Indian Industry Plus A Pratisrutiplus Suppliment
The scheme is being implemented in non-forest Government land, farmers field in States where it has social, commercial and economical advantage, including the bamboo rich States of North Eastern region and Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 17 States have so far been covered under the Mission and an amount of Rs.111.05 crore has been released (till 31.12.2018) based on the annual action plans. 88 Bamboo Treatment Units, 464 Product Development / Processing Units, 135 Infrastructure Projects for Promotion and Development of Bamboo Markets, and an area of 15740 ha for plantation has been approved. The progress is periodically updated on the website www.nbm.nic.in.
Financial assistance to North Eastern States is provided in the ratio of 90:10 between Central & State Government. Funds released during the year 2018-19 are as follows:
| State | Released Amount (Lakh Rs.) |
| Assam | 500.00 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 1127.43 |
| Manipur | 450.00 |
| Mizoram | 950.00 |
| Nagaland | 623.83 |
| Sikkim | 344.45 |
| Tripura | 1230.00 |
| Total | 5225.71 |
Annual Action Plan of Meghalaya has not been received as yet.
A number of consultations have been held with State Governments and Industry to invigorate the bamboo sector in the region.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Parshottam Rupala in Lok Sabha
