Annexure IV Review of NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION Dr

Annexure IV Review of NATIONAL BAMBOO MISSION Dr. Alka Bhargava Joint Secretary (NRM) & Mission Director Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare www. nbm. nic. in 29 th March 2019, Guwahati

Agenda • Review of activity-wise progress of implementation including : a. Status of release of Central & State share b. Preparedness for plantation in coming Monsoon-site preparation, inc QPM c. Clusters identified & made d. Location of CFCs, treatment centres, incubation centres e. Forward backward linkages for existing industries as well as potential f. Trainings, awareness & mobilisation g. Updating data on MIS & NBM • Status of implementation of relaxation of regulations for bamboo outside forests • Recommendations of NITI Look East Forum held on 04 December, 2018 • Harvesting & utilization plan of the mature bamboo available in the State • Skill development by Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts(EPCH )

Industry (Market) Driven Approach • Identified industrially important species : Bambusa tulda , B. bambos , B. balcooa, B. cacharensis, B. polymorpha, B. nutans, Dendrocalamus asper, D. hamiltonii, Thyrostachys oliverii, Melocanna baccifera • Cluster based processing centers, common facility centers, incubation centers • Aim for improved conversion – complete usage – move to zero wastage • Improved equipment suited to Indian species • Establishment of units and synergy with M/o MSME • Bring bamboo in forests in the value chain being developed

Important industries for NE • • • Agarbatti – supplier of sticks & raw batti Engineered bamboo Supplier of raw mats to other parts of India Food - Bamboo shoots, vinegar, wine, drinking pipes Handicrafts – innovation, finishing, branding Banslochan Forest bamboo – mandatory blending in fossil fuel Ethanol – NRL work started ‘Waste’ utilisation – charcoal, activated carbon, briquettes, cutlery, chopsticks, skewers, tooth picks, powder in agarbatti, home décor, tissue paper, etc

Rejuvenation of Agarbatti units Feedback from ITC Ø Creation of supply clusters around Guwahati, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, and Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) Ø Special status to bamboo manufacturing units as that of SEZ units – tax Holidays, cheaper and uninterrupted power, subsidized interest on investment & working capital etc. Ø Development of bamboo species as that of Vietnam and exploring the possibilities of growing such bamboo across the country Ø Support to commercial plantations for agarbatti stick making Ø Manufacturing subsidy for encouraging domestic vendors during incubation period

Release of Funds to Implementing Dept State (date of receipt of AAP) Amount Released from NBM (Date of release) Central Share Arunachal Pradesh (04 -10 -2018) 11. 2743 Cr. (11. 12. 18) Assam (12 -10 -2018) 5. 00 cr (26. 11. 18) Manipur (10 -09 -2018 ) 4. 50 cr (11. 12. 18) Meghalaya (16 -11 -2018) 2. 90 cr (19. 03. 19) Mizoram ( ) 18. 94 cr (11. 9. 18 & 18. 1. 19) Nagaland (10 -10 -2018 ) 6. 2383 cr (6. 12. 2018) Sikkim (30 -07 -2018 ) 3. 4445 cr (16. 10. 18) Tripura (06 -07 -2018) 12. 30 cr (14. 9. 18) Yes State Share Yes (07. 01. 2019) Yes 0. 2493 (26. 03. 19)

Pending Utilisation Certificates Arunachal Pradesh AUC 2017 -18 Assam AUC 2013 -14, 2014 -15 & 2015 -16 Sikkim AUC 2016 -17 & 2017 -18

Preparedness for plantations State (target in 2018 -19) Already Farmers / land Availability of QPM achieved identified Arunachal Pradesh (600 ha) Assam (1200 ha) nil Manipur (0) - Meghalaya (366 ha) nil Mizoram (270 ha) 270 Nagaland (0) - Sikkim (200 ha) nil Tripura (500) 150 1 -Hitech nursery, 10 big nursery & 5 small nurseries setup 2 -Hitech nursery, 12 big nursery & 2 small nurseries setup 1. 81 Lakh nos of seedlings procured

