Shimla, Mar 28 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Government's Rs 26.04 Cr annual action plan under National Bamboo Mission is awaiting approval from Government of India for the financial year 2022-23, the Agriculture minister Chander Kumar said in the written reply to a question on Tuesday.
Congress MLA Chandrashekhar from Dharampur wanted to know if the government has any policy to impart training for self employment avenue and increase the income of rural households and thereby promoting this home based industry. The minister said that presently, the National Bamboo Mission scheme of the Government of India is being implemented by the Agriculture Department. The government is providing saplings to farmers for commercial production of bamboo.
The Minister informed the house that keeping in view the interests of the farmers, state forest department has removed the bamboo from scheduled species from the purview of Himachal Pradesh Soil Conservation Act, 1978 and Himachal Pradesh Soil Conservation Rules, 1983 on April, 20, 2017. As a result, farmers could produce bamboo on private land for self or commercial use.