Lok Sabha Question No. 2259 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-20
Subject: Value Chain Development of Bamboo Products
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Narendra Kumar, Arun Sao

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2259

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 20 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## Value Chain Development of Bamboo Products

2259: SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

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

- (a) whether  the  government  has  formulated  any  scheme  for  value  chain  development  of bamboo  based  products  in  the  country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  state-wise  particularly  in Chhattisgarh and North-Eastern States including Assam;
- (b) if  so,  the  provision  for  entrepreneurs  in  regard  to  setting  up  micro  and  medium processing units under this scheme;
- (c) the  details  of  the  number  of  micro  and  medium  processing  units  established  after  the setting up  of restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  in  the  country,  State-wise particularly in Chhattisgarh and north-eastern state including Assam; and
- (d) the step taken by the government to promote research and development in the bamboo industry  in  the  country,  State-wise  particularly  in  Chhattisgarh  and  North-Eastern  State including Assam?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Government is Implementing the restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) from the year  2018-19  for  developing  the  bamboo  value  chain  for  connecting  bamboo  growers to  the market  (industry)  including  Chhattisgarh,  North-Eastern  States  and  Assam.  The  State-wise details of product development and processing units is placed at Annexure-I .
- (b): NBM has components for establishing value chain units, waste management units and micro/medium processing units. The pattern of assistance under NBM is at Annexure-II .
- (c): So far, 416 Numbers of product development and processing units including micro/medium processing units have been set up since the inception of the scheme. The Statewise details of product development and processing units is placed at Annexure-I .
- (d): NBM  has  component  for  research  and  development.  The  State/Bamboo  Technology Support  Agencies-wise  achievements  made  under  research  and  development  component  is placed at Annexure-III.

## Annexure-I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2259 due for answer on 20.12.2022

State wise detail of Product Development and Processing Units including Micro/ Medium Processing  units  established/under  process  during  2018-19  to  2022-23  (30.11.2022) under NBM

(In Nos.)

| S. No            | States                       | Processing units for value addition of Bamboo   | Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units   | Micro & Medium processing units   | Total   |
|------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------|
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh               | -                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | -       |
| 2                | Bihar                        | -                                               | -                                                        | 1                                 | 1       |
| 3                | Chhattisgarh                 | 4                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | 4       |
| 4                | Gujarat                      | -                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | -       |
| 5                | Himachal Pradesh             | 1                                               | -                                                        | 4                                 | 5       |
| 6                | Jharkhand                    | 2                                               | -                                                        | 7                                 | 9       |
| 7                | Karnataka                    | 5                                               | 3                                                        | 3                                 | 11      |
| 8                | Kerala                       | -                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | -       |
| 9                | Madhya Pradesh               | 16                                              | 11                                                       | 52                                | 79      |
| 10               | Maharashtra                  | 8                                               | 3                                                        | 8                                 | 19      |
| 11               | Orissa                       | 3                                               | 1                                                        | 22                                | 26      |
| 12               | Tamil Nadu                   | -                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | -       |
| 13               | Telangana                    | -                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | -       |
| 14               | Uttarakhand                  | 1                                               | 1                                                        | 7                                 | 9       |
| 15               | Uttar Pradesh                | -                                               | -                                                        | 5                                 | 5       |
| 16               | Arunachal Pradesh            | 3                                               | 3                                                        | 48                                | 54      |
| 17               | Assam                        | -                                               | -                                                        | 4                                 | 4       |
| 18               | Manipur                      | 3                                               | -                                                        | 2                                 | 5       |
| 19               | Meghalaya                    | 2                                               | -                                                        | 7                                 | 9       |
| 20               | Mizoram                      | 3                                               | 3                                                        | 20                                | 26      |
| 21               | Nagaland                     | 7                                               | 4                                                        | 14                                | 25      |
| 22               | Sikkim                       | 1                                               | 1                                                        | 28                                | 30      |
| 23               | Tripura                      | 22                                              | 5                                                        | 65                                | 92      |
| Other Institutes | Other Institutes             |                                                 |                                                          |                                   |         |
| 1                | BTSG, KFRI (Peechi)          | -                                               | 1                                                        | 1                                 | 2       |
| 2                | BTSG, ICFRE (Dehradun)       | -                                               | -                                                        | -                                 | -       |
| 3                | BTSG, NECBDC/CBTC (Guwahati) | -                                               | -                                                        | 1                                 | 1       |
|                  | TOTAL                        | 81                                              | 36                                                       | 299                               | 416     |

