Name of Ministry/Organization

Role/Responsibility

Dept. of Agriculture and Cooperation, MOA

Promoting bamboo as food crop as horticultural crop in homesteads, shifting cultivation areas and watershed management component.

ICAR

Provide agro techniques for bamboo based agro forestry models through IGFRI

ICFRE

Development of management models for bamboo, germ plasm selection and mass production of planting stock, technology extension and training

CSIR

Development of planting stock and technology for food processing of bamboo products through CFTRI.

National Institute of Design (NID)

Developing designs and new bamboo handicraft and furniture product.

Dept. of Science and Technology (DST)

Technology promotion an dissemination for product, machine and tools and standards with the help of Bureau of Indian Standards.

Bureau of Indian Standards

Review existing codes and formulate new performance standards for bamboo products.

Dept. of Biotechnology (DBT)

Develop mass propagation methods for planting material.

Development Commissioner, Handicraft

Set up cluster facility centers, collaborate in development of designs, organize training, facilitate marketing.

Dept. of Rural Development

Promote bamboo plantation through existing poverty allevlation program and employment generation programs.

Dept of Land Resources

Promote bamboo plantation in wasteland management and other land development programs on 0.5 million ha area.

CAPART

Organize bamboo based agro forestry initiative and take up 0.2 million ha bamboo plantation with involvement of people and NGOs

Dept. of Commerce

Policy support for suitable trade mechanism to promote bamboo products and encouraging bamboo trade.

Ministry of Small Scale Industry

Promote small-scale bamboo based industries on priority basis.

Dept, of Industrial Policy & Promotion

Encourage use of bamboo in paper and plywood industries thrugh tie-up with farmers and JFMCs.

Khadi and Village Industries Commission

Promote cottage and household industries using bamboo and support training programmes through training centres.

NABARD

Formulate schemes for financing bamboo plantation as agro/farm forestry and support bamboo development in forest areas under RIDF.

Export Import Bank of India

Promote bamboo and bamboo products for export and commission market surveys and studies.

Small Industries Development Bank of India

Support bamboo based units specially the tiny and small industry making utility items or mass consumption.

Building Material and Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC)

Develop appropriate technology and promote use of bamboo in housing.

Ministry of Urban Dev. & HUDCO

Promote bamboo based housing development project

Ministry of Environment & Forests

·        Take up bamboo development over 1 million ha of degraded forest lands through JFM initiatives.

·        Workout mechanism for tie-up between JFMCs and user industries

·        IPIRTI to develop and demonstrate bamboo composites and laminates for market.

·        Prepare emergency plan for gainful harvesting and utilization of flowering bamboo.

·        Promote bamboo plantation outside forest areas under social forestry programme.

Dept. of Development of North East Region

Implementation of Mission’s programme in North-Eastern region.

Planning Commission

Review and monitor the progress and activity under the Mission.

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