Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-07
Subject: Restructured National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ANTO  ANTONY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION & FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 288

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018

## RESTRUCTURED NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

- *288.    SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

Will  the  Minister  of  AGRICULTURE  AND  FARMERS  WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) the  objectives  and  salient  features  of  the  restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission (NBM);
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  any  record  regarding  the  area  under  bamboo plantation in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  record  regarding  the  number  of  applications received, approved and the amount distributed for various projects under NBM during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

- कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH) (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 288    DUE FOR REPLY ON 7 TH  AUGUST, 2018.

- (a): The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has been launched this year under  the  National  Mission  for  Sustainable  Agriculture  (NMSA)  for  addressing  the complete  value  chain  and  holistic  development  of  bamboo  sector.  It  will  establish  an effective linkage between producers (farmers) and industry for realizing better economic returns to the growers. The objectives of the Mission are  as follows:
- i) To increase the area under bamboo plantation in non forest Government and private lands  to  supplement  farm  income  and  contribute  towards  resilience  to  climate change as well as availability of quality raw material requirement of industries. The bamboo plantations will be promoted predominantly in farmers' fields, homesteads, community lands, arable wastelands, and along irrigation canals, water bodies etc.
- ii)  To improve post-harvest management through establishment of innovative primary processing  units  near  the  source  of  production,  primary  treatment  and  seasoning plants, preservation technologies and market infrastructure.
- iii)  To promote product development keeping in view market demand, by assisting R&D, entrepreneurship  &  business  models  at  micro,  small  and  medium  levels  and  feed bigger industry.
- iv)  To rejuvenate the under developed bamboo industry in India.
- v)  To  promote  skill development,  capacity building, awareness  generation  from development of bamboo sector from production to market demand.

The salient features of the restructured National Bamboo Mission are as follows:

- i) Production of genetically superior planting material of bamboo  species with commercial and industrial demand for plantations.

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- ii) Adoption  of end to  end  solution  i.e.  complete  value  chain  approach  starting  from bamboo growers to consumers would be emphasized. Focus will not only be given on production and productivity enhancement and good agronomic practices, but also on  treatment,  processing,  product  development,  and  marketing  in  an  integrated manner adopting cluster approach.
- iii)  Since end to  end  solution  for development of bamboo sector  is  envisaged,  each stage of the value chain will require relevant expertise and networking for its effective implementation. Accordingly, Mission has been developed as a platform for integration of Ministries/ Departments/ Agencies with implementation responsibilities given based  on  their competency  and  allocation  of  business  rules,  ensuring appropriate synergy and seamless development process.
- iv)  Capacity  building  of  the  officials,  field  functionaries,  entrepreneurs  and  farmers through skill development and trainings will be emphasized.
- v)  Focus  on Research  & Development  (R&D)  to increase the production and productivity of bamboo by identifying its superior clones, improvement of processing technology, development of new products and tools & machinery, etc.

(b) & (c): Yes. Details of bamboo bearing area in recorded forest area and outside forest area are placed at Annexure I and Annexure II, respectively.

(d) & (e): The details of funds released under the earlier NBM in last three years to the  States  from  which  annual  action  plans  were  received  are  given  in  Annexure  III. Funds were released in 2016-17 and 2017-18 only for maintenance of plantations raised in  previous  years.  No new  activities  were  approved.  During  2018-19,  an  outlay  of  Rs. 300 crore as Central Share has been received.

## Annexure-I

| Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q. No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q. No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018   |
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| State-wise details of Bamboo bearing area in Recorded Forest Area   | State-wise details of Bamboo bearing area in Recorded Forest Area   |
| State/ UT                                                           | Bamboo bearing area* (in ha)                                        |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                      | 757800                                                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 1512500                                                             |
| Assam                                                               | 895500                                                              |
| Bihar                                                               | 100400                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                                        | 1106000                                                             |
| Goa                                                                 | 38200                                                               |
| Gujarat                                                             | 354400                                                              |
| Haryana                                                             | 2100                                                                |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 54000                                                               |
| Jharkhand                                                           | 447000                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                           | 1044200                                                             |
| Kerala                                                              | 348400                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 1816700                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                         | 1592700                                                             |
| Manipur                                                             | 1068700                                                             |
| Meghalaya                                                           | 594300                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                             | 326700                                                              |
| Nagaland                                                            | 602500                                                              |
| Orissa                                                              | 1210900                                                             |
| Punjab                                                              | 4400                                                                |
| Rajasthan                                                           | 197600                                                              |
| Sikkim                                                              | 55300                                                               |
| Tamil Nadu                                                          | 415400                                                              |
| Telangana                                                           | 477800                                                              |
| Tripura                                                             | 361700                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 93600                                                               |
| Uttarakhand                                                         | 107800                                                              |
| West Bengal                                                         | 94200                                                               |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                | 5800                                                                |
| Total                                                               | 15686600                                                            |

