Read the passage and answer the questions that follow:

The process of making Bidis starts in forested villages where villagers pluck Tendu leaves and sell it to the forest department or a private contractor who in turn sells it to the forest department. On average a person can collect 100 bundles (of 50 leaves each) a day. The government then auctions the leaves to Bidi factory owners who give it to contractors. The contractor in turn supplies tobacco and leaves to home-based workers. These workers, mostly women, roll the bidis-first dampening the leaves, then cutting them, filling in tobacco evenly and then tying them with thread. The contractor picks up these bidis and sells them to the manufacturer who roasts them and sells them and put his own brand label. The manufacturer then sells them to a distributor who distributes the packed bidis to wholesalers who in turn sell to your neighborhood pan shops.

In home-based work such as rolling Bidis, who among the following provide raw material to the home-based worker?

Contractor

The correct answer is Option (2) → Contractor

According to the passage, the contractor supplies both tobacco and Tendu leaves to the home-based workers who are responsible for rolling the Bidis.