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Employees Welfare Association
Our work

Welfare, organised around what a household actually needs.

Every project below was raised, budgeted and voted on by the association itself — grouped here by the need it answers, not the year it ran. Photos are from our own distributions, where a clean shot was available.

Health, Safety & Comfort

Members unfolding a mosquito net outside the welfare association office
Mosquito nets, estate-wideA double-size net for every worker's home after the 2022 flood brought malaria and dengue risk with it.
A worker receiving a rechargeable solar light
Rechargeable solar lightsOne per family, so homework and housework don't stop when the power does.
A worker receiving a steel tiffin box
Three-tier steel tiffin boxesA proper lunch carrier for every worker on the plucking line.
Workers receiving an electric iron
Electric iron, every familySmall comfort, daily use — wrinkle-free clothes and better hygiene.
Tarpaulin sheeting rigged over a home roof for weather protection
Emergency polythene sheetingRushed out to 983 families after hailstorms tore up roofing in 2024.

Education & Opportunity

Scholarship recipients at the Annual General Meeting
HSLC / HSSLC & college scholarshipsExam-season financial aid for members' children, including transport to town exam centres.
A student studying at a desk
Scholarships for local-area studentsRewarding excellence for students living on the estate, worker family or not.
A schoolbag being handed to a student
School bags & umbrellasKitted out for the school year, rain or shine.
Laptop and printer set up on the association office desk
Laptop & printer for the officeAssociation records, accounts and correspondence, finally digital.

Food Security

Workers lined up to receive dal and mustard oil
Dal & mustard oil, twice a yearBranded oil and two kinds of dal for around 1,200 households before Puja and again in spring.
Hands holding a tin cup filled with rice
Extra grain before Makar SankrantiDal, oil, flour, sugar and suji — the makings of the festival table.
A grocery storefront stocked with sacks of grain and festival supplies
Extra grain before Bengali New YearThe same again, timed for Poila Boishakh.

Clothing & Essentials

Members choosing sarees and t-shirts for distribution
Sarees & t-shirtsFestival wear for every woman and man on the workforce, 925 strong.
Winter garments being distributed indoors
Winter jackets & shawlsFor workers, staff and needy families before the cold sets in.
Two women receiving a handloom tant saree
Tant sarees, every womanHandloom sarees for 630 women across the estate — no occasion needed.

Infrastructure & Environment

Completed community hall building
Three community hallsRaised in Rosekandi, Duarbond and Choto Jalenga for meetings, games and shelter.
A fruit sapling handed to a worker
Fruit sapling for every familyShade now, fruit in a few years, and a small income of its own later.

Community & Celebration

Community members gathered outdoors for Republic Day celebrations
Republic Day sportsRaces, games and prizes for workers and their children every 26 January.
Two children playing joyfully outdoors at a rural Assam schoolyard
Independence Day sportsThe same spirit again every 15 August, gifts included.