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Directorate of Institutional Finance
MP Laghu Udyog Nigam
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Bamboo Investors Meet 2015
Investing in Green Gold
Dates - 20 – 22 June 2015
Venue - RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration & Management, Bhopal
Background
Madhya Pradesh is the largest forest State as well the largest potential bamboo area State.
There is untapped potential of bamboo based development and entrepreneurship. There exists
tremendous prospective of bamboo based rural livelihoods opportunities, and bamboo industry
can play a significant role in the rural economy of the State. On the demand side also, there is
an unprecedented rise in all kinds of bamboo products. In order to bridge the gap, it is
envisaged to organise a meet from the perspective of the buyers / investors where they would
be informed about the potential availability of raw materials and skilled man power within the
State in terms of bamboo industry. The meet will also address their concerns regarding the
quality and quantity of produce and other issues. In short, the meet will bridge the gap between
investors, the Government and bamboo artisans.
Objectives of the meet
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The meet aims to bring together all stakeholders to achieve the following objectives:1. Identification of potential investors specific to the bamboo sector.
2. Identification of specific projects and areas where investors have a scope of infusion of
investment.
3. Formulation of an effective draft MoU framework in the light of the MoEF guidelines, and
other legislations.
The overarching goals of the meet are area extension under bamboo cultivation, skill
upgradation of traditional bamboo artisans and setting up of bamboo based industries. This
meet will explore the opportunities and support the establishment of
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Technologically advanced modern Bamboo nurseries to ensure supply of quality seedlings and also
carry out R & D on new varieties
End use based high tech high quality bamboo plantations with enhanced productivity
State of art Bamboo Technology Centre
Bamboo Facility Centers (BFCs) for the supply of raw / semi-processed bamboos, to carry value
addition activities & development of community enterprises
Facilities for Gainful utilization of Process Waste
Market linkages and transfer of technology
Bamboo based industries, specially the innovative industries like Textiles, Energy, Poly Houses etc
Directorate of Institutional Finance
MP Laghu Udyog Nigam
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Stakeholders to be involved
Following Government Departments are be involved in the meet -:
1. MPSBM is the nodal agency for the meet. Apart from pursuing the projects of the
investors, it will also collaborate with bamboo artisans and act as a linkage between the
two.
2. TRIFAC in its role as facilitation centre for investment will ensure single window
clearance of the project.
3. Department of Institutional Finance will have a consultative role in formulating models
on which the projects will be developed viz. PPP, management contract or independent
projects.
4. Industries Department through MP Laghu Udyog Nigam, given its role as a bamboo
crafts promotion will play a vital role in promotion of bamboo based industries.
Other stakeholders from the private sector will include -:
1. Potential investors identified in the bamboo sector.
2. Established entrepreneurs who can further up their stakes in the bamboo sector.
3. Manufactures and fabricators of bamboo processing machineries and tools which will
assure the prospective investors that bamboo processing modern techniques can be
indigenously acquired.
4. Organisations providing training in high end bamboo products to artisans like National
Institute of Design, School of Planning & Architecture, GoI, NIFT, Auroville Bamboo
Centre, Tamil Nadu etc.
5. Representatives/groups of artisans who are willing to collaborate with industries.
Components of the meet
The meet will have the following essential components:1. Providing information to investors about support from Government and facilitative
policies from the State.
2. Sharing information on resource availability of bamboo and artisans in locations
identified by the investor.
3. Display of bamboo products crafted within the State which would be later chosen by the
prospective investor/ buyer.
4. Panel discussion on the identified topics.
5. B2G (Business to Government) meetings for charting out further road maps for
investment.
MP, being centrally located, can act as a gateway for the Investors for the major bamboo
products of the country.
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Themes
The topics for technical deliberations and focussed group discussion are as follows 1.
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Innovative areas of bamboo applications
Supply of raw material and its assurance
Tax regime pertaining to bamboo products and equipments
Problems faced by existing bamboo investors
Sector perspective - Sector wise presentation on scope and potential for bamboo
investors viz. energy, construction, furniture, government infrastructure (Indira Aawas
Yojna, toilets, school furniture, handicraft and any other)
6. Investors' perspectives - Areas and incentives
7. Government's perspectives - Legal framework and institutional framework
Expected outcome
The meet is expected to infuse capital investment in the State and boost rural economy. It will
also generate livelihoods and ensure that artisans dole out crafts at par at market competition.
