Lok Sabha Question No. 1057 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-08
Subject: National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No.1057

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 TH  FEBRUARY, 2022

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

1057. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) whether the Government is implementing any scheme for value chain development of bamboo-based products;
- (b)      if so, the list of provisions for the entrepreneurs to establish micro and medium hybridization centres under such scheme; and
- (c)    the number of micro and medium units set up since the inception of the restructured National Bamboo Mission(NBM)?

## 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).
- (b):     NBM has components for establishing value  addition  units,  waste  management  units and micro/medium processing units. The pattern of assistance under NBM is at Annexure l.
- (c): So far, 380 numbers of product development and processing units including micro/medium  processing  units  have  been  set  up  since  the  inception  of  the  restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM). Details of product development and processing units is at Annexure-II .

## Annexure-I to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1057 due for answer on 08.02.2022

Pattern of assistance being provided to 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                                                                               | 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 upto 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/Fibre 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-                                                                                                                                                                    |

Annexure-II  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1057  due  for  answer  on 08.02.2022.

Details of micro and medium processing units set up since the inception of restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) from 2018-19 to 2021-22 (as on 02.02.2022)

| C     | Product Development and Processing                                       | Product Development and Processing                                                     | Product Development and Processing                             |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No | Activity                                                                 | Activity                                                                               | No. of units set up from 2018-19 to 2021-22 (as on 02.02.2022) |
| 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. | 72                                                             |
| 2.    | Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units (in Nos.)         | For making of value added products like pellets & activated carbon.                    | 34                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | a) Handicrafts/Cottage industry                                                        | 81                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | b) Furniture making                                                                    | 43                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | c) Jewellery making                                                                    | 12                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | d) Bamboo shoots processing                                                            | 24                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | e) Incense stick making                                                                | 81                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | f) Fabric/Fibre extraction                                                             | 0                                                              |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | g) Common facility centre (CFC)                                                        | 24                                                             |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | h) Bamboo board /mat/corrugated sheets /floor tiles making                             | 5                                                              |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | i) Bio Energy extraction                                                               | 3                                                              |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | j) Activated Carbon product                                                            | 1                                                              |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | k) Ethanol Gassifier                                                                   | 0                                                              |
| Total | Total                                                                    | Total                                                                                  | 380                                                            |

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