as an interim measure, after the Dooars tea workers have been agitating for higher wages, as well as better facilities for education and healthcare.
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belongs to the Kalyani group. Other tea estates of the Kalyani group in the Dooars region are Saraswatipur Tea Estate and Choulbari Tea Estate. The Luxmi Group, founded in 1912, owns 25 tea estates spread across India and Africa. It has a garden at Fulbari, Naxalbari, in the Terai
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1800s, followed by commercial cultivation around 1853. By 1874, there were 113 gardens in Darjeeling district. The rapid growth of the tea industry from the earliest days inspired planters to try out tea cultivation in the adjoining
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out of 283 tea gardens in north Bengal that employ 3.5 lakh workers. Cultivation of tea in the Dooars was primarily pioneered and promoted by the British but there was significant contribution of Indian entrepreneurs.
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Tea plantations in the region are spread over 97,280 hectares (240,400 acres). The region produces 226 million kg of tea, accounting for about a quarter of India’s total tea crop. There are 154 gardens in the
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Incorporated in 1945, Jay Shree Tea and Manufacturing Ltd., owned by the B.K.Birla group, is the third-largest tea producer in the world with 22 tea estates spread across India and East Africa. It owns
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According to a study carried out by the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, the tea produced by the plantations of North Bengal (Dooars area) do not have the brand value of
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and Washarabarie Tea Estate. Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd., established in 1863, has tea gardens in Dooars at Karbala, Banarhat, Choonabhutti and New Dooars.
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lower cost of production. Within the country tea prices have been stagnant, while costs have risen by 60 per cent in five years prior to 2015.
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owns 18 tea estates in India, all inherited from sterling tea companies, who operated from the late 1800s. Goodricke has 12 gardens in the
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has the distinction of having "a bright, smooth and full-bodied liquor that’s a wee bit lighter than Assam tea". The region produces
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Among the closed tea gardens are: Kathalguri, Ramjhora, Redbank, Surendranagar, Chamurchi, Raipur, Bamandanga-Tondu,
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top business houses in the country. The Tea Division of Duncans has nine tea gardens in the Dooars –
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region and James White set up the first Terai plantation in 1862 at Champta, the first
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When the British were exploring for prospective areas to grow tea in India, the
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72: 64: 56: 38: 21: 2117:Cities, towns and locations in Alipurduar district 1751:Cities, towns and locations in Jalpaiguri district 1635:Jalpaiguri Government Medical College and Hospital 834:"The Bitter Plight of Bengal's Tea Garden Workers" 2018:New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line 1787: 1523:New Jalpaiguri–Alipurduar–Samuktala Road line 1176: 182:. Goodricke’s tea gardens in the Dooars are: 8: 1058:"Tea Industry proposes new marketing effort" 1005:. Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. 782:Bagrakote Tea Garden in Jalpaiguri district 403: 401: 1888: 1794: 1780: 1772: 1370: 1183: 1169: 1161: 947:. Centre for Education and Communication. 374: 372: 18: 1630:Jalpaiguri Government Engineering College 1257:Siliguri Jalpaiguri Development Authority 886:"Dole eludes workers in shut tea gardens" 68:90 to 1,750 metres (300 to 5,740 ft) 784:. The Indian Express, 22 November 2015. 1262:New Jalpaiguri Junction railway station 595:"Gurjangjhora Tea & Industries Ltd" 335: 753:. The Economic Times, 19 August 2018. 571:. Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd. 545:. Jay Shree Tea & Industries Ltd. 298:, Dharanipur, Redbank, Surendranagar, 2023:New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section 1528:New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon section 1142:. The Times of India, 18 March 2016. 1140:"Shut tea gardens open new equations" 357:from the original on 27 November 2020 341: 339: 33:Hila Tea Garden in Nagrakata CD block 7: 1447:Kranti (community development block) 757:from the original on 20 January 2022 647:"Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd" 601:from the original on 19 October 2019 543:"About Jay Shree Tea and Industries" 437:. Hindustan Times, 5 November 2015. 157:#The figure can vary, as per source. 862:. Business Standard, 1 April 2016. 247:Gillanders Arbuthnot & Co. Ltd. 1282:Raninagar Industrial Growth Centre 1034:. The Telegraph, 9 February 2017. 14: 1640:North Bengal St. Xavier's College 1625:Institute of Pharmacy, Jalpaiguri 1146:from the original on 20 July 2020 1120:from the original on 19 July 2020 1094:from the original on 17 July 2020 1084:"Struggle and hope in the Dooars" 1064:from the original on 19 July 2020 954:from the original on 21 July 2020 922:from the original on 17 July 2020 892:from the original on 19 July 2020 866:from the original on 10 July 2020 840:from the original on 20 July 2020 814:from the original on 17 July 2020 788:from the original on 19 July 2020 731:from the original on 28 June 2020 705:from the original on 19 July 2020 679:from the original on 19 July 2020 653:from the original on 19 July 2020 627:from the original on 19 July 2020 549:from the original on 8 March 2020 497:from the original on 31 July 2020 471:from the original on 31 July 2020 441:from the original on 10 July 2020 251:Mohurgong & Gulma Tea Estates 16:Tea gardens in West Bengal, India 1038:from the original on 2 July 2020 1012:from the original on 2 July 2020 980:from the original on 2 June 2020 575:from the original on 6 July 2020 523:from the original on 5 July 2020 415:from the original on 3 July 2020 386:from the original on 2 July 2020 125:Darjeeling Himalayan hill region 37: 27: 2122:Villages in Alipurduar district 1761:Villages in Jalpaiguri district 1756:People from Jalpaiguri district 1090:. Scroll.in, 16 November 2019. 810:. Scroll.in, 16 November 2019. 60:97,280 hectares (240,400 acres) 55: 888:. The Telegraph, 5 June 2020. 1: 1613:Institutes of higher learning 1599:Raninagar Jalpaiguri Junction 1533:Haldibari–New Jalpaiguri line 1212:Chapramari Wildlife Sanctuary 727:. Andrew Yule & Co. Ltd. 673:"Washabarie Tea Co. Pvt. Ltd" 1884:Community development blocks 1375:Jalpaiguri Sadar subdivision 2143:Tea industry in West Bengal 2074:Vidhan Sabha constituencies 1728:Vidhan Sabha constituencies 1680:Vidhan Sabha constituencies 1116:. The Indian Express 2019. 918:. Ei Samay, 19 March 2014. 2169: 1655:University of North Bengal 1297:University of North Bengal 353:. 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Index


Jalpaiguri division
West Bengal
India
tea gardens
Dooars
Terai
Jalpaiguri Division
West Bengal
India
Darjeeling Himalayan hill region
Terai
Dooars
CTC
Dooars
Birpara
Bagracote
Goodricke
Dooars
Danguajhar
Leesh River
Meenglas
Hope
Aibheel
Chulsa
Chalouni
Jiti
Sankos
Gandrapara
Lakhipara

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