The Tripura Bamboo Mission is Initiative of the Government of Tripura to develop the bamboo sector in the state in a holistic manner. The mission aims to double livelihood involvement and the sector turnover in a span of three years. It aims to optimize the end-to-end value chain spanning from plantation & resource generation to marketing of value added finished products. The mission has a subsector specific focus that includes handicrafts, furniture, incense, sticks & blinds, mat and industrial application of bamboo. The project is being implemented by IL&FS CDI based on a Public Private Partnership Framework.
Vision
TBM will strengthen the bamboo based clusters in the state and build their competitive advantage through an integrated approach of building infrastructure, linking markets and providing technology, skills, design and institutional development.
Objective
- Scale up the turnover of the local bamboo sector from Rs. 27.90 crore to 75.85 crore within the 3 years project duration.
- Double livelihood involvement in the Bamboo sector in the state
The TBM Strategy
- Build sustainable bamboo based livelihoods based on a cluster based approach.
- Develop an institutional structure owned and managed by grassroots producers & their federations.
- Build their enterprises based on commercially sustainable business models.
- Provide infrastructure, skill training, design support and direct market linkages.
- Mobilize private investment in the bamboo sector in areas like bamboo composites, mechanized sticks and other industrial products.
- Promote plantation in non-forest areas, private land holdings and homestead plantations
Governance Structure
Governance Structure: The strategy for Tripura bamboo mission is formulated by a mission steering committee (MSC) headed by the chief secretary of Tripura, representatives of Government of Tripura, project management agency (ILFS – CDI), important national agencies, experts in the bamboo sector and producers of representatives.
The committee oversees the mission activities and provides the necessary guidance. Three sub committees have been formed under the main committee. Those are as follows:
- State steering committee on plantation sector
- State steering committee on handicrafts sector
- State steering committee on bamboo industrial application sector
To ensure sustainability and improve efficiency of the program, Tripura Bamboo Mission (TBM) is being implemented in a public-private partnership (PPP) mode and ILFS CDI Ltd has been identified as the program implementation partner.
Project Implementing Agency
A wholly owned subsidiary of Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services(IL&FS) . IL&FS CDI Ltd has been set up to provide commercially sustainable integrated solutions for development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), through a cluster based and a PPP approach that would enable them to become globally competitive.
IL&FS CDI implements pioneering sustainable livelihood models for the rural poor located in remote areas and dispersed across a scattered production base. The focus is on an integrated approach to strategically linking mainstream markets, building grassroots institution through effective organization & integration, providing access to information, technology, skills, credit, infrastructure & social security and forging strong linkages with multiple stakeholders. For more inforamtion : www.ilfsindia.com |
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