Updated On: 30 January, 2026 04:44 PM IST | Dibrugarh | PTI
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the EU-India free trade agreement will allow Assam tea exports to Europe at zero tariff, boosting the state’s global trade. He praised tea garden workers for establishing Assam’s international tea identity, highlighted recent laws granting them land ownership, and criticized Congress for neglecting their welfare
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Amit Shah credits tea workers as Assam tea gets global push. File Pic
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the EU-India free trade agreement will ensure that Assam tea shipments will reach the European countries with zero tariff.
Addressing a public rally at the Khanikar Parade Ground here, Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken Assam tea to Paris and Berlin along with other countries of the European bloc through the recently signed trade pact. ``The EU-India trade pact will further boost Assam tea exports to European countries``, he asserted.