Lok Sabha Question No. 4355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

- (a) Yes, Madam.
- (b) National Bamboo Mission was launched in 2006-07 with the objective inter alia to increase the coverage of bamboo in the country and establish convergence and synergy among stakeholders for  development  of  bamboo  sector  based  on  a  regionally  differentiated  strategy.  The  Mission primarily  focuses  on  quality  planting  material,  area  expansion,  improvement  of  existing  stock, training of farmers/artisans, establishment of market infrastructure, research & development etc.
- (c)  Details  of  funds  allocated  and  released  to  States  and  Institutions  under  NBM  during  the  last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I.
- (d)  &  (e):    Under  the  Mission,  so  far  61126  farmers  including  artisans  have  been  trained  for different activities  of  bamboo sector development. In addition, 39 numbers of bamboo wholesale and  retail  markets,  29  numbers  of  retail  outlets  and  40  numbers  of  bamboo  bazaars  have  been established. An area of 361791 hectare has been brought under bamboo plantation, which includes 236700 hectare in forest area and 125091 hectare in non-forest area. An area of 91715 hectare of existing  bamboo  plantation  has  also  been  improved  for  productivity  enhancement.  In  addition, 1466 numbers of nurseries have been established to supply quality planting material.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

## DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4355 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/3/2018

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

## †4355. SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

Will the Minister of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ÉÊ´ÉYÉÉxÉ +ÉÉè® |ÉÉètÉÉäÉÊMÉBÉEÉÒ àÉÆjÉÉÒ pleased to state:

- (a) whether Government is implementing National Bamboo Mission in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the salient features of the above said scheme;
- (c) the funds allocated and released under the above mentioned schemes to State Government and Institutions during the last three years and the current year;
- (d) the number of entrepreneurs benefitted from the scheme so far; and
- (e) the extent to which success has been achieved in the implementation of this scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, MINISTER OF EARTH SCIENCES AND

## MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## (DR. HARSH VARDHAN)

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| Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   | Details of funds allocated and released to States and Institutions under NBMduring the last three years and current year   |
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| S.No                                                                                                                       | States                                                                                                                     | 2014-15                                                                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                                    | 2015-16                                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                                    | 2016-17                                                                                                                    | (Rs. in lakh) 2017-18                                                                                                      | (Rs. in lakh) 2017-18                                                                                                      |
| S.No                                                                                                                       | States                                                                                                                     | Allocation                                                                                                                 | Released                                                                                                                   | Allocation                                                                                                                 | Released                                                                                                                   | Allocation                                                                                                                 | Released                                                                                                                   | Allocation                                                                                                                 | Released                                                                                                                   |
| 1                                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                             | 83.95                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                                      | 76.49                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                               | 512.40                                                                                                                     | 380.00                                                                                                                     | 514.95                                                                                                                     | 513.00                                                                                                                     | 143.21                                                                                                                     | 143.21                                                                                                                     | 56.58                                                                                                                      | 47.77                                                                                                                      |
| 4                                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                                        | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                                    | 439.06                                                                                                                     | 291.16                                                                                                                     | 476.00                                                                                                                     | 476.00                                                                                                                     | 152.70                                                                                                                     | 152.70                                                                                                                     | 89.70                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                           | 135.71                                                                                                                     | 81.08                                                                                                                      | 116.72                                                                                                                     | 116.72                                                                                                                     | 48.08                                                                                                                      | 24.04                                                                                                                      | 36.94                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                                          | J&K                                                                                                                        | 203.31                                                                                                                     | 77.41                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 15.99                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                                          | Jharkhand                                                                                                                  | 198.45                                                                                                                     | 40.00                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                                          | Karnataka                                                                                                                  | 616.09                                                                                                                     | 464.62                                                                                                                     | 400.00                                                                                                                     | 400.00                                                                                                                     | 178.50                                                                                                                     | 133.88                                                                                                                     | 126.00                                                                                                                     | 94.50                                                                                                                      |
| 10                                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                                     | 112.53                                                                                                                     | 109.54                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 9.19                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                             | 684.34                                                                                                                     | 681.10                                                                                                                     | 1030.00                                                                                                                    | 1029.25                                                                                                                    | 120.30                                                                                                                     | 116.49                                                                                                                     | 88.80                                                                                                                      | 44.40                                                                                                                      |
| 12                                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                                | 268.80                                                                                                                     | 58.61                                                                                                                      | 245.70                                                                                                                     | 175.00                                                                                                                     | 18.02                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 16.68                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                         | Orissa                                                                                                                     | 564.43                                                                                                                     | 388.14                                                                                                                     | 498.00                                                                                                                     | 498.00                                                                                                                     | 185.91                                                                                                                     | 102.79                                                                                                                     | 143.91                                                                                                                     | 72.00                                                                                                                      |
| 14                                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                                  | 219.84                                                                                                                     | 31.24                                                                                                                      | 68.42                                                                                                                      | 68.42                                                                                                                      | 19.47                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 2.20                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                 | 120.72                                                                                                                     | 15.00                                                                                                                      | 35.00                                                                                                                      | 35.00                                                                                                                      | 30.39                                                                                                                      | 22.79                                                                                                                      | 5.51                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 50.00                                                                                                                      | 50.00                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                              | 257.67                                                                                                                     | 50.00                                                                                                                      | 126.55                                                                                                                     | 126.55                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                                | 99.25                                                                                                                      | 28.58                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                                | 93.19                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                                         | BTSG (Kerala)                                                                                                              | 115.20                                                                                                                     | 57.58                                                                                                                      | 50.00                                                                                                                      | 50.00                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                         | BTSG Dehradun                                                                                                              | 225.67                                                                                                                     | 150.00                                                                                                                     | 118.36                                                                                                                     | 118.36                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                                         | NHB                                                                                                                        | 100.00                                                                                                                     | 50.00                                                                                                                      | 30.00                                                                                                                      | 30.00                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                            | SUB-TOTAL                                                                                                                  | 5127.10                                                                                                                    | 2954.06                                                                                                                    | 3759.70                                                                                                                    | 3686.30                                                                                                                    | 921.76                                                                                                                     | 695.90                                                                                                                     | 566.32                                                                                                                     | 258.67                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                            | NE STATES                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 1376.29                                                                                                                    | 1281.90                                                                                                                    | 350.00                                                                                                                     | 350.00                                                                                                                     | 138.60                                                                                                                     | 138.60                                                                                                                     | 75.60                                                                                                                      | 19.00                                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                                         | Assam                                                                                                                      | 1065.23                                                                                                                    | 296.64                                                                                                                     | 70.00                                                                                                                      | 70.00                                                                                                                      | 156.00                                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                                    | 1023.22                                                                                                                    | 861.57                                                                                                                     | 695.97                                                                                                                     | 695.97                                                                                                                     | 272.21                                                                                                                     | 194.05                                                                                                                     | 217.08                                                                                                                     | 217.06                                                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                                  | 308.85                                                                                                                     | 96.62                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 27.83                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                                    | 1396.00                                                                                                                    | 1230.00                                                                                                                    | 830.21                                                                                                                     | 830.21                                                                                                                     | 416.58                                                                                                                     | 416.58                                                                                                                     | 311.58                                                                                                                     | 284.46                                                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                                   | 1136.66                                                                                                                    | 1135.91                                                                                                                    | 872.50                                                                                                                     | 872.50                                                                                                                     | 388.50                                                                                                                     | 244.25                                                                                                                     | 283.50                                                                                                                     | 141.75                                                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                                     | 301.46                                                                                                                     | 56.76                                                                                                                      | 256.99                                                                                                                     | 245.60                                                                                                                     | 24.68                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                                    | 198.73                                                                                                                     | 80.60                                                                                                                      | 124.33                                                                                                                     | 124.33                                                                                                                     | 20.50                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 8.69                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
| 32                                                                                                                         | CBTC Guwahati                                                                                                              | 28.68                                                                                                                      | 14.00                                                                                                                      | 18.00                                                                                                                      | 18.00                                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                            | SUB-TOTAL (N.E.)                                                                                                           | 6835.12                                                                                                                    | 5054.00                                                                                                                    | 3218.00                                                                                                                    | 3206.61                                                                                                                    | 1444.90                                                                                                                    | 993.48                                                                                                                     | 896.45                                                                                                                     | 662.27                                                                                                                     |
|                                                                                                                            | GRAND TOTAL                                                                                                                | 11962.22                                                                                                                   | 8008.06                                                                                                                    | 6977.70                                                                                                                    | 6892.91                                                                                                                    | 2366.66                                                                                                                    | 1689.38                                                                                                                    | 1462.77                                                                                                                    | 920.94                                                                                                                     |

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