Lok Sabha Question No. 4223 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Value Chain Development for Bamboo-based Products
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. 4223

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 29 th  MARCH, 2022

## VALUE CHAIN DEVELOPMENT FOR BAMBOO-BASED PRODUCTS

4223.   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 a 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) to (b): 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). Under the scheme, assistance is provided to Govt/Private Agencies including entrepreneurs for  establishing  value  addition,  waste  management and micro/medium processing units. The details of pattern of assistance given 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 scheme.

## Pattern of assistance provided for setting up Product Development and Processing Units under the restructured National Bamboo Mission

| 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-                                                                                                                                                                    |

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