National Bamboo Mission (NBM)

National Bamboo Mission (NBM) is a central government scheme launched in 2006-7. This scheme was launched under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA). The main aim of this scheme is to boost the growth of bamboo sector as a whole. It also aims at increasing the bamboo plantation in non-forest government and private lands. The cabinet approved Restructured National Bamboo Mission on April 25, 2018.

Overview:

Scheme Objectives:

• The main objective of the scheme is to boost the growth of bamboo industry
• It aims at increasing the bamboo cultivation in non forest government and private lands to supplement farm income
• The scheme tends to improve post-harvest management processes.
• It also aims at reducing the dependency on the imports of bamboo and bamboo products

Scheme Benefits:

• This scheme will benefit all the farmers, artisans and other people involved in the bamboo industry
• It will increase the employment opportunities in bamboo and bamboo-based handicrafts industries
• This scheme will directly benefit farmers with their land area under cultivation
• It will establish 4000 treatment and product development units
• Bamboo production will increase the farm productivity as a whole

Area covered under the scheme:

• This scheme after restructuring will cover only the states with maximum social, commercial and economical advantage
• States covered are North eastern regions in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala

Priority Species under the scheme:

• Bambusa Balcooa
• Bambusa Bambos
• Bambusa Nutans
• Bambusa Tulda
• Bambusa Pallida
• Bambusa Vulgaris
• Dendrocalamus asper
• Dendrocalamus Strictus

How to Register:

For registering under the National Bamboo Mission, the farmer can visit the official portal @ nbm.nic.in.

• Go through all the guidelines, FAQs and details available explaining the mission
• Then click on the ‘Farmer Registration’ tab on the right side on the home page
• You will be redirected to the NMSA registration page

• Fill in the required details. Select the state, district, village, block from the dropdown list. Enter full name, father’s name, gender, DOB, Aadhaar no., category, address details and pin code
• Also enter a valid mobile no. and email ID. The same will be used for further communication
• Then click on Submit
• After successful registration, the farmer can login and avail the services.
• For logging in, visit the home page and click on the Log in tab on the left side of the page
• Then enter the User ID and Password confirmed after registration.
• Enter the captcha code and click on Login.

• After logging in, provide the additional details required like bank account details, passport size photo, etc
• Then click on submit

Helpline Details:

For any query/clarification/suggestion one can:

• Email to nmsa-dac@gov.in