Chief Minister will distribute 115 crore bonus amount to 36 lakh tendu leaf collectors
Bhopal. Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav will distribute 115 crore bonus amount as dividend for collection of tendu leaves for the year 2023 to 36 lakh tendu leaf collectors from a state level program organized at the Model School premises in Karahal, the tribal development block headquarters of Sheopur district on August 22. Along with this, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of development works.
Bonus amount will be distributed to 52 thousand 305 collectors of 89 minor forest produce committees of a total of 6 forest divisions including Sheopur Forest Division of Gwalior and Shivpuri Forest Circles.
It is noteworthy that in Sheopur district, a total of 16 minor forest produce cooperative societies are operating under the District Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Union Limited Sheopur, namely Sheopur, Nayagaon, Hirapur, Dob, Piprani, Ratodan, Pahela, Ochhapura, Karahal, Patarwada, Khirkhiri, Sensaipura, Goras, Veerpur, Vijaypur and Gaswani. 12 thousand 849 tendu leaf collectors are associated with them. Last year the target of tendu leaf collection was 22 thousand 490 standard sacks. In the year 2023, the rate of 1 thousand bundles of tendu leaves collection was fixed at Rs 3 thousand. In the year 2024, Chief Minister Dr. Yadav has increased the rate of tendu leaf collection from Rs 3 thousand to Rs 4 thousand per standard sack.
