Section 10 in The Orissa Kendu Leaves Manual, 1973
10. Duties of Checker.
- (i) The Checker is a seasonal staff to be appointed for a specific period every year.(ii)He shall be responsible for the work in the phadies assigned to him.(iii)He shall go round the Kendu Leaf growing areas under his jurisdiction to ascertain the maturity of leaves for plucking the leaves regularly during the season.(iv)He shall draw up programme for plucking of leaves of the area assigned to him keeping in view suitability of leaves and also take up plucking of leaves in the concerned areas.(v)He shall check the stock account of phadies under his jurisdiction with reference to the quantity of Kendu Leaves purchased and shall certify that the leaves purchased are of proper quality as specified in the Agreement with Orissa Forest Corporation Ltd.(vi)He shall collect from the Munshis a copy of the daily purchase shet in K. L. Form No.1, countersign it himself and submit the daily report in K. L. Form No.2 in respect of each of the phadies to the concerned Forester.(vii)He shall check up the condition of Kendu Leaves during the stage of drying and ensure proper duration and process of the drying and storage of leaves in the phadies.(viii)He shall be responsible for such other duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the Head Checker, Forester and the Range Officer.