Clusters Identified State Plantations Arunachal Pradesh 6 No, of Clusters for plantations & primary 6 nos of existing processing identified industries (details? ? ) Primary Processing Forward linkage to industries Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Tripura Yes Nil Under process

Post Harvest Infrastructure State (2018 -19) Common Facility Centres (CFC) Treatment Plants Incubation Centre Target Achiv Arunachal Pradesh 0 4 Assam 5 5 2 Manipur 4 3 0 Meghalaya 2 0 0 Mizoram 3 2 2 Nagaland 3 2 2 Sikkim 2 Tripura 0 0 0 4 identified 1 3 1 0 Achiv identified 0

State Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Tripura Existing 6 nos Industry Link Up Potential 6 nos of existing industries have tremendous potential Harvesting Plan from forests Stock outside forests As & when the need arises harvesting plan from forest will be prepared Need to ascertain, no such study carried out

Training/ Skill Development State (target in 2018 -19)Nos. Completed (nos. trained) Conducted by Arunachal Pradesh (1250 ) Assam (451 ) Manipur (1142) Meghalaya ( 400) Mizoram ( ) Nagaland ( 141 ) Sikkim ( 2333 ) Tripura (560 ) 5 nos. farmers training completed Horticulture department NGO/Panchayat

State Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Tripura Updation of MIS Annual Action Plan Cluster (No. ) Geo-tagged Locations

Relaxation of Felling and Transit Outside Forests State Arunachal Pradesh Assam Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Sikkim Tripura Amended State Act/Regulation Date

o/o DC MSME

nd 2 meeting of NITI Forum for NE Recommendations : • All the links of the value chain viz. primary processing centers, incubation centers, treatment plant, common facility centers, cluster (FPO’s, FPC’s and Cooperatives) etc. are aligned with requirement of industries with forward linkages to bamboo plantations in the region taking into account a regional perspective (hinterland states can supply to bigger industries in one or two states in NER). • Appropriate plantation of the required species through cluster approach and undertaking processing under livelihood schemes should also be encouraged. There is a need to promote ancillary units in the vicinity of the plantations. The investors may be informed about the incentive schemes (NEIDS, 2017) of DIPP for establishment of new industries. A buy back system with remunerative prices for primary processed material as well as contract farming of bamboo with industry is important NEC to set up model CFCs in the States of NER

nd 2 meeting of NITI Forum for NE • • Infusion of Research & Development: • Strong support of research Institutions of CSIR, ICFRE, ICAR for development of value chain (plantation, treatment, primary processing, product development) both by way of technology as well as equipment, tools and machinery. • Network of research institutions and single knowledge portal to be developed for dissemination of information to farmers, entrepreneurs and academics. • NEC, CBTC, RFRI, NEIST (STINER) and NE Bamboo Development Council should to take this forward under guidance of O/o Principal Scientific Adviser to Govt. The North East Cane and Bamboo Development Centre (NECBDC) as approved by the NEC Plenary should be activated by NEC to undertake the role of a converging facilitators for states for support across the value chain Mandate 15 -20% bamboo based constructions in Govt. works to increase demand awareness on durability and strength of bamboo, included engineered products. Simultaneously there is a growing fraternity of architects working with bamboo who need to be ‘mainstreamed’ into itself to encourage use of bamboo in construction, certain percentage of Govt works should be mandated to be done with bamboo. A mix of round bamboo as well as bamboo should be encouraged, with the support of bamboo designers and architects. NEC should funds construction of model green buildings with modern aesthetics in each State capital

International Cooperation • • • Japan Taiwan China Vietnam Germany South Africa Ø Ø Ø Ø Ø Efficient processing equipment New technology Skill development – BCDI, NID, CFLE, RFRI, NIFT, NEIST, CBTC, IITB Establishment of a Regional Design and Innovation Centre of NBM Process development, hand tools, finishing, packaging and branding Natural fibre from bamboo Linkages for trade in bamboo products Beijing Horticulture Expo: April – October 2019 ASEAN Bamboo Congress, Philippines, August 2019

