Lok Sabha Question No. 4399 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shrirang Appa Barne, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sudheer Gupta

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4399

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD  MARCH, 2021

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

4399.  SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) whether  bamboo  has  been  a  key  crop  to  double  farmers'  income,  increase employment opportunities and improve the livelihood of the people in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the name  of the States in which bamboo  has  been  cultivated particularly commercially important bamboos;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  to  promote  bamboo based cottage industries and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of the nurseries set up under the Bamboo Mission in various States along with the details of the nurseries likely to be set up in the coming years, State-wise;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  also  set  up  bamboo  markets  in  various  parts  of  the country  under  the  National  Bamboo  Mission  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State-wise; and
- (f)  the  steps  taken/being taken  by  the  Government  to promote bamboo farming in  the country?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ िष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Yes Sir. The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) was launched in 201819 for developing the complete bamboo value chain for connecting bamboo growers to the market (industry).

The objectives include assisting farmers to set up nurseries as well as to increase the area under bamboo plantation to supplement farm income.

The development of post harvest activities including setting up of common facility centers, treatment units, product development units, etc. is increasing employment and livelihoods for the local communities as well. For the purpose there is provision for skill development and awareness generation also.

- (b): The  23  States  in  which  NBM  is  being  implemented,  including  cultivation  of commercially  important  species  are  Arunachal  Pradesh,  Assam,  Manipur,  Meghalaya, Mizoram,  Nagaland,  Sikkim,  Tripura,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
- (c): NBM  assists setting up of various product development units including handicrafts, furniture, jewellary, bamboo  shoots  processing, incense sticks, fibre extraction, charcoal etc. 278 nos. of such units have been set up so far.

The Ministry of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) is implementing a 'Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI)' across the country with the view to organize traditional industries and artisans into clusters to make them competitive and increase their income. The detail of Bamboo related clusters is placed at Annexure I.

- (d): 323 Nurseries has been set up under the NBM since inception. The State wise details  are  placed  at  Annexure  II.  Total  800  nos.  of  nurseries  are  likely  to  be  set  up during 2021-22 to 2025-26.
- (e): Yes Sir. State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM placed at Annexure III.
- (f): During 2018-19 to 2020-21 (28.02.2021), an area of 16604 ha has been covered by bamboo plantation under the restructured NBM benefitting 27111 farmers. Guidelines for the accreditation of bamboo nurseries and certification of planting material have been formulated  to  ensure  availability  of  quality  planting  materials  of  the  commercially important bamboo species to the farmers.

For  promoting  bamboo  farming,  204  nos.  of  workshop/  seminars,  trade  fairs, exhibition  etc.  have  been  organized.  10850  nos.  of  participants  including  farmers/ artisans  &  field  functionaries  have  been  trained.  NBM  is  envisaged  to  work  in  a  hub (industry)  and  spoke  model  so  that  backward  and  forward  linkages  are  planned  and implemented optimally.

