National Bamboo Mission 2025: Strategic Objectives and Implementation Framework

India’s bamboo sector holds vast ecological and economic potential. Recognizing this, the Government of India has revitalized the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, aligning it with sustainable development goals for 2025. The mission is now built around a comprehensive and scientific framework focused on end-to-end value chain development.

Strategic Objectives

  1. Expand Bamboo Cultivation:
    Promote bamboo on non-forest lands (private, community, government), enhancing farmer income and resilience to climate change.

  2. Strengthen Post-Harvest Infrastructure:
    Establish primary processing units near production clusters, integrating preservation, seasoning, and storage solutions.

  3. Stimulate Industry-Led Growth:
    Facilitate product development, value addition, and R&D at MSME, cooperative, and industrial levels.

  4. Build Market Linkages:
    Support aggregation through FPOs, FPCs, SHGs, linking them with buyers, financial institutions, and market platforms.

  5. Enhance Skills and Awareness:
    Implement capacity-building, training programs, and communication strategies to build skilled human capital across the bamboo value chain.

  6. Promote Innovation and Entrepreneurship:
    Encourage startups and local enterprises in bamboo design, products, and technologies.

  7. Reduce Import Dependency:
    Improve productivity and industrial-grade bamboo supply to reduce reliance on imports.


Implementation Framework

Mission Structure

  • National Level:
    Governed by the General Council and Executive Committee under the Ministry of Agriculture. Technical support provided by BTSGs like ICFRE and KFRI.

  • State Level:
    State Bamboo Missions (SBMs) form the backbone of localized implementation, with State Level Executive Committees (SLECs) managing fund distribution, planning, and monitoring.

  • District Level:
    District Agencies coordinate with local stakeholders—industries, cooperatives, SHGs—to ensure effective ground execution.


Key Components of Implementation

1. Plantation & Propagation

  • Focus on certified quality planting material.

  • High-tech nurseries and tissue culture labs to ensure disease-free, high-yield bamboo species.

2. Infrastructure & Processing

  • Establishment of bamboo depots, godowns, and common facility centers (CFCs).

  • Primary and secondary processing hubs near plantations to reduce wastage and transport costs.

3. Market Access & Trade

  • Integration with e-NAM and rural haats.

  • Encouragement for APMC registration and inter-state movement of bamboo as an agri-commodity.

4. Skill Development & R&D

  • Training through KVKs, ICAR institutions, NID, and BCDI.

  • National-level Centers of Excellence for technology demonstration and innovation.

5. Financial Assistance & Convergence

  • Central:State funding ratio of 60:40 (90:10 for NE & hilly states).

  • Linkages with schemes like PMKSY, NRLM, and MGNREGS.

  • CLBS mechanism for private sector participation.


Integration with National Missions

  • Climate Resilience: Alignment with NMSA and RKVY-CRA initiatives.

  • Carbon Markets: Support for voluntary carbon credit generation and trading.

  • Circular Economy: Promotion of bioenergy, biofertilizers, and bamboo-based eco-products.

  • Mission LiFE: Behavioral change campaigns to drive sustainability in bamboo production and usage.


Outcome Targets

  • Enhanced bamboo exports and reduced imports (₹1,163 Cr exports in 2023–24).

  • Stronger domestic market linkages and self-reliance in bamboo-based raw materials.

  • Sustainable rural employment and economic revitalization of bamboo-growing regions.


 

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