Lok Sabha Question No. 2899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-13
Subject: National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2899

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 13 TH  March, 2018

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

2899.     SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  aims  and  objectives  of  the  National  Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  implemented  by  the Government in the country;
- (b) the details of the area of bamboo forestations in the country, Statewise; and
- (c) the various steps taken by the Government to promote National Bamboo Mission in the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंालय म राय मंी (SHRI  PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a): 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.
- (b): State-wise  details  of  bamboo  bearing  area  in  recorded  forest  area    is  placed  at Annexure-I and Zone wise bamboo estimation outside forest area is placed at Annexure-II.
- (c): A  restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  has been  announced in the  Budget 2018-19 with  an  allocation  of  Rs.1290  crore  for  addressing  the  complete  value  chain  and  holistic development of bamboo sector.

Annexure-I

Annexure to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2899 for answer on 13.03.2018 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 II

## Annexure to Lok Sabha USQ No. 2899 for answer on 13.03.2018

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

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