Labour accounts for the biggest expense quotient for the company, which has launched several welfare schemes, including free medical facilities for the work force.

The Panitola estate has a large central hospital with qualified doctors and support staffs to cater to all medical exigencies. All the other gardens have smaller hospitals, each with an ambulance. Free eye camps, anti-maleria programmes, vasectomy and anti-polio drives are regular features.

Labourers are provided free protective clothing, gloves, footwears, blankets and mosquito nets. Special teams maintain hygiene at labour accomodations.

Other facilities for the work force include free supply of portable water and firewood, free housing and education for their children, and the capital cost of electrification at workers residences'. The company has also undertaken extensive forestation programmes in each of its 12 gardens.