Government of Madhya Pradesh

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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 2 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 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

Stakeholders to be involved Government of Madhya Pradesh 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, 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. 3 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.

Themes The topics for technical deliberations and focussed group discussion are as follows - 1. Innovative areas of bamboo applications 2. Supply of raw material and its assurance 3. Tax regime pertaining to bamboo products and equipments 4. Problems faced by existing bamboo investors 5. 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. Envisaged Outputs 4 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

Day 1 20 June 2015 PROGRAMME 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 5 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 Felicitation of Mr Mahesh Mrvastava for Baans Gaan Souvenirs to Dignitaries 1855 1900 Hrs Vote of Thanks Mr Girish Mangla Chairman Madhya Pradesh State Council, CII Visit to Exposition, Cultural Evening & Dinner

Day 2 - Sunday, 21 June 2015, Government of Madhya Pradesh 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 1025 1035 Hrs Bamboo for environment, mitigation of solar black body radiation in the mining areas Prof K K Jha Chairperson Media Relations Indian Institute of Forest Management Mr P Samantray General Manager Projects Gujarat Mineral Development Corp. 6 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

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 - Harvesting & Transit Policy (i.e. Legal framework); - Tax regime & Trade pertaining to bamboo products and equipment - Revenue being collected & its impact and the cascaded impact - 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 7 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

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 - 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 1415 1425 Hrs R & D efforts, Species & Package of Practices for plantations Mr Sanjeev Singh Dean, School of Planning & Architecture Bhopal Director IPIRTI / IWST 8 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 -

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 - 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 - 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 9 Open House Concluding Remarks by Chair and Co-Chair

Technical Session V Panel Discussion: 1700 1800 Hrs Theme : Investments in bamboo Sector Issues, options and Actions Chair Mr Vivek Aggarwal, Commissioner, Co-Chair Mr DP Ahuja, MD, TRIFAC Rapporteur Mr MG Chandrasekhar, IIFM Introduction by Chair Comments by Co-Chair Commentaries by Panellists 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 10 Open House Concluding remarks by Chair and Co-Chair

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 11 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

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. 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 Commentaries by Panellists Open House Concluding remarks by Chair and Co-Chair 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 12 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