Tendu patta collection rate of Rs 4,000 per bag

The manifesto promised a tendu patta collection rate of Rs 4,000 per standard bag for all tendu patta collectors. Business Standard reported in December 2023 that Chief Minister Mohan Yadav increased the tendu leaf collection rate by Rs 1,000, taking the rate to Rs 4,000 per standard bag. The same report stated that the decision would benefit more than 3.5 million collectors and involve additional remuneration of Rs 162 crore. This directly matches the promised collection-rate amount. The verdict is fulfilled, with medium confidence because the delivery evidence in this pass is from an approved newspaper rather than a government-domain order. Budget: the fiscal impact was reported as additional remuneration of Rs 162 crore, but no formal budget-utilisation document was found in approved sources in this pass.