Annexure-II to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2259 due for answer on 20.12.2022 Pattern of assistances being provided to the entrepreneurs to set up Product Development and Processing Units under the scheme as per operational guidelines of NBM

| C.    | Product Development and Processing                                       | Product Development and Processing                                                     | Product Development and Processing   | Product Development and Processing                                                                                                                                       |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No | Activity                                                                 | Activity                                                                               | Cost norms (Rs. in lakh)             | Subsidy                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1.    | Establishment of processing units for value addition of Bamboo (in Nos.) | Setting up of unit for cross cutting, slicing, splitting, knots removing, shaping etc. | 30 (Project Based-PB)                | 50% of cost (additional 10% for NE states)                                                                                                                               |
| 2.    | Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units                   | For making of value added products like pellets & activated carbon.                    | 25(PB)                               | -do-                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | a) Handicrafts/Cottage industry                                                        | 15(PB)                               | 100% of cost to Govt. For Private Sector 50% of project cost subject to maximum up to indicative cost as credit linked back ended subsidy (additional 10% for NE states) |
|       |                                                                          | b) Furniture making                                                                    | 25 PB)                               | - do -                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       |                                                                          | c) Jewellery making                                                                    | 15(PB)                               | - do -                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       |                                                                          | d) Bamboo shoots processing                                                            | 20(PB)                               | - do -                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       |                                                                          | e) Incense stick making                                                                | 25(PB)                               | - do -                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       |                                                                          | f) Fabric/Fiber extraction                                                             | 50(PB)                               | - do -                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       |                                                                          | g) Common facility centre (CFC)                                                        | 25(PB)                               | -do-                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       |                                                                          | h) Bamboo board /mat/corrugated sheets /floor tiles making                             | 200 (PB)                             | 100% of cost to Govt. For Private Sector 30% of project cost subject to maximum upto indicative cost as credit linked back ended subsidy (additional 10% for NE states)  |
|       |                                                                          | i) Bio Energy extraction                                                               | 200 (PB)                             | -do-                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       |                                                                          | j) Activated Carbon product                                                            | 200 (PB)                             | -do-                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       |                                                                          | k) Ethanol Gassifier                                                                   | 500(PB)                              | -do-                                                                                                                                                                     |

State  wise  detail  of  Research  &  Development  activities  during  2018-19  to  2022-23 (30.11.2022) under NBM

(In Nos.)

| S. No            | States                       | Research & Development   |
|------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1                | Andhra Pradesh               | -                        |
| 2                | Bihar                        | -                        |
| 3                | Chhattisgarh                 | 50                       |
| 4                | Gujarat                      | -                        |
| 5                | Himachal Pradesh             | 1                        |
| 6                | Jharkhand                    | 4                        |
| 7                | Karnataka                    | 34                       |
| 8                | Kerala                       | -                        |
| 9                | Madhya Pradesh               | 81                       |
| 10               | Maharashtra                  | 27                       |
| 11               | Odisha                       | 10                       |
| 12               | Tamil Nadu                   | -                        |
| 13               | Telangana                    | 8                        |
| 14               | Uttarakhand                  | 2                        |
| 15               | Uttar Pradesh                | -                        |
| 16               | Arunachal Pradesh            | 1                        |
| 17               | Assam                        | -                        |
| 18               | Manipur                      | 1                        |
| 19               | Meghalaya                    | -                        |
| 20               | Mizoram                      | 6                        |
| 21               | Nagaland                     | 13                       |
| 22               | Sikkim                       | 2                        |
| 23               | Tripura                      | 2                        |
| Other Institutes | Other Institutes             |                          |
| 1                | BTSG, KFRI (Peechi)          | 3                        |
| 2                | BTSG, ICFRE (Dehradun)       | 6                        |
| 3                | BTSG, NECBDC/CBTC (Guwahati) | -                        |
| 4                | NITRA, Ghaziabad             | 1                        |
| 5                | TFRI, Jabalpur               | 1                        |
|                  | TOTAL                        | 253                      |

Note: The State Bamboo Missions are taking up R&D activities as per Operational Guideline for  the  local  level  and  miner  issues.  The  Bamboo  Technology  Support  Groups  (BTSG)  & National Level Agencies (NLA) are taking up research on specific issues related to the bamboo sector.

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