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GUMS (Category-I and Category-II )


The Kullu (Sterculia urens) Category-I Gums are primarily graded as Grade-I, Grade-II and Grade-III Gums on the basis of colour, quality and value in the market, Gums from Dhawda (Anogeisus latifolia), Babool (Acacia indica) and Khair (Acacia catechu) are Category-II Gums. The annual production of Gum varies too much from year to year.

Gum Collection and Trade Practices


  • The collection of Kullu Gum is prohibited in the State except in Bastar Revenue Division.
  • The entire area of collection is divided into different units similar to Tendu leaves Primary units.
  • These units are sold in advance through e-Tenders/e-Auctions by MFP Federation, Raipur to facilitate the collection of Gum.
  • The purchaser is required to deposit the 10% of the sale value, calculated on the basis of notified quantity in the e-Tenders/e-Auctions notice as security deposit.
  • The collection charges to the collectors at collection centres are paid by the purchaser at the rate fixed by the Govt.
  • The collection rate for Kullu Gum is Rs. 22000/- per Qtl. for grade I, Rs. 15000/- per Qtl. for grade II and Rs. 10800/- per qntl. for grade III and Rs. 2900/- per per qntl.for Dhawada Gum,  Rs. 1740/- per qtl. for Khair and Babool Gum for the year 2016-17.


Year wise detail of Collection and Sale of Gums in the State are as follows :-


Year

Quantity Collected (Qtls.)

Collection Wages 
(Rs. Lakhs)

Sale Value 
(Rs. Lakhs)

Average Sale Rate  (Rs. per Qntl.)

Kullu Gum

 

2001-02

247.52

12.38

13.17

5322

2002-03

494.60

24.73

24.99

5053

2003-04

1058.60

52.93

54.68

5168

2004-05

1283.07

82.12

85.06

6629

2005-06

676.795

62.70

68.37

10103

2006-07

435.84

58.61

65.43

15013

2007-08

1076.596

149.43

151.53

14500

2008-09

864.190

133.06

140.01

16201

2009-10

1750.135

297.48

313.33

17903

2010-11

389.68

85.73

105.34

27033

2011-12

138.50

37.40

53.79

38837

2012-13

190.89

42.87

47.29

29784

2013-14

18.40

3.73

3.34

24212

2014-15

40.27

5.27

3.50

10100

2015-16

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2016-17

4.00 

0.537

0.064

1599

 

 

 

 

Dhawda/Khair/Babul Gums

 

2001-02

1196.12

27.89

16.11

1749

2002-03

904.23

16.74

17.52

2622

2003-04

403.53

7.60

8.02

2639

2004-05

742.16

12.33

13.34

2704

2005-06

145.00

2.38

2.75

2882

2006-07

141.58

2.89

3.27

2826

2007-08

306.00

5.10

5.90

2893

2008-09

560.00

11.39

12.21

3060

2009-10

619.25

14.40

19.49

3723

2010-11

26.74

0.74

1.78

6644

2011-12

64.50

1.87

3.07

4756

2012-13

45.20

0.96

1.02

3078

2013-14

7.00

0.20

0.23

3302

2014-15

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2015-16

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2016-17

27.500 

0.798

0.825

3000