Lok Sabha Question No. 753 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Development of Bamboo-based Product Series
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 753

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## DEVELOPMENT OF BAMBOO-BASED PRODUCT SERIES

753: SHRI VINDO KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is implementing/proposes to implement any  scheme/plan for the development of bamboo-based product series;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  provisions for establishment of small and medium processing units for the entrepreneurs in the country;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to promote any special breed of bamboo under the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including names of breeds selected for the said purpose and the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e)          whether  the  Government  provides/proposes  to  provide  any  financial  assistance  to bamboo  growers  under  the  NBM  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ षि एवं ककसान कल्याण मंत्री

(SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b): Department  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India  is Implementing  the  restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  from  the  year  2018-19. NBM  has  components  to establish product development and processing units for developing  the  bamboo  value  chain  through  connecting  bamboo  growers  to  the  market (industry). So far, 416 Nos. of bamboo product development units have been established.

The detail of such units is placed at Annexure-I. The pattern of assistance under NBM is placed at Annexure-II.

(c) & (d): Yes.  NBM  identified  ten  (10)  commercially  important  bamboo  species  for promoting quality bamboo plantation. The list of identified species is placed at Annexure-III. Besides,  State  Bamboo  Missions  (SBM)  may  encourage  plantation  of  other  indigenous species as per choice of farmers and industrial importance. In order to ensure availability of quality planting material, establishment of Bamboo nurseries is provisioned as component under NBM.

(e):     NBM has component of propagation and cultivation under which financial assistance is  provided  for  establishing  bamboo  nursery  and  plantation  in  non-forest  Government  as well as private farmlands, community lands, arable wastelands and along irrigation canals, water bodies etc.. The pattern of assistance under NBM is placed at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  753  due  for  answer  on 07.02.2023.

Details of the Product Development and Processing units set up since the inception of  restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  from  2018-19  to  2022-23  (as  on 31.01.2023)

| C     | Product Development and Processing                                       | Product Development and Processing                                                     | Product Development and Processing   |
|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No | Activity                                                                 | Activity                                                                               | No. of units set up                  |
| 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. | 81                                   |
| 2.    | Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units (in Nos.)         | For making of value added products like pellets & activated carbon.                    | 37                                   |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | a) Handicrafts/Cottage industry                                                        | 86                                   |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | b) Furniture making                                                                    | 46                                   |
| 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                                                                | 94                                   |
| 3.    | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.)                 | f) Fabric/Fibre extraction                                                             | 03                                   |
| 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                                                                                  | 416                                  |

## Annexure-II  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  753  due  for  answer  on 07.02.2023

## Pattern of assistances under NBM

| Sl   | Activities                                                                                | Activities                                                                            | Indicative unit cost (upper limit) (Rs in lakh)      | Pattern of assistance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| A    | Propagation & Cultivation                                                                 | Propagation & Cultivation                                                             | Propagation & Cultivation                            | Propagation & Cultivation                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1.   | Bamboo Nursery both in public and by private sectors including strengthen (project based) | i) Hi-tech (2 ha) ii) Big (1 ha) iii) Small (0.5 ha)                                  | 50 16 10                                             | 100% of cost to Govt. sector and 50% of cost to private sector as credit linked back ended subsidy                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 2 .  | High density Bamboo plantation on Govt./ Panchayat/ Community land including waste lands  |                                                                                       | Rs 1.00 lakh per ha over a period of 3 years         | 100% of cost to Govt. sector and 50% of the cost upto 2 ha (~ <3000 plants), 20% of the cost for 2 - 4 ha (up to 10000 plants) over 3 years (50:30:20). Additional 10% assistance for NE States. For plantation above 4 ha no subsidy will be provided. Maintenance funds will be linked to performance (survival %as per para 10.2.4) |
| 3 .  | Block plantation/ boundary plantation on farmers field                                    |                                                                                       | Rs.1.00 lakh per ha (equivalent to Rs 240 per plant) | 100% of cost to Govt. and 50% of the cost of Private Sector over 3 years (50:30:20) Maintenance funds will be linked to performance (survival %as per para 10.2.4)                                                                                                                                                                     |
| C    | Product Development and Processing                                                        | Product Development and Processing                                                    | Product Development and Processing                   | Product Development and Processing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| 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 (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.) | Handicrafts/Cottage industry                                          | 15 (PB)  | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Furniture making                                                      | 25 (PB)  | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Fabric/Jewellery making                                               | 15 (PB)  | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Bamboo shoots processing                                              | 20 (PB)  | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Incense stick making                                                  | 25 (PB)  | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Fabric/Fibre extraction                                               | 50 (PB)  | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Common facility centre (CFC)                                          | 25 (PB)  | -do-                                                                           |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Bamboo board /mat/corrugated sheets /floor tiles making               | 200 (PB) | 30% of cost as credit linked back ended subsidy. Additional 10% for NE States. |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Bio Energy extraction                                                 | 200 (PB) | - do -                                                                         |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Activated Carbon product                                              | 200 (PB) | -do-                                                                           |
| 3 .  | Establishment of Micro/Medium processing units (in Nos.) | Ethanol Gassifier                                                     | 500 (PB) | 30% of cost as credit linked back ended subsidy. Additional 10% for NE States. |

## Annexure-III  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  753  due  for  answer  on 07.02.2023

## List of Commercially Important Bamboo Species identified under the National Bamboo Mission:

- (1) Bambusa tulda
- (2)   Bambusa bambos
- (3)   Bambusa balcooa
- (4)   Bambusa cacharensis
- (5)   Bambusa polymorpha
- (6)   Bambusa nutans
- (7)   Dendrocalamus asper
- (8)   Dendrocalamus hamiltonii
- (9)   Thyrsostachys oliveri
- (10)  Meloccanna baciferra
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