Livelihood Pattern among the Tea Garden Labours of Mornai Tea Estate of Kokrajhar District, Assam

Premjith Mohendiar, Dr. Alam Ara

Abstract: The main occupation of the Tea garden labour is wage labour. The economic condition is not highly sound among the Tea Garden community. The permanent workers have their own quarters allotted by the owner of that particular Tea garden. House is the indicator of socio-economic condition and its change in a particular family or community. The housing conditions of the respondent are not the same. This study aims to show the living conditions of the tea garden labourers of Mornai Tea Estate of Kokrajhar District of Assam. The study reveals that the conditions of the tea garden labours are not the same although they avail the facilities from the management of the Tea Garden. The data were collected from daily wage labour, elderly persons, permanent workers, etc.

Keywords: Tea garden labours, Living conditions, Mornai, Kokrajhar, Assam