## Annexure-I

| Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   | Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   | Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   | Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   | Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   | Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   | Detail of Bamboo related clusters under SFURTI Scheme   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                  | Name of Cluster                                         | Status                                                  | District                                                | State                                                   | No. of Artisans                                         | GoI Assistance (in Lakh Rs.)                            |
| 1                                                       | Bamboo Handi Craft & Naga Traditional Textile Cluster   | Functional                                              | Dimapur                                                 | Nagaland                                                | 300                                                     | 147.86                                                  |
| 2                                                       | Bamboo and Pottery Cluster                              | Functional                                              | Hoshangabad                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 250                                                     | 150.74                                                  |
| 3                                                       | Sindhudurg Bamboo                                       | Functional                                              | Nalbari                                                 | Maharashtra                                             | 250                                                     | 149.89                                                  |
| 4                                                       | Tapi Bamboo Cluster                                     | Functional                                              | Tapi                                                    | Gujarat                                                 | 512                                                     | 207.9                                                   |
| 5                                                       | Sakoli Bamboo Cluster                                   | Functional                                              | Bhandara                                                | Maharashtra                                             | 426                                                     | 193.76                                                  |
| 6                                                       | Bamboo Cluster                                          | Functional                                              | Betul                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 817                                                     | 286.4                                                   |
| 7                                                       | Bamboo Cluster                                          | Functional                                              | Khandwa                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 441                                                     | 218.01                                                  |
| 8                                                       | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                    | Functional                                              | Chhindwara                                              | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 891                                                     | 343.31                                                  |
| 9                                                       | Hoshangabad Bamboo Cluster                              | Approved                                                | Hoshangabad                                             | Madhya Pradesh                                          | 474                                                     | 149.44                                                  |
| 10                                                      | Bamboo Mat Cluster                                      | Approved                                                | West Tripura                                            | Tripura                                                 | 500                                                     | 272.21                                                  |
| 11                                                      | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                    | Approved                                                | Mayurbhanj (Baripada)                                   | Odisha                                                  | 687                                                     | 368.21                                                  |
| 12                                                      | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                    | Approved                                                | Kalahandi (Bhawanipatna)                                | Odisha                                                  | 500                                                     | 199.6                                                   |
| 13                                                      | Bamboo Craft Rohibanka Cluster                          | Approved                                                | Nayagarh (Rohibanka)                                    | Odisha                                                  | 500                                                     | 193.55                                                  |
| 14                                                      | Dhenkanal Bamboo Craft & Agarbatti Cluster              | Approved                                                | Dhenkanal, Gondla                                       | Odisha                                                  | 500                                                     | 192.19                                                  |
| 15                                                      | Cane & Bamboo Cluster, Selsella                         | Approved                                                | West Garo Hills                                         | Meghalaya                                               | 241                                                     | 103.76                                                  |
| 16                                                      | Cane & Bamboo Based Furniture & Utility Product Cluster | Approved                                                | Tamenglong                                              | Manipur                                                 | 372                                                     | 218.13                                                  |
| 17                                                      | Cane & Bamboo Craft Cluster                             | Approved                                                | Chandel                                                 | Manipur                                                 | 500                                                     | 222.07                                                  |
| 18                                                      | Cane & Bamboo Cluster                                   | Approved                                                | Navsari                                                 | Gujarat                                                 | 250                                                     | 144.13                                                  |
| 19                                                      | Mangaon Bamboo Processing Cluster                       | Approved                                                | Sindhudurg                                              | Maharashtra                                             | 400                                                     | 179.34                                                  |
| 20                                                      | Dang Bamboo Cluster                                     | Approved                                                | Navsari                                                 | Gujarat                                                 | 252                                                     | 122.62                                                  |
| 21                                                      | Bamboo Cane & Craft Cluster                             | Approved                                                | Mokokchung                                              | Nagaland                                                | 250                                                     | 237.86                                                  |
| 22                                                      | Bamboo Crafts Cluster                                   | Approved                                                | Ranchi                                                  | Jharkhand                                               | 698                                                     | 393.76                                                  |
| 23                                                      | Wardha Bamboo Cluster                                   | Approved                                                | Wardha                                                  | Maharashtra                                             | 229                                                     | 161.12                                                  |
| 24                                                      | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                    | Approved                                                | Korba                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                            | 903                                                     | 344.88                                                  |

|   25 | Tilakwada Bamboo Craft Cluster                          | Approved   | Narmada                 | Gujarat        |   415 |   213.14 |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------|----------------|-------|----------|
|   26 | Nawpara Bamboo Handicrafts Cluster                      | Approved   | Birbhum                 | West Bengal    |   360 |   198.44 |
|   27 | Chandrugonda Bamboo Cluster                             | Approved   | Badradri                | Telangana      |   957 |   313.47 |
|   28 | Cane & bamboo processing, furniture Making cluster      | Approved   | Zunheboto               | Nagaland       |   280 |   192.13 |
|   29 | Cane Processing and Bamboo & Cane Furniture Cluster     | Approved   | Imphal East             | Manipur        |   250 |   216.67 |
|   30 | Bamboo based Cluster                                    | Approved   | Gorchha , Banswara      | Rajasthan      |   331 |   185.32 |
|   31 | Bamboo Craft Cluster                                    | Approved   | Amrawati                | Maharashtra    |   945 |   356.89 |
|   32 | Bamboo Based Indigenous Toys Cluster                    | Approved   | Baihar, Balaghat        | Madhya Pradesh |   760 |   303.36 |
|   33 | Traditional Indian Bamboo and Wood Based Toys Cluster   | Approved   | Sijohra Village, Mandla | Madhya Pradesh |   776 |   363.35 |
|   34 | Majlishbag Bamboo Handicrafts Cluster                   | Approved   | Malda                   | West Bengal    |   307 |   193.72 |
|   35 | Bamboo craft and Bamboo Toys Cluster                    | Approved   | Ratlam                  | Madhya Pradesh |   701 |   347.7  |
|   36 | Bamboo Value addition and Zero- waste Agarbatti Cluster | Approved   | Seoni                   | Madhya Pradesh |  1006 |   433.32 |