Source:  Table  7.3  of  India  State  of  Forest  Report  2017,  Forest  Survey  of  India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India

| Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Zone wise Bamboo Estimation Outside Forest Area (Rural)            | Zone wise Bamboo Estimation Outside Forest Area (Rural)            | Zone wise Bamboo Estimation Outside Forest Area (Rural)            |
| S.No.                                                              | Physiographic Zone                                                 | Area (in ha)                                                       |
| 1                                                                  | Western Himalayas                                                  | 32895200                                                           |
| 2                                                                  | Eastern Himalayas                                                  | 8175200                                                            |
| 3                                                                  | North East                                                         | 12785700                                                           |
| 4                                                                  | Northern Plains                                                    | 29590900                                                           |
| 5                                                                  | Eastern Plains                                                     | 22236500                                                           |
| 6                                                                  | Western Plains                                                     | 32050700                                                           |
| 7                                                                  | Central Highlands                                                  | 37128100                                                           |
| 8                                                                  | North Deccan                                                       | 36571100                                                           |
| 9                                                                  | East Deccan                                                        | 33382400                                                           |
| 10                                                                 | South Deccan                                                       | 29131700                                                           |
| 11                                                                 | Western Ghats                                                      | 7368100                                                            |
| 12                                                                 | Eastern Ghats                                                      | 19206800                                                           |
| 13                                                                 | West Coast                                                         | 11361100                                                           |
| 14                                                                 | East Coast                                                         | 16863400                                                           |
|                                                                    | Total                                                              | 328746900                                                          |

Source:  Table  7.7  of  India  State  of  Forest  Report  2017,  Forest  Survey  of  India, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Government of India

Annexure- III

| Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018 Details of State wise funds release during 2015-16 to 2017-18 under National Bamboo Mission   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018 Details of State wise funds release during 2015-16 to 2017-18 under National Bamboo Mission   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018 Details of State wise funds release during 2015-16 to 2017-18 under National Bamboo Mission   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018 Details of State wise funds release during 2015-16 to 2017-18 under National Bamboo Mission   | Annexure to Lok Sabha Starred Q No. 288 for answer on 07.08.2018 Details of State wise funds release during 2015-16 to 2017-18 under National Bamboo Mission   |
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|                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                | (Rs. in lakh)                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                              | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                                                   | 513.00                                                                                                                                                         | 143.21                                                                                                                                                         | 47.77                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                                                                        | 476.00                                                                                                                                                         | 152.70                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                               | 116.72                                                                                                                                                         | 24.04                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                                                                      | 400.00                                                                                                                                                         | 133.88                                                                                                                                                         | 94.50                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                                                 | 1029.25                                                                                                                                                        | 116.49                                                                                                                                                         | 44.40                                                                                                                                                          |
| 6                                                                                                                                                              | Maharashtra                                                                                                                                                    | 175.00                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 7                                                                                                                                                              | Orissa                                                                                                                                                         | 498.00                                                                                                                                                         | 102.79                                                                                                                                                         | 72.00                                                                                                                                                          |
| 8                                                                                                                                                              | Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                      | 68.42                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                                                                                              | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                                                     | 35.00                                                                                                                                                          | 22.79                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                                                                      | 50.00                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                                                                                             | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                                                  | 126.55                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                | SUB-TOTAL                                                                                                                                                      | 3487.94                                                                                                                                                        | 695.90                                                                                                                                                         | 258.67                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                | NE STATES                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                                                                             | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                                                              | 350.00                                                                                                                                                         | 138.60                                                                                                                                                         | 75.60                                                                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                                                                             | Assam                                                                                                                                                          | 70.00                                                                                                                                                          | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                                                                             | Manipur                                                                                                                                                        | 695.97                                                                                                                                                         | 194.05                                                                                                                                                         | 217.06                                                                                                                                                         |
| 15                                                                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                                                                        | 830.21                                                                                                                                                         | 416.58                                                                                                                                                         | 284.46                                                                                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                                                                       | 872.50                                                                                                                                                         | 244.25                                                                                                                                                         | 216.75                                                                                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                                                                         | 245.60                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                                                                        | 124.33                                                                                                                                                         | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           | 0.00                                                                                                                                                           |
|                                                                                                                                                                | SUB-TOTAL (N.E.)                                                                                                                                               | 3188.61                                                                                                                                                        | 993.48                                                                                                                                                         | 793.87                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                | GRAND TOTAL                                                                                                                                                    | 6676.55                                                                                                                                                        | 1689.38                                                                                                                                                        | 1052.54                                                                                                                                                        |

*  Funds were released only for maintenance of plantation raised in previous years

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