In the current season for ‘green gold’ (tendu leaves), Chhattisgarh has collected 9,72,697 standard sacks against the targeted 16,71,000 sacks -- a 58 percent achievement. Tendu leave pluckers have earned Rs 389 crore as income so far.
According to an official statement issued on Friday, the Chhattisgarh State Minor Forest Produce Cooperative Union has collected 81,998 standard sacks from Bijapur district, 41,083 sacks from Sukma, 3,511 from Dantewada, 11,819 from Jagdalpur and 11,485 from Kondagaon district among others.
The quality of tendu leaves from Chhattisgarh is considered the best in the country.