Editing Assam tea (section)

=== Separate time zone ===
Tea gardens in Assam do not follow the [[Indian Standard Time]] (IST), which is the time observed throughout India and Sri Lanka. The local time in Assam's tea gardens, known as "Tea Garden Time" or ''Sah Bagan Time'' (also used by Myanmar as MMT), is an hour ahead of the IST.<ref name=zeenews>{{cite news |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/north-east/assam-tea-gardens-an-hour-ahead-of-india_659847.html |title=Assam tea gardens an hour 'ahead' of India |website=ZeeNews.com |access-date=18 July 2013}}</ref> The system was introduced during British rule keeping in mind the early sunrise in this part of the country.

By and large, the system has subsequently been successful in increasing the productivity of tea garden workers as they save on daylight by finishing the work during daytime, and vice versa. Working time for tea laborers in the gardens is generally between 9&nbsp;a.m. (IST 8&nbsp;a.m.) to 5&nbsp;p.m. (IST 4&nbsp;p.m.) It may vary slightly from garden to garden.

Noted filmmaker [[Jahnu Barua]] has been campaigning for a separate time zone for the northeast region.<ref name=zeenews/>