## Annexure-II

| State wise details of the nurseries set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the nurseries set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the nurseries set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the nurseries set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the nurseries set up under restructured NBM   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No                                                              | States                                                              | Nursery ( in nos.)                                                  | set                                                                 | up                                                                  |
| 1                                                                   | Bihar                                                               | 60                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 2                                                                   | Chhattisgarh                                                        | 13                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 3                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                    | 4                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 4                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                           | 8                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 5                                                                   | Karnataka                                                           | 17                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 6                                                                   | Madhya Pradesh                                                      | 9                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 7                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                         | 2                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 8                                                                   | Orissa                                                              | 15                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 9                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                       | 15                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 10                                                                  | Uttarakhand                                                         | 10                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 11                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                   | 13                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 12                                                                  | Assam                                                               | 10                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 13                                                                  | Manipur                                                             | 16                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 14                                                                  | Meghalaya                                                           | 7                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 15                                                                  | Mizoram                                                             | 16                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 16                                                                  | Nagaland                                                            | 2                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 17                                                                  | Sikkim                                                              | 17                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 18                                                                  | Tripura                                                             | 78                                                                  |                                                                     |                                                                     |
|                                                                     | Bamboo Technical Support Groups (BTSGs)                             |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 19                                                                  | BTSG- Kerala Forest Research Institute                              | 1                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 20                                                                  | BTSG- Indian Council of Forest Research & Education                 | 7                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 21                                                                  | BTSG- North East Cane & Bamboo Development Council (erstwhile CBTC) | 3                                                                   |                                                                     |                                                                     |
|                                                                     | TOTAL                                                               | 323                                                                 |                                                                     |                                                                     |

Annexure-III

| State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM   | State wise details of the bamboo markets set up under restructured NBM   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                  | States                                                                   | Bamboo markets set up (in nos.)                                          | Bamboo markets set up (in nos.)                                          | Bamboo markets set up (in nos.)                                          | Bamboo markets set up (in nos.)                                          |
| Sr. No.                                                                  | States                                                                   | Promotion of bamboo mandi (bamboo market place) and e-trading            | Rural haat                                                               | Bamboo bazaar                                                            | Total                                                                    |
| 1                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 7                                                                        | 7                                                                        |
| 2                                                                        | Jharkhand                                                                | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 2                                                                        | 2                                                                        |
| 3                                                                        | Karnataka                                                                | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 1                                                                        | 1                                                                        |
| 4                                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 2                                                                        | 3                                                                        | 3                                                                        | 8                                                                        |
| 5                                                                        | Maharashtra                                                              | 1                                                                        | -                                                                        | 3                                                                        | 4                                                                        |
| 6                                                                        | Orissa                                                                   | -                                                                        | 3                                                                        | 6                                                                        | 9                                                                        |
| 7                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 5                                                                        | 5                                                                        |
| 8                                                                        | Uttarakhand                                                              | 1                                                                        | 2                                                                        | 8                                                                        | 11                                                                       |
| 9                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 2                                                                        | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 2                                                                        |
| 10                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 1                                                                        | 1                                                                        |
| 11                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | -                                                                        | 2                                                                        | -                                                                        | 2                                                                        |
| 12                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | -                                                                        | 10                                                                       | 5                                                                        | 15                                                                       |
|                                                                          | Bamboo Technical Support Groups (BTSGs)                                  |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |                                                                          |
| 13                                                                       | BTSG- Kerala Forest Research Institute                                   | -                                                                        | -                                                                        | 1                                                                        | 1                                                                        |
|                                                                          | TOTAL                                                                    | 6                                                                        | 20                                                                       | 42                                                                       | 68                                                                       |

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