The Department of Forest and Climate Change on Wednesday ordered the distribution of incentive wages amounting to Rs 424.11 crores to tendu leave pluckers in Chhattisgarh.

As a part of this, incentive wages amounting to Rs 163.62 crore will be distributed to 9,49,944 pluckers from 733 societies which were profitable in 2021.

The Chhattisgarh government distributes the profit earned from the trade of tendu leaves as incentive wages to tendu leaves pluckers.