Shah informed that in the last financial year, 3,597 farmers had planted bamboo in 3520 hectare area by the MP State Bamboo Mission Board. A grant of about Rs 7.20 crore was made available to these farmers.
In order to make the self-help Groups self-reliant, 83 self-help Groups planted an area of 1020 hectares under MGNREGA.
The Forest Minister informed that in the current financial year, more than 3 thousand farmers are planting bamboo in an area of 4443 hectares.
For this, a grant of Rs 10.60 crore will be given. Similarly, 46 more self-help groups have been added this year as compared to last year. In this way a total of 129 self-help groups are planting bamboo in an area of 2428 hectares.
From the fourth year of planting, a minimum of 10 bamboos per year grow to a height of about 40 feet. In this way, the same numbers of bamboos are available from 40,000 Plants. Each bamboo is sold for Rs 100. The beneficiary can get a crop of Rs 40 lakh from their sale.
On cultivating bamboo, the beneficiary gets a grant of Rs 120 per plant in three years. A grant of Rs 60 is available in the first year, Rs 36 in the second year and Rs 24 for the third year.