A authorities school in Assam’s Sonitpur district has engaged its college students to work in a tea backyard on the campus throughout free time and helped its poor college students to earn cash and pay for his or her training.
Spread over 33 acres of land at Karchantola in Nanduar space close to Jamugurihat city, Tyagbir Hem Baruah College is endowed with a tea backyard, apart from a fishery, banana groves and lemon vegetation. “Mainly poor students from nearby areas work in the tea garden during off periods and earn around Rs 35-40 per hour by plucking leaves. This is part of a skill development initiative but we haven’t taken any government aid for it,” Ajit Hazarika, school principal mentioned.
Tea cultivation on the school premises was began in 2015 on round 4.63 acres and expanded to a different 2.64 acres in 2019.
The school sells inexperienced leaves from the tea backyard to close by factories and earns round Rs 1.85 lakh a 12 months, he mentioned. “We want our students to be doubly benefited in the college – study and also earn using their skills,” Hazarika added.
The school has produced inexperienced tea for the primary time and launched the product in close by native markets on June 1. It is being produced on 1.32 acres of land within the tea backyard. The product is being offered at Rs 225 for a 100 gm packet and Rs 130 for a 50 gm one.
With inputs from PTI.
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