Supporting children of people involved in collection of ‘Tendu’ leaves in Chhattisgarh, the State Government has distributed Rs1.33 crore as promotion amount among 674 meritorious children of Tendu leaves collectors as who have passed standard 10th and 12th.
According to official information, a total of 353 students who had made their mark in merit list of class 10th were given a total of Rs54.95 lakhs while Rs80.25 lakh was distributed among 321 students of class 12th.
The Chhattisgarh Board of Secondary Education has provisioned for giving promotion amount to students who have cleared class 10th and 12th board exam with more than 75 per cent marks.
Officials further informed that the Chhattisgarh State Forest Produce Cooperative Federation — one of the organizations of State Forest Department provides cash amounting to Rs15,000 for students of class 10th and Rs25,000 to students of class 12th passing exam with more than 75 per cent marks. This scheme was started in 2012-13 for promoting education in the children of people involved in Tendu leaves collection.