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Gum is an important minor forest produce.Gums are exuded by
plants in response to injuries so as to seal the wound.Gums
have commercial as well as medicinal uses. Many trees in the
forest produce gum like Dhaora, Khair, Babul, Kullu, Palas,
Salai etc. Kullu, Dhaora, Khair, Babul, Salai gums were notified
in Madhya Pradesh state as "specified forest produce" under
the M.P Van Upaj ( Vyapar Viniyaman )Act, 1969 and only the
State Government or an agent appointed by the State Government
could collect these gums. Dhaora, Babul and Khair gums are
grouped together as Class-II gums to distinguish them from
Kullu and Salai gums. These gums have been taken out of the
list of specified produce in June 2003.
Federation had carried out trade of the specified gums as
an agent of the State Government, through Primary Forest Produce
Cooperative Societies till 2002-03.
Details of the Class-II gums ( Dhaora, Khair and Babul )
collection during the last 5 collection seasons are given in the table
below:
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TABLE
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Details Of
Collection Of Class-II Gums
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(Quality in Quintals)
(Amount in Lakh rupees)
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| Collection Year |
Collection Rate per Qntl.
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Quantity Collected |
Quantity Disposed
off |
Sale Price |
| 1998-99 |
2200 - 3000 |
721.39 |
721.39 |
20.27 |
| 1999-2000 |
2200 - 4500 |
2338.61 |
1992.61 |
52.60 |
| 2000-01 |
2200 - 4500 |
447.99 |
443.51 |
20.80 |
| 2001-02 |
2200 - 6000 |
391.68 |
391.68 |
15.18 |
| 2002-03 |
2000 - 3000 |
210.37 |
210.37 |
7.42 |
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# Variable collection rates
for wet & dry seasons
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