Initiatives of NBM • Guidelines for raising quality planting material and accreditation of nurseries drafted • Skill development in convergence with Sector Skill Councils • Train entrepreneurs with Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts )EPCH( • Registration of manufacturers & architects, designers with CPWD • Meeting with NABARD , SBI & YES Banks for the Credit Linked Back Ended Subsidy. Guidelines finalised • IKEA in North East • ITC and Cycle Agarbatti in North East • Study commissioned to IIFT for import substitution in agarbatti sector • Study assigned to KFRI for `Development of resources for sustainable production of Jiggat for the Indian agabatti industry • Discussions with stakeholders to encourage use in Govt. constructions

Action to taken by States • • • Constitution of inter disciplinary PMU Release of funds to implementing Dept Completion of works approved for 2018 -19 Identification of clusters Work on a hub and spoke model Uploading of AAP for 2019 -20 Assam: revival of Bamboo Technology Park Use all infrastructure created in earlier NBM Directory of stakeholders

Transition from Poor Man’s Timber to Wise Man’s Timber

Action Points of the Last Review Meeting at Delhi Sl. No. 1 2 3 4 Decision Action taken All NBM implementing States needs to submit their annual action plan for the year 2019 -20 latest by last week of March/first week of the April, 2019 North Eastern States especially to provide details of existing bamboo shoot processing units so that these could be assisted by NBM and brought up to exportable products in conjunction with APEDA Sikkim: Under Process species wise availability of planting material in the nurseries and district wise plantation targets. ) States to provide details of entrepreneurs and experts in bamboo sector for a Directory to be hosted on NBM website. The template has been provided by NBM. Sikkim: not available; 1. 81 lakh nos. of seedlings have been procured from outside the state from the fund under plantation during 2018 -19 Sikkim: 1. Green Grocers Pvt. Ltd. (Existing and Project proposal received for capacity expansion under NBM during 2018 -19. Products : Chilli Pickle, Bamboo Shoot in brine solution. 2. Govt. Fruit Preservation Factory (GFPF) under Commerce & Industries Department, Govt. of Sikkim, Singtam, East Sikkim Pin code: 737134 Product: bamboo shoot pickle, mixed pickle, etc

Action Points of the Last Review Meeting at Delhi Sl. No. 5 6 7 8 9 Decision Action taken All states to show clusters on the MIS and show all the activities/ intervention as per the approved AAP by 28 Feb 2019 positively. All the states to upload information of the Budget / Expenditure / Transfer/ Utilization on the PFMS portal. State Missions to start interacting with SLBC on NBM and financing. States to convey readiness to participate in the INBAR pavilion at 2019 Horti Expo in Beijing starting April 2019, as informed by INBAR India recently and already conveyed to the States to convey readiness for participation in the ASEAN Bamboo Congress in August 2019. Deadline for abstract submission is 28 th Feb 2019. https Sikkim: Bank of India, UCO Bank and SISCO Bank (Sikkim State Cooperative Bank Ltd) have been contacted. Tripura: CRM, UBI, who is the Convener of SLBC has been contacted, Sikkim: Two officials from the State Bamboo Mission, Sikkim would like to visit INBAR pavilion Sikkim: State will not participate in the ASEAN bamboo Congress.

9. The major problems faced by bamboo industry and the redressal measures envisaged in the NBM are summed up as follows: No Problems 1. Availability of quality planting material Redressal Measures /progress under NBM Draft Guidelines for protocol for accreditation of bamboo nurseries & certification of planting material has been finalised 2 Low yield / productivity 3 Sustained supply to industry and ready Forward linkages with industry in the form of buy back market for producer arrangements/ contract farming etc. Community nurseries can be raised if there assured order and agreements for buying are in place 4 Low technical support for small agarbatti • Proposal of KFRI for rejuvenating stocks of Litsea manufacturers species has been approved • TFRI has carried out an enumeration in MP and Chhattisgarh • Study under progress by IIFT

