Tea Garden & Plantation Operations Glossary

The standard daily attendance unit in tea plantations representing a completed daily work task. A worker who marks full hazira is entitled to the agreed base daily wage under regional industry settlements.

Piece-rate or task-based work assigned in tea gardens for specific field operations like weeding, pruning, or drainage, where payment is tied to completing a set area or measurement rather than hours.

The administrative supervision of field labor in tea gardens. A Kamdar oversees sirdars, monitors plucking quality in designated sections, and coordinates morning muster.

The minimum weight of green leaf (usually 20kg to 24kg depending on season and region) a plucker must harvest to qualify for their standard daily hazira wage.

Additional wage paid per kilogram of green leaf harvested beyond the standard plucking task. Essential for maximizing harvest yields during peak flush flushes.

A double daily wage credit granted when a worker completes an exceptional double shift or performs strenuous emergency work such as factory night shifts or drainage repair.

The frontline supervisor who leads a plucking gang across garden lines, ensuring proper two-leaves-and-a-bud selection, line discipline, and section coverage.

The percentage of tender two-leaves-and-a-bud shoots found in a representative 100g sample of harvested green leaf. High fine leaf counts correlate directly with premium made tea auction prices.

The empty weight of the plucking basket, jute bag, or nylon sheet used to hold harvested leaf. It must be subtracted from gross scale weight to determine accurate net plucking weight.

A percentage reduction applied to harvested green leaf weight during heavy rains to compensate for surface rainwater clinging to leaves, preventing water weight from being paid as tea leaf.

The official transfer document generated at division weighing sheds summarizing total bags and net green leaf dispatched to the tea manufacturing factory.

The ratio of finished made tea produced relative to raw green leaf intake, typically ranging between 21% and 23.5% for CTC and Orthodox tea manufacturing.

The controlled reduction in leaf moisture achieved on withering troughs before mechanical rolling or CTC cutting, critical for enzymatic biochemical development.

The statutory record of daily worker attendance, task completion, and wage entitlement required under the Plantations Labour Act and state rules.

The executive summary compiled every evening showing total green leaf plucked, labor turnout percentage, factory production, cost per kg, and closing store stocks.

A physically separated section or satellite division of a large tea plantation that operates its own weighing sheds and lines while reporting to the main estate factory and office.

The scheduled inventory disbursement of statutory subsidized food grains (rice, wheat, atta) and protective gear (boots, aprons, umbrellas) to permanent estate workers.

Statutory retirement benefit contribution calculated as a percentage of basic cash wages and Dearness Allowance (DA) under plantation labor agreements.