Assam Chah Bagichar Dhan Puraskar Scheme (ACBDPS)

To promote financial inclusion of tea garden workers, the State Government, during the financial year 2017–18, provided an incentive of ₹2,500 to tea garden workers whose bank accounts were opened after demonetization, i.e., between 9th May 2016 and 31st May 2018.

The Tea Garden workers form an important segment in the entire demography of Assam. These labourers contribute to the state’s economy in a selfless manner. Accordingly, Chah Bagicha Dhan Puraskar Mela Scheme will surely help tea labourers to raise their living standards and thus lead to the overall development of Assam. The Scheme was started by the Assam government in the year 2017- 18 to encourage people to open bank accounts in tea garden areas.

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Objectives

Assam Tea Garden Workers Scheme will bring tea labourers closer to the banking sector and thus promote cashless transaction.

Benefits

Under this scheme, the workers of the tea community will receive Rs. 2500 in their bank accounts. In addition to this, tea labourers will get another Rs. 2500 in the next phase.

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Eligibility

Residents of Assam and who work on tea gardens.
Women belonging to BPL category.

How to Apply?

The Deputy Commissioner shall submit a formal proposal to the Director, Finance (IF) Department, in pursuance of this Government Notification, furnishing the required information.

It shall be ensured that the bank accounts indicated are eligible as per the guidelines indicated, and more than one savings bank opened by any beneficiary tea garden worker shall be duly excluded and non-duplication ofthe benefit should be ensured by the Deputy Commissioner, implying that irrespective of the number of bank accounts one particular tea garden worker beneficiary has, he/she is to be treated as a single beneficiary and is eligible for incentive as applicable under Para 1 of the instant guidelines.

Finance Department shall issue sanction order district-wise, after observing all due formalities, on receipt of proposals from the Deputy Commissioner and transfer the said amount to the respective Deputy Commissioner's bank account.