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Table 9 Details of Kendu leaves collection and net amount received (2002–2013)
Season of
Kendu leaf
collection
The quantity of
collected Kendu
leaves (Standard
Sack in lakh)
Amount paid to
the primary
collector (In Rs.
Crore)
Net Amount
received by
Jharkhand State
Forest
Development
Corporation
Limited (In Rs.
Crore)
Total received
amount (In Rs.
Crore)
2002
5.09
20.413
7.680
28.093
2003
3.87
16.491
6.484
22.975
2004
4.74
20.423
6.416
26.839
2005
3.48
15.692
5.619
21.311
2006
3.06
13.978
7.538
21.516
2007
7.5
35.311
15.298
50.609
2008
5.65
28.326
14.862
43.188
2009
5.68
31.299
16.463
47.762
2010
5.68
34.164
20.757
54.921
2011
4.19
27.307
28.256
55.563
2012
7.69
53.906
41.244
95.15
2013
5.29 (On the
basis of sale)
47.680
(Estimated)
23.105 (On the
basis of sale)
70.785
(Estimated)
2015–16
3.01
32.035
13.38
45.415
Source Jharkhand state forest development corporation limited, Ranchi
for trade in Tendu leaves in the state. It accounts for 75–80% of the total revenue
from the forests (Kerketta et al. 2018). It has earned net revenue of Rs. 41.244 crores
during the fiscal year 2012–13 (Table 9) and generate employment to the tune of 37
lakh man days.
In Jharkhand, JSFDC is responsible for collection and trading of kendu leaves in
systematic and organized manner. For this purpose, the whole forest area of the state
is divided into 300 units called lots. Tendu leaves are plucked by the tribal and the
‘Munshi’ supervises the drying of the leaves. The process of drying takes around 9–
10 days after which standard bags are made, each consisting of 1000 bundles. These
lots are auctioned to the contractors prior to the collection season. The corporation
pays collection prices to the rural people (primary collectors) at a fixed rate every
year. In 2015–16 rural people were paid Rs. 1065 for the collection of a standard bag.
In measurement terms, 1000 poles make a standard bag with each pole containing
52 leaves. For the Year 2015–16, the corporation collected 3.01 lakh standard bags
for which it received an amount of Rs. 45.15 crore. In this process, Rs. 32.035 crore
was paid to the primary collectors by the corporation, thus generating an amount of
Rs. 13.38 crore for the financial year. Table 10 gives district wise related information
of kendu leaves. It shows the production of kendu leaves in the different district of
R. Kumar and P. Saikia
Table 9 Details of Kendu leaves collection and net amount received (2002–2013)
Season of
Kendu leaf
collection
The quantity of
collected Kendu
leaves (Standard
Sack in lakh)
Amount paid to
the primary
collector (In Rs.
Crore)
Net Amount
received by
Jharkhand State
Forest
Development
Corporation
Limited (In Rs.
Crore)
Total received
amount (In Rs.
Crore)
2002
5.09
20.413
7.680
28.093
2003
3.87
16.491
6.484
22.975
2004
4.74
20.423
6.416
26.839
2005
3.48
15.692
5.619
21.311
2006
3.06
13.978
7.538
21.516
2007
7.5
35.311
15.298
50.609
2008
5.65
28.326
14.862
43.188
2009
5.68
31.299
16.463
47.762
2010
5.68
34.164
20.757
54.921
2011
4.19
27.307
28.256
55.563
2012
7.69
53.906
41.244
95.15
2013
5.29 (On the
basis of sale)
47.680
(Estimated)
23.105 (On the
basis of sale)
70.785
(Estimated)
2015–16
3.01
32.035
13.38
45.415
Source Jharkhand state forest development corporation limited, Ranchi
for trade in Tendu leaves in the state. It accounts for 75–80% of the total revenue
from the forests (Kerketta et al. 2018). It has earned net revenue of Rs. 41.244 crores
during the fiscal year 2012–13 (Table 9) and generate employment to the tune of 37
lakh man days.
In Jharkhand, JSFDC is responsible for collection and trading of kendu leaves in
systematic and organized manner. For this purpose, the whole forest area of the state
is divided into 300 units called lots. Tendu leaves are plucked by the tribal and the
‘Munshi’ supervises the drying of the leaves. The process of drying takes around 9–
10 days after which standard bags are made, each consisting of 1000 bundles. These
lots are auctioned to the contractors prior to the collection season. The corporation
pays collection prices to the rural people (primary collectors) at a fixed rate every
year. In 2015–16 rural people were paid Rs. 1065 for the collection of a standard bag.
In measurement terms, 1000 poles make a standard bag with each pole containing
52 leaves. For the Year 2015–16, the corporation collected 3.01 lakh standard bags
for which it received an amount of Rs. 45.15 crore. In this process, Rs. 32.035 crore
was paid to the primary collectors by the corporation, thus generating an amount of
Rs. 13.38 crore for the financial year. Table 10 gives district wise related information
of kendu leaves. It shows the production of kendu leaves in the different district of