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National Bamboo Mission has launched an MIS (Management Information Systems) based reporting platform for strengthening the domestic agarbatti industry.
About MIS System for agarbatti industry:
- MIS (Management Information Systems) has been launched to help collate data on
- Agarbatti stick production,
- The locations of stick making units,
- Availability of raw material,
- Functioning of the units, production capacity, marketing among others.
About National Bamboo Mission:
Background:
- National Bamboo Mission(NBM) was initially started as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme in 2006-07.
- The mission was later subsumed under Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture(MIDH) during 2014-15 and continued till 2015-16.
Restructured National Bamboo Mission:
- The restructured National Bamboo Mission(NBM) was launched in 2018-19 by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.
Objectives of the mission:
- Firstly, to increase the area under bamboo plantation in non-forest Government and private lands. This is to supplement farm income and contribute towards resilience to climate change.
- Secondly, to improve post-harvest management through the establishment of innovative primary processing units. These units were particularly located near the source of production, primary treatment, and seasoning plants, and market infrastructure.
- Thirdly, to promote product development at micro, small and medium levels and feed bigger industry.
- Fourthly, to rejuvenate the underdeveloped bamboo industry in India.
- Fifthly, to promote skill development, capacity building, awareness generation for the development of the bamboo sector.
- Lastly, to re-align efforts to reduce dependency on the import of bamboo and bamboo products.
Key Features of the mission:
- Firstly, Hub and Spoke Model: The Mission is being implemented in a hub (industry) and spoke model. The main goal is to connect farmers to markets. This enables farmers to get a ready market for the bamboo.
- Secondly, Subsidy: Under the mission, a direct subsidy of 50% is given to farmers at Rs 1.00 lakh per ha. The Direct subsidy is provided 100% to Government agencies. There is also a subsidy for entrepreneurs to set up various product development units.
- Thirdly, Implementation: The Mission is presently implemented by 21 States. This includes all the 9 States of the North Eastern Region(NER). In NER the Mission is implemented through the respective State Bamboo Missions.
Source: PIB
https://forumias.com/blog/important-current-affairs-for-upsc-ias-prelims-2021/government-schemes-and-programs/
