Closed tea gardens will reopen, West Bengal CM urges migrant workers to return
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari announced plans to reopen closed tea gardens in North Bengal and encouraged migrant workers to return to the state. The government has introduced new health insurance and industrial schemes to boost employment and support tea workers.
Why it matters
This reflects ongoing efforts to address regional economic distress and labor migration in India's tea industry.
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday (July 27, 2026) expressed hope that about a dozen of closed tea gardens in north Bengal will reopen in the next few months and urged the migrant workers from the State to return.
“We have become part of Pradhan Mantri Chaa Shramik Yojana. More than ₹300 crores have been allocated for the scheme. The workers of the closed tea gardens would get benefits of the scheme. There are about 25 tea gardens which are closed, and we hope that about 10 to 12 tea gardens will open in the next two to three months,” Mr. Adhikari said.
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