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Kendu Leaf Trade: Odisha Gram Sabhas Seek Deregulation

14 May 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALKendu Leaf Trade:Odisha GramSabhas SeekDeregulation14 May 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Koraput village assemblies sought freedom from state control of the kendu leaf trade.

Key facts

  • Plant: kendu or tendu, a Non-Wood Forest Product, used mainly for bidi rolling.
  • Producers: Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh.
  • FRA 2006: communities may collect, use and sell minor forest produce.
  • 2012 amendment: processing, storage, transport and sale without royalty or approval; permits come from the CFRMC.

Significance

A key livelihood; independent control would raise tribal economic autonomy.

Exam angle

District: Koraput; permit authority: CFRMC.

Test yourself

1. Which district's Gram Sabhas sought deregulation of the kendu leaf trade in Odisha in 2025?

Eight Gram Sabhas in Boipariguda block, Koraput, made the request.

2. Under the FRA framework described, who issues transit permits for minor forest produce?

The CFRMC has authority to issue transit permits.

3. What is kendu leaf mainly used for?

Kendu leaves are primarily used for rolling bidis.

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