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Livelihood sources of Gond Tribes: A study of village Mangalnaar, Bhairamgarh block, Chhattisgarh Abstract

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... Almost two thirds of the NTFP shave been collected in India's tribal belts. In Chhattisgarh, nearly 200 NTFPs are collected and sold by the tribal people, namely Tendu leaves (Diospyros melanoxylon), sal seed (Shorea robusta), Harra (Terminalia chebula), Khair (Acacia catechu) gum, Babool gum (Acacia nilotica), Tamarind (Tamarindus indica), Chironji (Buchananial anzan), Mahua seed (Madhuca indica) (Churpal et al. 2021).The Gonds are the largest tribal population distributed in various states, and in Chhattisgarh 'a tribal state' they constitute nearly 31% of the total population (Census of India 2011, Sanyal and Singh 2022). Nearly 94 % of the tribal population is involved inTendu leave collection, which acts as a financial lifeline for forest dwellers and also provides seasonal revenue to the state forest department by selling these leaves with the help of government societies. ...
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