Lok Sabha Question No. 365 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Cultivation under National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.365

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## CULTIVATION UNDER NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

365.   SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  increase  in  bamboo  cultivation  achieved  through  the  National Bamboo Mission since its inception;
- (b) the number of bamboo farmers benefitting under the Mission;
- (c) whether any post-harvest processing units were created under the Mission;
- (d) if so, State-wise details thereof;
- (e) whether any farmers and artisans have received skilling under the Mission;
- (f) whether the bamboo farmers and artisans have recieved any financial assistance under the Mission; and
- (g) if so, details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) & (b): So far, under restructured National Bamboo Mission launched in 2018-19, an area  of  16744  ha  has  been  brought  under  the  bamboo  plantation  benefiting  12352 farmers, as reported by the State Bamboo Missions.
- (c) & (d): Under the Product Development & Processing component of the mission, 51 Processing  Units  for  Value  Addition,  21  Management  of  Bamboo  Waste  in  Primary Processing Units and 171 Micro/Medium Processing units have been created so far. State wise details is at Annexure-I
- (e): 7460 of farmers/ artisans have been provided Skill Development Trainings by the States & Bamboo Technical Support Groups (BTSGs)
- (f) & (g): Financial assistance for an amount of Rs. 2988.45 Lakh has been provided to farmers and artisans under the mission.

Annexure-I

## State  wise  details  of  Post  Harvest  Processing  Units  Created  under  the  National Bamboo Mission

| Sr. No.   | State & Bamboo Technical Support Groups   | Establishment of processing units for value addition of Bamboo (in Nos.)   | Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units (in Nos.)   | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Bihar                                     | -                                                                          | -                                                                  | 1                                                          |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh                              | 4                                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                          |
| 3         | Jharkhand                                 | 2                                                                          | -                                                                  | 7                                                          |
| 4         | Karnataka                                 | 2                                                                          | -                                                                  | 2                                                          |
| 5         | Madhya Pradesh                            | 14                                                                         | 7                                                                  | 37                                                         |
| 6         | Maharashtra                               | 8                                                                          | 3                                                                  | 8                                                          |
| 7         | Orissa                                    | 1                                                                          | 1                                                                  | 14                                                         |
| 8         | Uttarakhand                               | 1                                                                          | 1                                                                  | 2                                                          |
| 9         | Uttar Pradesh                             | -                                                                          | -                                                                  | 4                                                          |
| 10        | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 3                                                                          | 3                                                                  | 48                                                         |
| 11        | Assam                                     | -                                                                          | -                                                                  | 4                                                          |
| 12        | Manipur                                   | 3                                                                          | -                                                                  | -                                                          |
| 13        | Meghalaya                                 | 2                                                                          | -                                                                  | 7                                                          |
| 14        | Mizoram                                   | 3                                                                          | 3                                                                  | 15                                                         |
| 15        | Nagaland                                  | 7                                                                          | 2                                                                  | 12                                                         |
| 16        | Sikkim                                    | -                                                                          | -                                                                  | 4                                                          |
| 17        | Tripura                                   | 1                                                                          | -                                                                  | 4                                                          |
| 18        | KFRI                                      | -                                                                          | 1                                                                  | 1                                                          |
| 19        | CBTC                                      | -                                                                          | -                                                                  | 1                                                          |
|           | Total                                     | 51                                                                         | 21                                                                 | 171                                                        |

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