Maharashtra government bans cash distribution of tendu bonus
According to the new rules, from the year 2022, more than 1.50 lakh tendu collectors will be given a 100% bonus from the royalty amount according to the leaves collected by the workers.
Nagpur: The state government has made the rules for the distribution of bonuses to tendu patta collectors even more strict in order to check irregularities on a large scale.
Now the bonus amount will be decided on the basis of the royalty amount received from a particular unit, notified yield of that unit, and actual tendu leaves collected by the collector.
According to the new rules, from the year 2022, more than 1.50 lakh tendu collectors will be given a 100% bonus from the royalty amount according to the leaves collected by the workers.
Along with this, earlier the Forest Department used to deduct administrative expenses from the amount of royalty and distribute the remaining amount as a bonus. And it has also been said in the new rules that the distribution of the bonus amount will have to be done within one month of receipt of the royalty amount. And the distribution has to be completed before the tendu season gets over in the month of December.
Government has directed the departments to upload the details
Due to some unavoidable reason, the amount of the undistributed bonus will be deposited in the government fund.
Forest officials said, “Earlier, this work used to go on for two-three years. Now poor laborers and villagers will be benefited financially. “Further, in order to avoid any malpractice in the distribution of bonus, The state government has directed to distribute it directly to the bank account of tendu patta collectors on the basis of Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme (DBTS). This will surely help in reducing the corruption in distribution of bonus amount,” he added.
The government has also directed the departments to upload the details showing the actual disbursement of bonus on the website of the Forest Department. And also under this new scheme, a check book will be issued by the treasury to the PLA account holder. Due to which the bonus amount will be transferred to the tendu collector through electronic means.
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