February 2025

Restructured National Bamboo Mission

• Launched as Centrally sponsored scheme in 2018 - 2019
• Provides assistance to both government and private sectors for the propagation and cultivation of bamboo in non forest land, bamboo treatment, establishment of markets, incubation centers, value added product development and processing and developing of tools and equipment.
• The funding pattern is 60:40 between the centre and state for all except north east and hilly states, for them it is 90:10 and 100% by the centre in case of UTs.

Objectives

• ["] To increase the availability of quality planting materials, area expansion of bamboo cultivation.
• To improve post-harvest management, primary treatment and seasoning, preservation technologies, market infrastructure, product development, promote skill development and re-align efforts to reduce dependency on import of bamboo and bamboo products.

Implementation: 

• It is being implemented through the state nodal department which is nominated by the State/UT governments concerned.