Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: National Bamboo Mission
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Khan Saumitra

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 197

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION

- *197.  SHRI SAUMITRA  KHAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state: (a) the objectives and salient features of the restructured National Bamboo Mission(NBM); (b) whether the Government has any record regarding the area under bamboo plantation in the country and if so, the details thereof, State-wise including West Bengal; (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  record  regarding  the  number  of  applications received, approved and the amount distributed for various projects under NBM during each of the last three years and the current year; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including West Bengal?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to (d):      A Statement is laid on the Table of the House

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 197 DUE FOR REPLY ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022 REGARDING NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION.

(a) The restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) has been launched in 2018-19 with following objectives:

- i. To  increase  the  area  under  bamboo  plantation  in  non  forest  Government  and private  lands  to  supplement  farm  income  and  contribute  towards  resilience  to climate  change  as  well  as  availability  of  quality  raw  material  requirement  of industries.  Promotion  of  bamboo  plantations  predominantly  in  farmers'  fields, homesteads,  community  lands,  arable  wastelands,  and  along  irrigation  canals, water bodies etc are envisaged.
- ii. To improve post-harvest management through establishment of innovative primary processing units near the source of production, primary treatment and seasoning plants, preservation technologies and market infrastructure.
- iii. To  promote  product  development  keeping  in  view  market  demand,  by  assisting Research  and  Development  (R&D),  entrepreneurship  &  business  models  at cooperative, micro, small and medium levels and feed bigger industry.
- iv. To rejuvenate the under developed bamboo industry in India.
- v. To promote skill development, capacity building, awareness generation for development of bamboo sector from production to market demand.
- vi. To realign efforts so as to reduce dependency on import of bamboo and bamboo products by way of improved productivity and suitability of domestic raw material for industry, so as to enhance income of the primary producers.

The  salient  features  of  the  restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  are  as follows:

- i. Production  of  genetically superior planting  material  of  bamboo  species  with commercial and industrial demand for plantations.
- ii. Increase in area of bamboo plantation in non forest, government and private land including community and cultivable waste land.
- iii. Development  of  bamboo  value  chain  by  establishing  primary  processing  units, treatment plants, value addition units, micro small medium enterprises in government and private sectors.
- iv. Capacity building of officials, field functionaries, entrepreneurs and farmers through skill development and trainings.
- v. Research  &  Development  (R&D)  to  increase  the  production  and  productivity  of bamboo, improvement of processing technology, development of new products and improvement of tools & machinery, etc.

(b): As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, the bamboo bearing area in recorded forest area of India including West Bengal is 14.94 Million hectares. The Statewise details are given at Annexure I .

Bamboo has been planted  in  122212  ha  in  non-forest  lands  under  the  erstwhile National  Bamboo  Mission  which  was  implemented  from  2006  to  2017.  Commercially important  bamboo species has been planted in 23756 ha in  non-forest lands  under the restructured National Bamboo Mission being implemented from 2018-19. The State-wise details are given in Annexure II .

(c) & (d):       Restructured National Bamboo Mission is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme and the details of application received from beneficiaries are not being maintained by this Department. However, the funds are released based on the approved Annual Action Plan received from the concerned States and Bamboo Technical Support Group (BTSGs). The details of funds released under NBM in last three years and the current year to the States & BTSGs is given at Annexure III .

The Restructured National Bamboo Mission is not being implemented in West Bengal.

## Annexure to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 197 due for answer on 15.03.2022.

## State-wise details of Bamboo bearing area in Recorded Forest Area (as per India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021)

| SI . No   | State/UT          |   Bamboo bearing area*(in ha) |
|-----------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    |                        610400 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh |                       1573900 |
| 3         | Assam             |                       1065900 |
| 4         | Bihar             |                        110300 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      |                       1046700 |
| 6         | Goa               |                         28800 |
| 7         | Gujarat           |                        354700 |
| 8         | Haryana           |                          3900 |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  |                        102700 |
| 11        | Jharkhand         |                        371700 |
| 12        | Karnataka         |                        862400 |
| 13        | Kerala            |                        240400 |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh    |                       1839400 |
| 15        | Maharashtra       |                       1352600 |
| 16        | Manipur           |                        837700 |
| 17        | Meghalaya         |                        500700 |
| 18        | Mizoram           |                        456100 |
| 19        | Nagaland          |                        394700 |
| 20        | Orissa            |                       1119900 |
| 21        | Punjab            |                         28000 |
| 22        | Rajasthan         |                        155500 |
| 23        | Sikkim            |                         99400 |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu        |                        400100 |
| 25        | Telangana         |                        453500 |
| 26        | Tripura           |                        420100 |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh     |                        183200 |
| 28        | Uttarakhand       |                        120100 |
| 29        | West Bengal       |                         70200 |
| 30        | A&N Islands       |                        141300 |
|           | Sub Total         |                      14944300 |

Source: Table 8.3 of India State of Forest Report 2021, Forest Survey of India, Ministry of Environment Forest& Climate Change, Government of India.

