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: Tourism industry is one of the fastest growing industries in the world; which has a special place in a labour abundant country like India. More precisely, it has strategic importance in Assam as one of the north eastern states for its unique beauty and cultural abundance. As per the reports of World Travel and Tourism Council (2018), tourism sector provided 1 for 10 jobs worldwide and 1 in 5 of all the new jobs created in 2017. In Assam, tourism industry can be a boon for the local people. Because tourism industry can absorb different categories of labours viz. unskilled, semi-skilled and highly skilled labour and can solve the growing unemployment problem and thereby, boost their quality of life. Among all other dimensions of tourism industries in Assam, Tea gardens can be a promising one for its beautiful gardens and bunglows, old trees and green lawns which are always centre of attraction for the tourists. According to OECD, labours can be regarded as human capital or assets instead of cost, which holds good for tourism industry also. Similarly the tea industry is also depend on its workers and their quality as human capital. This study attempts to highlight the prospects of tea tourism in Assam and to trace out the basic infrastructural factors specifically human capital for the development of tourism industry in Assam.