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The central government had then submitted that Assam owed its workers Rs 249 crore, Kerala 27 crore, Tamil Nadu Rs 70 crore, and West Bengal Rs 30 crore. The state will be making a payment of Rs 15 crore to 35,000 workers in these tea gardens. (Archive Photo)The state government will begin the process of disbursing Rs 15 crore in wages to around 35,000 tea garden workers, many of whom haven’t been paid once in the last 15 years, from June 3. At New Dooars tea garden. (Archive Photo) At New Dooars tea garden..