The Corporation shall be appointed as an Agent for the purpose of purchases and trade in any minor forest produce on annual lease basis and subject to execution of agreements by the authorized officer of the Corporation with the officer of the Forest Department duly authorized in this behalf. The lease amount to be paid by the Corporation shall be on the basis of fixed percentage as may be fixed from time to time, by the Government on the purchase price of the minor forest produce paid by the Corporation for the total quantity of minor forest produce produced by and on behalf of the Corporation. The Government or the Corporation may appoint a Committee for deciding norms for fixing the purchase price of the minor forest produce keeping in view the market trend of the minor forest produce and also the overheads of the Corporation. Based on the guidelines decided by the Committee, the Managing Director of the Corporation shall be authorized to fix the purchase price well in advance of the season for each commodity.
4. Purchase Centres: The Corporation shall notify the purchase centres taking into consideration the convenience of the growers/collectors of the respective minor forest produce in order to enable them to bring such minor forest produce to those centres for sale to the Corporation or its authorized officer or a sub-agent for the purchase of minor forest produce on its behalf.
While fixing the centres the suggestions made by any officer of the Government or the representatives of the people shall also be taken into consideration.