- Envisages promoting holistic growth of the bamboo sector.
- Adopts an area-based, regionally differentiated strategy.
- Objectives:
- Increase area under bamboo cultivation in non-forest lands.
- Supplement farm income and contribute to climate change resilience.
- Ensure availability of quality raw material for industries.
- Improve post-harvest management (processing units, treatment plants, market infra).
- Promote product development based on market demand.
- Rejuvenate underdeveloped bamboo industry in India.
- Promote skill development, capacity building, awareness generation.
- Reduce dependency on import of bamboo and bamboo products.
- Enhance income of primary producers.