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[edit] Hailakandi

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Subdivision of Cachar District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, lying between 24° 12' and 24° 53' N. and 92° 26' and 92° 46' E., with an area of 414 square miles. It occupies the valley of the Dhales- wari, south of the Barak, and is separated from Sylhet on the west by the Saraspur Hills. The population in 1891 was 99,869, which by 1901 had risen to 112,897, giving a density of 272 persons per square mile, as compared with 121 in the District as a whole. A large part of the sub- division consists of a flat plain producing rice ; but the tea industry is also of considerable importance, and in 1904 there were on the higher ground 31 gardens with 11,353 acres under plant, which gave employ- ment to 27 Europeans and 13,600 natives. The annual rainfall averages about no inches, which is considerably less than that recorded in the north of the Cachar plains. The subdivision contains 269 villages. The head-quarters of the Magistrate in charge, who is almost invariably a European, are located at Hailakandi. The demand on account of land revenue and local rates in 1903-4 was Rs. 1,33,000.

[edit] Cashless transaction to tea plantation workers

The Huffington Post, December 4, 2016

Hailakandi Becomes First District In Assam To Pay Tea Workers Via Bank Account

Following demonetisation, Assam government had set 15 December as the deadline for cashless transactions to tea plantation workers.

JAYANTA DEY

Hailakandi has become the first district in Assam to pay wages to tea garden workers through individual bank accounts before the 15 December deadline set by the state government for cashless transactions to the plantation workers.

At least 504 workers of Burnie Braes tea estate received their wages through bank accounts and the payment was made through five Banking Correspondents (CSPs) of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank, District Labour Officer Alimuddin Barbhuiya said on Saturday.

Such payments were possible due to the effort of district Deputy Commissioner Moloy Bora, who held a series of meetings with bankers, tea garden managements and mobile service providers, Barbhuiya said.

Following demonetisation of ₹500 and ₹1000 currency notes from 9 November, Assam government had set 15 December as the deadline for cashless transactions to tea plantation workers.

[edit] See also

Demonetisation of high value currency- 1946, 1978, 2016: India