In order to harness the unexplored potential of the bamboo sector in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Ministry of DoNER through North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) under North Eastern Council (NEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Jammu and Kashmir for Bamboo Entrepreneurship and Bamboo Infrastructure Development.
The MoU was signed in presence of Lt Gov Manoj Sinha and Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. The Lt Governor said that with the signing of MoU for bamboo development in Jammu and Kashmir, the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi of Har Medh Par Ped has been made a reality in Jammu and Kashmir.
The MoU will create financial and market linkages for the Bamboo produce and facilitate promoting Bamboo start-up entrepreneurship, besides developing the training facilities for farmers, entrepreneurs, craftsmen, and villagers associated with the bamboo sector. It will also facilitate market awareness to entrepreneurs and facilitating joint exhibitions, export promotions. At present, around 1000 families are associated with bamboo handicrafts in Jammu and Kashmir. But at the national level, more than 25,000 bamboo-based industries are providing employment opportunities to about two crore people, while about 21 to 22 lakh people are engaged in bamboo-based art.