Role of Government as a facilitator will be surfaced and investors' friendly policies will be
formulated thereafter.
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Envisaged Outputs
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Inventory of potential investors in the Bamboo sector
Checklist of potential bamboo projects / areas for investment
Framework for a conducive MoU for investment in Bamboo sector
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MP Laghu Udyog Nigam
Government of Madhya Pradesh
PROGRAMME
Day 1 – 20 June 2015
Inaugural Session : 1700 – 1900 hrs
1700 – 1705 Hrs
Arrival of Dignitaries and lighting of the Lamp
1705 – 1710 Hrs
Welcome of Dignitaries
1710 – 1715 Hrs
Baans Gaan (Bamboo Song)
1715 – 1720 Hrs
Madhya Pradesh Gaan
1720 – 1730 Hrs
Ice Breaking
Dr A K Bhattacharya
Mission Director, M P State Bamboo Mission
1730 – 1750 Hrs
Experience Sharing
Bamboo Entrepreneurs in MP – Bhau Sahab Bhuskute
Smriti Loknyas, GreenTech, Artison AgroTech, Somaiya
Properties & Investment ltd (5 minutes each)
1750 – 1755 Hrs
Address
Mr A P Shrivastava,
Principal Secretary, Forest Department, Govt of MP
1755 – 1800 Hrs
Address
Mr Anthony de Sa
Chief Secretary, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
1800 – 1810 Hrs
Address
Dr Gaurishankar Shejwar
Hon Minister of Forests, Bio-Diversity and Bio-technology
Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
1810 – 1830 Hrs
Presidential Address
Mr Shivraj Singh Chouhan
Hon’ble Chief Minister, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
1830 – 1850 Hrs
Key Note
Mr Nitin Jairam Gadkari
Hon Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India,
Govt. of India
1850 – 1855 Hrs
1855 – 1900 Hrs
Felicitation of Mr Mahesh Mrvastava for Baans Gaan
Souvenirs to Dignitaries
Vote of Thanks
Mr Girish Mangla
Chairman – Madhya Pradesh State Council, CII
Visit to Exposition, Cultural Evening & Dinner
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Day 2 - Sunday, 21 June 2015,
Technical Session I – 1000 hrs to 1130 hrs
Chair – Dr Animesh Shukla, MD, MFP Federation
Co-Chair – Dr Parth J Shah, President, Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi
Rapporteur – Dr Akhshey Bisariya, CCF, R & E, Forest Department
Theme :
The session shall discuss on : Initiatives at National level & State level; Tissue Culture Plantations, Urban Forestry, Social
Forestry, Private Plantations; Environment Benefits, mitigation of solar black body radiation in the mining areas;
availability of Bamboo of desired species in adequate quantity from the accessible terrain and assured sources of supply
1000 – 1005 Hrs
Introduction by Session Chairman
1005 – 1015 Hrs
Initiatives at National level & State level on
Development of Bamboo Coverage in India :
Support to State Forest Departments,
Mr Kamesh Salam, South Asia Bamboo
Foundation
1015 – 1025 Hrs
Plantation, Management, Harvesting : Maximising
the return on investment
Prof K K Jha
Chairperson Media Relations
Indian Institute of Forest Management
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1025 – 1035 Hrs
Bamboo for environment, mitigation of solar
black body radiation in the mining areas
Mr P Samantray
General Manager – Projects
Gujarat Mineral Development Corp.
1035 – 1045 Hrs
Market Requirements & Tissue Culture Plant
Material
Dr N Barathi
Director, Growmore Biotech Ltd.
1045 – 1055 Hrs
Commercial Bamboo Plantations : Revenue
through Poles & Compost
Mr Prakash Lohia
Managing Director
Merino India Industries
1055 – 1105 Hrs
Scope of Bamboo Wood Industry in India
Mr Neeraj Mutha
Director
Mutha (Bamboowood) Industries, Mumbai
1105 – 1115 Hrs
Availability of Bamboo of desired species in
adequate quantity from the accessible terrain &
assured sources of supply
Dr RN Saxena
Managing Director
MP Rajya Van Vikas Nigam Ltd.
