• Mrs. Bandana Saikia

Abstract: The tea industry in India occupies a very significant position in the world economic scenario. At present times, India stands as a formidable force in the global tea industry, ranking as the second largest tea producer worldwide. It is a product of colonialism in India. Its discovery in Assam in 1823 was followed by the expansion of the industry in different parts of the state. Its establishment as an organized industrial sector had resulted in the recruitment of huge number of labourers from the Eastern and Southern most parts of India. A significant portion of them were the women labourers. This paper deals with the tea garden women workers of Borholla Tea Estate of Jorhat district of Assam, India. Through this study attempt has been made to evaluate their preparedness in maintaining the livelihood amidst various hurdles. It is a real scenario that women workers of tea garden do not get actual evaluation in terms of financial and social aspects. They do hard work whole day long and they are deprived of minimum level of facilities. They live a miserable life in comparison with the other sectors. But the interesting fact is that they mange everything with their preparedness and try to maintain a better livelihood.

Tea Industry, Women Workers, Livelihood, Preparedness.

"Preparedness of Women Tea Garden Workers in Maintaining Livelihood: A Case of Study in Borholla Tea Estate of Jorhat District, Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no.h375-h379, June-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406742.pdf

"Preparedness of Women Tea Garden Workers in Maintaining Livelihood: A Case of Study in Borholla Tea Estate of Jorhat District, Assam", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 6, page no. pph375-h379, June-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2406742.pdf