https://www.downtoearth.org.in/agriculture/bumper-procurement-helps-odisha-kendu-leaf-collectors-amid-covid-19-77755
Bumper procurement helps Odisha kendu leaf collectors amid COVID-19
The volume of Kendu leaves sold this year was worth over Rs 70 crore than 2020.
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2024/Nov/14/13-arrested-for-armed-robbery-of-kendu-leaf-from-godown-in-odisha
13 arrested for armed robbery of Kendu leaf from godown in Odisha
Deogarh SP Anil Kumar Mishra said, on the night of November 3, a few miscreants reached the godown in three vehicles.
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https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2026/Apr/30/fresh-agitation-by-kendu-leaf-workers-on-may-1-and-2-in-odisha
Fresh agitation by kendu leaf workers on May 1 and 2 in Odisha
Despite the government notifying revised minimum wages in July 2024, there has been no corresponding fixation of monthly wages for nearly two years.
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/forests/odisha-kendu-produce-worth-rs-34-lakh-could-go-unsold-as-permits-refused-to-forest-dwellers
Odisha Forest Dwellers Face Rs 34 Lakh Loss as Kendu Leaf Permits Denied
Indigenous forest dwellers in Odisha's Koraput district face financial ruin as delayed permits to sell Rs 34 lakh worth of kendu leaves threaten to spoil their...