1115 – 1125 Hrs
Open House
1125 – 1130 Hrs
Concluding remarks by Co Chair
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Government of Madhya Pradesh
Technical Session II – 1145 – 1300 Hrs
Chair – Dr RN Saxena, MD, MP Forest Development Corporation
Co-Chair – Dr Rekha Pai, Inspector General of Forests, Ministry of Environment & Forests, New Delhi
Rapporteur – Ms Ashwani Yelne, Consultant, MP Horticulture Department
Theme : Policy and legal Framework conducive to Bamboo Sector
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Harvesting & Transit Policy (i.e. Legal framework);
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Tax regime & Trade pertaining to bamboo products and equipment
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Revenue being collected & its impact and the cascaded impact
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Linking of check posts & ensuring a smooth transport of bamboo
Introduction by Chair
Comments by Co-Chair
Commentaries by Panellists
Mr Sanjay Upadhayay, Advocate
Hon Supreme Court
Mr JK Mohanty
Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest
MP Forest Department
Mr George Jenner
Mission Director, Tripura Bamboo Mission
Mr Amit Chandra
Centre for Civil Society, New Delhi
Mr BPS Parihar
CCF, Protection, MP Forest Department
Mr Subhash Bhatia
GreenTech, Jabalpur
Conclusions by Chair and CO-Chair
Lunch Break
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Technical Session III – 1400 hrs to 1530 hrs
Chair – Mr Sudheer Pande, Adviser, NMBA / NECTAR, Ex DG – MoEF, GoI
Co-chair – Ms Deepti Gaur, MD, MP Handlooms and Handicrafts
Rapporteur – Ms Nupur Maroti, IIFM
Theme : Value Added Applications of Bamboo, Industry products & Innovative areas; Sectoral presentation on scope and
potential for investors viz. Bamboo for –
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Value Added Applications of Bamboo/Industry Products
Energy
Structures & construction
Furniture
Promoting Entrepreneurship & enterprises through Common Facility Centre
1400 – 1405 Hrs
Introduction by Session Chair
1405 – 1415 Hrs
Value Added Applications of Bamboo,
Industry products
Mr Sanjeev Singh
Dean, School of Planning & Architecture
Bhopal
1415 – 1425 Hrs
R & D efforts, Species & Package of
Practices for plantations
Director
IPIRTI / IWST
1425 – 1435 Hrs
Bamboo for Energy Applications
Mr Ankur Jain
Managing Director, Ankur Scientific
1435 – 1445 Hrs
Bamboo for Furniture
Mr Sunil Joshi
VEDHA, Nagpur
1445 – 1455 Hrs
Promoting Entrepreneurship &
enterprises through Common Facility
Centre
Ms Khrienuo C Metha
Head, Nagaland Bamboo Development
Authority
1455 – 1510 Hrs
Open House
1510 – 1520 Hrs
Concluding Remarks by Co-Chair
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Technical Session IV – 1530 – 1700 Hrs
Chair - Mr V L Kantha Rao, Commissioner, Industries Department, Govt of MP
Co-Chair – Mr Tejaswi S Naik, Commissioner, Bhopal Municipal Corporation
Rapporteur – Ms Kriti Baghel, IIFM
Theme : Government procurement under different schemes
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Housing, Structures, School Buildings etc : Indira Aawas Yojna, Tourism Dept.,
Swachha Bharat : Individual & Community toilets,
Furniture: Schools – Education Dept., Tourism Dept., etc.