No Problems Redressal Measures under NBM 5. Economies of scale and reduction of - Cluster approach is the major thrust wastes - Proper treatment and seasoning to be done to increase longevity and reduce consumption - Primary processing units to be established close to the growing sites to reduce transportation costs associated with movement of round bamboo. - Promote end to end use of bamboo to reduce wastage and customised basic processed material to feed bigger industry. - Final waste utilization by conversion to boiler feed/pellets/briquettes - Will result in enhanced local skill development and employment - Establish Bamboo Economic Zones

No Problems Redressal Measures under NBM 6. Low efficiency and life of tools Support development and purchase of tools and equipment. Environment equipment better suited to Indian species which are friendly treatments should be done high in silica and hence imported machinery is not – CCB not allowed. Other very suitable. Machines calibrated to Indian constraints included non- conditions are required. Additional machines to availability of required chemicals, upgrade the products viz dryer (especially for humid hinges etc. for knock down conditions of NER) and pulverizers to utilise bamboo products, drill bits expensive, not waste are required available in local markets, online - Quality of bamboo and equipment should be such expensive. that sticks can be made including knot and this will help in reducing wastage and manpower requirement.

No 7. Problems Redressal Measures under NBM Skill development Among the major institute identified for skilling are Indian Plywood Industries Research and Training Institute (IPIRTI), Bengaluru; ICFRE Institutes – Jorhat, Dehradun, Coimbatore, Bengaluru; Bamboo and Cane Development Centre BCDI, Agartala; Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre, Guwahati; Industrial Design Centre, IIT Mumbai; National Institute of Design (NID), Bengaluru; Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI); Training Centre of Maharashtra Bamboo Development Board. 8. Explore export potential for high end construction material and other innovative products - There should be full effort to tap global markets, especially in Europe, Americas and Australia since only then our fledgling industries will break even and incentivise more such investments. - Synergy with Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) has been established - IKEA has been introduced to a manufacturer of knock down bamboo wood furniture manufacturer in Assam. Also exploring in Tripura - Advocate bamboo as a ‘greener’ replacement for wood/timber .

No 9 Problems Use Redressal Measures under NBM of Avoid Copper- Chrome- Boron or Borax- Boric acid and other chemicals environment which are not allowed in export markets. Commercial units in the friendly country are largely using phenyl formaldehyde as glue which is not preservative permitted as per international standards. Urea formaldehyde is the treatments permitted glue and other chemicals 10 Low priority Encourage financial institutions to invest more in the bamboo sector be sector lending for it support for raising high quality hi-tech nurseries, product development or industrial units.

sl 11 Problems Redressal Measures under NBM - Promote use of bamboo based products viz bambooscrimber, bamboo ply, bamboo boards, bamboo roofing, etc. , in Government and private demand for sector (CPWDs, State PWDs, PMAY, etc) School furniture bamboo in • BIS has formulated standards on structural use of bamboo, namely, IS 15912: 2012 “Structural Design using bamboo-Code of Practice”. The constructio reference to this standard has also been incorporated in the National Building Code of India 2016. Revised and updated version of IS 15912 ns 2018 is under publication. • Mo. RD vide letter no. M-11060/06/2018 -RH(M&T) dated 13. 11. 2018 has requested to use bamboo/ bamboo based material in PMAY-G construction with the objective to give an impetus to bamboo industry. • M/o Tourism has also issued an advisory to States for use of bamboo in constructions • All major user organisations including Railways, AAI, CPWD, NBCC, M/o RD, WDRA, etc have been advised to enhance use of bamboo in construction projects. A stakeholder consultation with these agencies as well as BIS, Central Building Research Institute Roorkee, architects and manufacturers was done to see the gaps in certification, and promote use. • D/o School Education & Literacy had been requested to advise States to promote bamboo furniture in schools, following which the States have been written to • State Mission Directors have been advised to be pro-active in this regard Low