Lok Sabha Question No. 286 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Bamboo Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 286

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## BAMBOO PRODUCTION

286: SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  absence  of  incentives  for  producers  and  other  stakeholders  hindered significant growth in bamboo production and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (b) if not, the details thereof along with present Bamboo production in the country, Statewise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  national  policy  centred  towards  developing Bamboo related industries and if so, the outcome of the policy so far; and
- (d) whether there  are  any  plans  to  create  and  promote  Bamboo  clusters  and  also  for spreading awareness regarding the bamboo products through digital and physical platforms and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE क ृ िष एवं िकसान कʞाण मंũी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) & (b) : The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare is implementing Restructured  National  Bamboo  Mission  (NBM)  since  2018-19  for  the  development  of complete  value  chain  of  bamboo  sector  to  link  growers  with  consumers  starting  from planting  material,  plantation,  creation  of  facilities  for  collection,  aggregation,  processing, marketing,  micro,  small  &  medium  enterprises,  skill  development  and  brand  building initiative in a cluster approach mode. Bamboo plantation under NBM is being carried out in non-forest Government land and private farmer's field.  Presently, NBM is implemented in the States namely Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. The State-wise details of bamboo bearing area under forest is at AnnexureI and the plantation taken up in non-forest area under NBM is at AnnexureII .

(c): The restructured National Bamboo Mission supports bamboo industries for development of bamboo value chain including promotion of bamboo treatment, seasoning and preservation, establishment of primary processing units, value addition and production units  such  as  bamboo  based  cottage  industry  and  MSME  etc.  The  detail  of  physical achievements of bamboo treatment and processing units under NBM is at AnnexureIII .

Ministry  of  MSME  is  also  implementing  a  major  credit-linked  subsidy  programme named  Prime  Minister's  Employment  Generation  Programme  (PMEGP)  for  generating employment  in  the  country  by  setting  up  of  micro-enterprises  in  the  non-farm  sector including Bamboo industry.

(d): Under  the  NBM,  22  Bamboo  clusters  and  40  Farmers  Producer  Organizations (FPOs) have been formed by the State Bamboo Missions. Besides, Ministry of MSME is implementing  Scheme  of  Fund  for  Regeneration  of  Traditional  Industries  (SFURTI),  to organize  traditional  industries  and  artisans  into  collectives  and  make  them  competitive, provide  sustained  employment  and  enhance  marketability  of  products.  The  scheme supports creation  of  Common  Facility  Centers (CFCs),  procurement  of  new machineries, production  infrastructure,  setting  up  raw  material  banks,  skill  development  and  training, market  promotion  initiatives,  etc.  Since  2014-15  till  date,  41  bamboo  clusters  have  been approved  with  Government of  India  assistance  of  Rs.  98.64  cr.  benefitting  9197  artisans under this scheme.

Further,  for  popularizing  use  of  bamboo  and  bamboo  products  214  seminars, conferences, awareness campaign etc. at National, State and District levels, and capacity building  programs for 14656 participants including farmers/artisans and field functionaries has been undertaken so far under the NBM. Awareness is also created through print and electronic media and participation of NBM in fairs and other events. A dedicated window for marketing bamboo products has also been created on GeM portal.

Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 286 due for answer on 05.12.2023 State-wise  details  of  Bamboo  bearing  area  in  Recorded  Forest  Area  (as  per  India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021)

| Sr. 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        | Odisha            |                       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 II

Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 286 due for answer on 05.12.2023 State-wise  details  of  Area  covered  under  Bamboo  Plantation  in  Non-Forest  Area under erstwhile-NBM & Restructured National Bamboo Mission

Area in ha.

| Sr. No   | State/UT          | Erstwhile- NBM   | Restructured National Bamboo Mission 2018 to 2023 (as on   |
|----------|-------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No   | State/UT          | 2006-2017        | 30.11.2023)                                                |
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh | 23982            | 600                                                        |
| 2        | Assam             | 2800             | 1485                                                       |
| 3        | Bihar             | 1507             | 48                                                         |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh      | 6274             | 1965                                                       |
| 5        | Gujarat           | 4967             | 1730                                                       |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh  | 1228             | 121                                                        |
| 7        | Jharkhand         | 112              | 67                                                         |
| 8        | Karnataka         | 588              | 7561                                                       |
| 9        | Kerala            | 254              | 150                                                        |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh    | 4564             | 19249                                                      |
| 11       | Maharashtra       | 2593             | 5381                                                       |
| 12       | Manipur           | 31498            | 1315                                                       |
| 13       | Meghalaya         | 917              | 36                                                         |
| 14       | Mizoram           | 18072            | 770                                                        |
| 15       | Nagaland          | -                | 474                                                        |
| 16       | Odisha            | 4315             | 459                                                        |
| 17       | Sikkim            | 8689             | 1115                                                       |
| 18       | Tamil Nadu        | 2838             | 559                                                        |
| 19       | Telangana         | -                | 1048                                                       |
| 20       | Tripura           | 3167             | 436                                                        |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh     | 2095             | 886                                                        |
| 22       | Uttarakhand       | 1058             | 1162                                                       |
|          | Total             | 122212           | 46617                                                      |

Annexure to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 286 due for answer on 05.12.2023 Details  of  physical  Achievements  under  NBM  since  2018-19  to  till  date  (As  on 30.11.2023)

| Sr. No.   | Components                                                                  | Achievement                                  |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Promotion of bamboo treatment and preservation (in nos.)                    | 81                                           |
| 2         | Product Development and Processing (in nos.)                                | Product Development and Processing (in nos.) |
|           | (a)Establishment of processing units for value addition of Bamboo (in Nos.) | 82                                           |
|           | (b)Management of Bamboo waste in primary processing units                   | 35                                           |
|           | (c)Handicrafts/Cottage industry                                             | 80                                           |
|           | (d)Furniture making                                                         | 46                                           |
|           | (e)Jewellery making                                                         | 12                                           |
|           | (f)Bamboo shoots processing                                                 | 22                                           |
|           | (g)Incense stick making                                                     | 96                                           |
|           | (h)Common facility centre (CFC)                                             | 32                                           |
|           | (i)Bamboo board /mat/corrugated sheets /floor tiles making                  | 6                                            |
|           | (j)Bio Energy extraction                                                    | 3                                            |
|           | (k)Activated Carbon product                                                 | 2                                            |
|           | Total                                                                       | 416                                          |

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