Handicrafts, utility items : Packaging of Products like Herbs / Tea / Spices etc., Mementos, Souvenirs
Introduction by Chair
Comments by Co-Chair
Commentaries by Panelists
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Mr Ashwini Lohani, MD, MP Tourism Development Corporation
Mr BM Singh, CGM, LUN
Mr Werner Kosemund, INBAR, China
Ms Rebbeca Reubens, Rhizome, Ahmadabad
Mr Sunil Joshi, VEDHA, Nagpur
Mr Vibhash Thakur, Director, Rural Employment
Commissioner, School Education
President, Confederation of Real Estate Developers Association of
India, Bhopal
Open House
Concluding Remarks by Chair and Co-Chair
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Technical Session V – Panel Discussion: 1700 – 1800 Hrs
Theme : Investments in bamboo Sector – Issues, options and Actions
Chair – Mr Vivek Aggarwal, Commissioner, Directorate of Institutional Finance
Co-Chair – Mr DP Ahuja, MD, TRIFAC
Rapporteur – Mr MG Chandrasekhar, IIFM
Introduction by Chair
Comments by Co-Chair
Commentaries by Panellists
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Coir Atlas, Jamshedpur (Mr Himanshu Sheth)
ARTISON Agrotech, Kolkata (Mr Dave Mukherjee)
GreenTech, Jabalpur (Mr Subhash Bhatia)
VEDHA, Nagpur (Mr Sunil Joshi)
KONBAC, Maharashtra (Mr Sanjeev Karpe)
MESPAR Textiles (Mr Rajesh Mahajan)
Tata Trusts, Mumbai
ITC, Bhadrachalam
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Open House
Concluding remarks by Chair and Co-Chair
Directorate of Institutional Finance
MP Laghu Udyog Nigam
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Day 3 - Monday, 22 June 2015
Technical Session VI – 1000 hrs to 1115 hrs
Chair - Mr T P Subramony, Regional Coordinator, INBAR
Co-Chair – Mr LM Belwal, CEO, MP Livelihoods Forum
Rapporteur – Ms Diksha Lokhande, Consultant, MPSBM
Theme - Case Study Presentations by State Corporations, Industry, Community Enterprise, State level Bamboo Missions, NGO
1000 – 1005 Hrs
Introduction of by session Chair
1005 – 1015 Hrs
Bamboo Board Manufacturing : The first &
successful State promoted venture in India
MD, Kerala State Bamboo Corporation
Angamalay, Kerala
1015 – 1025 Hrs
Bamboo Industrial Products Manufacturing
Mr Nico Francou,
Managing Director, FINIBIS, Belgium
1025 – 1035 Hrs
Community Enterprise Development : CFCs,
CUGs, CEGs
Mr Ramesh Kalaghatgi, IFS
Addl. PCCF, A P Forest Dept.
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh
1035 – 1045 Hrs
State level Mission mode Approach :
Aggregators, Supply Chains, Livelihoods & Rural
Enterprise
Mission Director
Tripura Bamboo Mission
1045 – 1055 Hrs
Strategy for Promoting Cultivation &
Procurement of Desired Species, Structures &
Pulp
Mr Sanjeev Karpe
KONBAC
1055 – 1105 Hrs
Semi mechanised Production of Utility Items :
Products & Process
Regional Design & Technical Development
(RDTDC), Bangalore
1105 – 1115 Hrs
Open House
1115 – 1120 Hrs
Concluding remarks by Co-Chair
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Technical Session VII – Panel Discussion: 1130 hrs to 1300 hrs
Chair – Dr IV Ramanuja Rao, Adviser, INBAR & CIBART
Co-Chair – Dr GA Kinhal, Director, IIFM
Rapporteur - Ms Shruti Das, Senior Consultant, MPSB
Theme
Way Forward: Panel to discuss on International, National, State specific Institutions working
in Bamboo, Investors perspectives, incentives, Government perspective & develop
recommendations for an Institutional framework for Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission.
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Bamboo for Livelihoods : Projects – Products – Interventions
Made & Needed
Institutional efforts in Ahmedabad
Bamboo Initiatives in Andhra Pradesh
Investors' Perspectives
Government Perspective
Introduction by Chairman
Comments by Co-Chair
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Commentaries by Panellists
Mr Sudhir Pande, Adviser, NMBA / NECTAR
Mr Ramesh Kalaghatgi, Addl. PCCF, A P Forest Dept.
Mr Suneel Pandey, VP, ITC
Dr N Barathi, MD, Growmore Biotech
Mr Sunil Joshi, VEDHA, Nagpur
Mr Dave Mukherjee, Artison Agrotech
Dr Korde Chaaruchandra, Bamboo Structures, IIT Delhi
MD, MP State bamboo Mission
Open House
Concluding remarks by Chair and Co-Chair
Valedictory Session: 1300 – 1400 hrs
Chief Guest – Dr Aruna Sharma, ACS, Govt of MP, Department of Panchayat & Rural Development
Guest of Honour – Mr Narendra Kumar, PCCF, Govt of MP
Presentation of recommendations and Action Points (Ms Rebecca Reubens & Ms Shruti Das)
Address by Guest of Honour
Address by Chief Guest
Vote of Thanks
Lunch
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