Annexure to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 197 due for answer on 15.03.2022. State-wise details of Area covered under Bamboo Plantation in Non-Forest Area under erstwhile-NBM & Restructured National Bamboo Mission

Area in ha.

| S. No   | State/UT          | Erstwhile- NBM         | Restructured National Bamboo Mission   |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| S. No   | State/UT          | 2006-2017 2018 to 2022 | 2006-2017 2018 to 2022                 |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 19                     | -                                      |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 23982                  | 600                                    |
| 3       | Assam             | 2800                   | 1185                                   |
| 4       | Bihar             | 1507                   | 48                                     |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 6274                   | 1965                                   |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 4967                   | 897                                    |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh  | 1228                   | 121                                    |
| 8       | J&K               | 415                    | -                                      |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 112                    | 67                                     |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 588                    | 5160                                   |
| 11      | Kerala            | 254                    | -                                      |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 4564                   | 6092                                   |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 2593                   | 100                                    |
| 14      | Manipur           | 31498                  | 1315                                   |
| 15      | Meghalaya         | 917                    | 36                                     |
| 16      | Mizoram           | 18072                  | 770                                    |
| 17      | Nagaland          | -                      | 474                                    |
| 18      | Orissa            | 4315                   | 459                                    |
| 19      | Sikkim            | 8689                   | 800                                    |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu        | 2838                   | 559                                    |
| 21      | Telangana         | -                      | 1048                                   |
| 22      | Tripura           | 3167                   | 264                                    |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh     | 2095                   | 762                                    |
| 24      | Uttarakhand       | 1058                   | 984                                    |
| 25      | West Bengal       | 260                    | -                                      |
| 26      | ICFRE             | -                      | 50                                     |
|         | Total             | 122212                 | 23756                                  |

Annexure to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 197 due for answer on 15.03.2022 Details of release made to the States during 2018-19 to 2021-22 (as on 09.03.2022) under restructured NBM

(Rs in Lakh)

| S. No   | States                 | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | Total    |
|---------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|----------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         | 710.41    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 710.41   |
| 2       | Bihar                  | 492.00    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 492.00   |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh           | 228.00    | 376.00    | 200.00    | 0.00      | 804.00   |
| 4       | Gujarat                | 0.00      | 326.94    | 200.00    | 137.50    | 664.44   |
| 5       | Himachal Pradesh       | 0.00      | 300.00    | 100.00    | 0.00      | 400.00   |
| 6       | J & K                  | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00     |
| 7       | Jharkhand              | 320.81    | 111.26    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 432.07   |
| 8       | Karnataka              | 1000.00   | 775.00    | 600.00    | 0.00      | 2375.00  |
| 9       | Kerala                 | 580.00    | 0.00      | 21.45     | 0.00      | 601.45   |
| 10      | Madhya Pradesh         | 2108.41   | 1093.00   | 525.01    | 162.50    | 3888.92  |
| 11      | Maharashtra            | 1192.59   | 1084.00   | 400.00    | 0.00      | 2676.59  |
| 12      | Orissa                 | 377.00    | 100.00    | 395.49    | 325.00    | 1197.49  |
| 13      | Tamil Nadu             | 0.00      | 90.75     | 89.89     | 175.00    | 355.64   |
| 14      | Telangana              | 335.00    | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 335.00   |
| 15      | Uttar Pradesh          | 0.00      | 278.97    | 425.24    | 100.00    | 804.21   |
| 16      | Uttarakhand            | 691.00    | 293.00    | 750.00    | 0.00      | 1734.00  |
| 17      | Arunachal Pradesh      | 1127.43   | 450.00    | 350.00    | 162.50    | 2089.93  |
| 18      | Assam                  | 500.00    | 0.00      | 400.00    | 0.00      | 900.00   |
| 19      | Manipur                | 450.00    | 487.50    | 487.50    | 162.50    | 1587.50  |
| 20      | Meghalaya              | 290.00    | 250.00    | 100.00    | 0.00      | 640.00   |
| 21      | Mizoram                | 1894.50   | 350.00    | 350.00    | 0.00      | 2594.50  |
| 22      | Nagaland               | 623.83    | 796.00    | 550.18    | 137.50    | 2107.51  |
| 23      | Sikkim                 | 344.45    | 390.00    | 365.44    | 100.00    | 1199.89  |
| 24      | Tripura                | 1230.00   | 610.00    | 917.24    | 212.50    | 2969.74  |
|         | SUB-TOTAL              | 14495.43  | 8162.42   | 7227.44   | 1675.00   | 31560.29 |
|         | Other institutes       |           |           |           |           |          |
| 1       | KFRI, Peechi           | 100.00    | 0.00      | 50.00     | 71.83     | 221.83   |
| 2       | ICFRE, Dehradun        | 180.00    | 285.00    | 100.00    | 100.00    | 665.00   |
| 3       | NECBDC, Guwahati       | 183.65    | 0.00      | 84.38     | 45.30     | 313.33   |
| 4       | NHB, Gurugram          | 30.00     | 0.00      | 20.00     | 0.00      | 50.00    |
| 5       | IIFT                   | 7.00      | 0.00      | 3.00      | 0.00      | 10.00    |
| 6       | ICFRE-FRI (Bambusetum) | 2.05      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 2.05     |
| 7       | NITRA                  | 0.00      | 0.00      | 20.00     | 0.00      | 20.00    |
| 8       | IWST, Bangalore        | 0.00      | 2.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 2.00     |
| 9       | TFRI, Jabalpur, MP     | 0.00      | 0.00      | 6.20      | 2.28      | 8.48     |
| 10      | IPIRTI                 | 5.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00     |
|         | Sub Total (O.I.)       | 507.70    | 287.00    | 283.58    | 219.41    | 1292.69  |
|         | Grand Total            | 15003.13  | 8449.42   | 7511.02   | 1894.41   | 32852.98 |

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