The Kendu Leaf Trade: Problems & Prospects in Orissa - Vasundhara
The Kendu Leaf Trade: Problems & Prospects in Orissa - Vasundhara
The Kendu Leaf Trade: Problems & Prospects in Orissa - Vasundhara
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Chart-12<br />
Total production of bidi by registered units <strong>in</strong> the<br />
Jharsuguda range of Central Excise & Customs<br />
4500000000<br />
4000000000<br />
3500000000<br />
3000000000<br />
2500000000<br />
2000000000<br />
1500000000<br />
1000000000<br />
500000000<br />
0<br />
1999374590<br />
1616355400<br />
1996-97<br />
1997-98<br />
1998-99<br />
1999-2000<br />
2000-01<br />
2001-02<br />
2002-03<br />
2003-04<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
Bidi production <strong>in</strong><br />
numbers<br />
Year<br />
(based on data provided by Central Excise & Customs)<br />
Chart-13<br />
Production of bidi <strong>in</strong> areas other than western <strong>Orissa</strong><br />
Production <strong>in</strong> number<br />
7000000000<br />
6000000000<br />
5000000000<br />
4000000000<br />
3000000000<br />
2000000000<br />
1000000000<br />
0<br />
1996-97<br />
1997-98<br />
1998-99<br />
1999-00<br />
2000-01<br />
2001-02<br />
2002-03<br />
2003-04<br />
2004-05<br />
2005-06<br />
Year<br />
(based on data provided by Central Excise & Customs)<br />
And, although some <strong>in</strong>dividual units appear to have suffered badly(see, for <strong>in</strong>stance, chart 14 for<br />
the official projections of New <strong>Orissa</strong> Bidi, one of the popular brands of coastal <strong>Orissa</strong>) dur<strong>in</strong>g<br />
the concerned period(1996-97 to 2005-06), that is not necessarily due to the crisis <strong>in</strong> the bidi<br />
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