Raipur, 22 September 2021. In Chhattisgarh, during the current year 2021, 13 lakh 5 thousand 710 standard bags of tendu leaves worth more than Rs 522 crore have been collected during the tendu leaf collection season. During this, 100% payment of Rs 522 crore has been made to all the 12 lakh 14 thousand 372 collectors collecting tendu leaves.
It is worth mentioning that as per the intention of the Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel, as a result of the important decision taken by the State Government in the interest of the forest dwellers, the amount of Rs. 502 crore 49 lakh is to be paid to the tendu patta collectors in the state only in the two months of May and June. It was over Forest and Climate Change Minister Shri Mohammad Akbar said that due to this, the Tendupatta collectors including the tribal forest dwellers of the state did not face any problem of livelihood in the odd situation of Corona crisis and they got a lot of support from the collection of Tendupatta. In this way, there was a flurry of income in the life of all the forest dwellers including the tendu leaf collectors even in the hour of Corona crisis.
According to the information received from the State Minor Forest Produce Association, this year the five forest divisions collecting the maximum tendu leaves include East Bhanupratappur, Balrampur, Sukma, Bijapur and West Bhanupratappur. Of these, 91 thousand 320 standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 36 crore 53 lakh have been collected under the former Bhanupratappur forest division. After this, 90 thousand 526 standard bags worth Rs 36 crore 21 lakh have been collected under Balrampur forest division and 75 thousand 914 standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 30 crore 37 lakh under Sukma forest division. 75 thousand 395 standard bags worth Rs 30 crore 16 lakh have been collected under Bijapur forest division and 75 thousand 120 standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 30 crore 5 lakh under West Bhanupratappur forest division.
Similarly, 10 thousand 395 standard bags worth Rs 4 crore in Dantewada forest division, 14 thousand 802 standard bags worth Rs 6 crore in Jagdalpur, 12 thousand 446 standard bags worth Rs 5 crore in South Kondagaon and 8 crore in Keshkal. 21 thousand 107 standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 44 lakh have been collected. Collection of 15 thousand 322 standard bags worth Rs 6 crore 13 lakh in Narayanpur, 34 thousand 364 standard bags worth Rs 13 crore 75 lakh in Kanker and 65 thousand 559 standard bags worth Rs 26 crore 22 lakh in Rajnandgaon. has been done. In Khairagarh 34 thousand 698 standard bags worth Rs 13 crore 88 lakh, 20 thousand 383 standard bags worth Rs 8 crore 15 lakh in Balod and 38 thousand standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 15 crore 20 lakh in Kawardha. Is.
In Dhamtari forest division, 22 thousand 890 standard bags worth Rs 9 crore 16 lakh, 69 thousand 890 standard bags worth Rs 27 crore 96 lakh in Gariaband, 74 thousand 871 standard bags worth Rs 29 crore 95 lakh in Mahasamund and 20 thousand 877 standard bags of tendutta worth Rs 8 crore 35 lakh have been collected in Balodabazar. 29 thousand 715 standard bags worth Rs 11 crore 89 lakh in Bilaspur, 19 thousand 440 standard bags worth Rs 7 crore 78 lakh in Marwahi and 3 thousand 763 standard sacks worth Rs 01 crore 51 lakh in Janjgir-Champa. collection has taken place.
Similarly, in Raigarh, 44 thousand 702 standard bags worth Rs 17 crore 88 lakh, 70 thousand 157 standard bags worth Rs 28 crore in Dharamjaygarh, 42 thousand 960 standard bags worth Rs 17 crore 18 lakh in Korba and in Katghora. 65 thousand 932 standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 26 crore 37 lakh have been collected. 23 thousand 297 standard bags worth Rs 9 crore 32 lakh in Jashpur, 32 thousand standard bags worth Rs 12 crore 80 lakh in Manendragarh, 20 thousand 996 standard bags worth Rs 8 crore 40 lakh in Korea, 12 in Surguja 30 thousand 645 standard bags worth Rs 26 lakh crore and 58 thousand 207 standard bags of tendu leaves worth Rs 23 crore 28 lakh have been collected in Surajpur.
Raipur: Tendupatta collection: Income flurry in the hour of Corona crisis
