Lok Sabha Question No. 3027 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: National Bamboo Mission in NER
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3027

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 nd  MARCH, 2022

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION IN NER

3027.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a) the  number  of  product  development  units  established  under  the  National  Bamboo Mission in the North-East Region (NER), State-wise;
- (b) the steps taken to enhance R&D in the Bamboo industry in the NER; and
- (c) the number of hi-tech small nurseries established under the Mission in the NER?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India is implementing the restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) from the year 2018-19 in 23 States including States of the North-East Region (NER). NBM has components for establishing product development and processing units. So far, 208 numbers of product development  and  processing  units  have  been  established  under  National  Bamboo Mission (NBM) in NER from 2018-19 to 2021-22 (as on 11.03.2022). State-wise details of product development and processing units established under National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in NER is at Annexure-I .
- (b) NBM provides financial assistance for Research & Development (R&D) activities. Details of Research & Development (R&D) activities carried out during 2018-19 to 202122 in NER is at Annexure-Il.
- (c) To make available quality planting material  for  bamboo  plantation,  nurseries  are established under National Bamboo Mission. So far, the 14 hi-tech, 95 big and 53 small nurseries have been established under the restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in the NER from 2018-19 to 2021-22.

Annexure-I

Annexure  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3027  due  for  answer  on 22.03.2022

State-wise details of product development and processing units established under National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in NER from 2018-19 to 2021-22 (as on 11.03.2022)

| Sl. No   |                        | Product Development and Processing (in nos.)   | Product Development and Processing (in nos.)           | Product Development and Processing (in nos.)   | Product Development and Processing (in nos.)   |
|----------|------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | NE States              | Processing units for value addition of Bamboo  | Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units | Micro & Medium processing units                | Total                                          |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 3                                              | 3                                                      | 48                                             | 54                                             |
| 2        | Assam                  | 0                                              | 0                                                      | 4                                              | 4                                              |
| 3        | Manipur                | 3                                              | 0                                                      | 2                                              | 5                                              |
| 4        | Meghalaya              | 2                                              | 0                                                      | 7                                              | 9                                              |
| 5        | Mizoram                | 3                                              | 3                                                      | 20                                             | 26                                             |
| 6        | Nagaland               | 7                                              | 4                                                      | 14                                             | 25                                             |
| 7        | Sikkim                 | 0                                              | 2                                                      | 28                                             | 30                                             |
| 8        | Tripura                | 13                                             | 2                                                      | 39                                             | 54                                             |
|          | NECBDC, Guwahati, BTSG | 0                                              | 0                                                      | 1                                              | 1                                              |
|          | TOTAL                  | 31                                             | 14                                                     | 163                                            | 208                                            |

Annexure-II Annexure  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  3027  due  for  answer  on 22.03.2022

| Details of Research & Development (R&D) activities carried out during 2018-19 to 2021-22 in NER (as on 11.03.2022)   | Details of Research & Development (R&D) activities carried out during 2018-19 to 2021-22 in NER (as on 11.03.2022)   | Details of Research & Development (R&D) activities carried out during 2018-19 to 2021-22 in NER (as on 11.03.2022)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                      | Activities                                                                                                           | Physical Progress (in nos.)                                                                                          |
| i)                                                                                                                   | Identification of genetically superior species / varieties                                                           | 1                                                                                                                    |
| ii)                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                      |
| iii)                                                                                                                 | 11                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                      |
|                                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                                | 15                                                                                                                   |

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