INDIAN STATE : TRIPURA

Policy Framework

State Bamboo Policy

Vision of the Policy

To realize the economic, social and environmental potential of the bamboo resource of Tripura,develop it into one of major economic sectors of the State, and provide employment and income generating activities for the tribals and rural poor. This vision will be implemented on a sustainable economic development basis so that market and ownership systems not only halt the process of further degradation of bamboo resources, but lead to an increase in the quantity and quality of bamboo resources, to meet the present and prospective requirements of bamboo users including the environmental needs of the State.

Goals

The main goals of the policy which stem from the vision are:

• Development and implementation of a sustainable community based production model with concomitant benefits for forest conservation.
• Development and implementation of an economic development program using bamboo for spurring industrial development.
• Enhancing employment and income generating opportunities for tribals and rural poor using bamboo as the prime resource.
  

Objectives

The basic targeted objectives that would govern the State Bamboo Policy are the
following:

• Scientific assessment of the plantation inventory by species to assess the effort involved.
• Conserving the bio-diversity of resource base.
• Enhancing the productivity and production base of the resource to meet the expected increase in demand up to a 10% annual increase of the sustainable yield from the year 2001 level.
• Enabling training, tools and other mechanical productivity enhancers, consolidation, distribution and marketing channels.
• Developing value addition in handicrafts though improved processing, product diversification, design development and enhanced shelf life, to produce quality products at par with international standards and to increase the trade in home and export market by 100% in next 5 (five) years.
• Establishing bamboo industrial products as an economic and successful new industrial sub-sector. This includes developing Small Scale Industries (SSIs) and also mediumscale operations based on bamboo such as Bamboo Mat Boards (BMBs), Bamboo laminates, Bamboo ply, Bamboo flooring and Bamboo shoot processing, among others, to be identified by the INBAR-Tripura Bamboo Mission. Smaller industries for production of chopsticks, agarbattis and baskets would be promoted at the community level.
• Developing the necessary market mechanism with support towards promotion and marketing of finished products.
• Popularizing bamboo as a cost effective and earthquake resistant building material for housing in the State, which lies in one of the high seismic zones of the country.
• Arranging financial resources as may be necessary to achieve the above objectives.
• Setting up of monitoring facilities and systems for fine tuning the devised plans and ensuring their effectiveness.

Approach

The approach of the policy in achieving the above mentioned objectives would be based on the following:

• Community and private sector participation in bamboo development
• Support to activities focussed on conservation of bamboo resource
• Plant propagation
• Enhancement of the production base
• Management Information System (MIS), inventory and database development
• Promotion of handicrafts
• Industrial utilisation and entrepreneurship development
• Bamboo utilisation in building material and low cost housing
• Development of marketing and trading plan and systems

Full text of the policy (.pdf)

IT policy 2000
The IT Policy has three broad missions:

• Development of human resource for IT through adoption of IT education in educational institutions of Tripura.
• Promotion of electronic governance for
  
  • Efficient and effective delivery of government services
    
  • Improved revenue collections
    
  • Improving financial management
    
  • Better dissemination of information on government functions, through setting up of Information and Facilitation centres (IFCs) and hosting of websites.
    
• Positioning the state as an attractive location for investment by global and national companies through attractive packages. This will be with an objective to create employment potential in the state in IT industries.
  

It would be the objective of the government to limit its role in the development of IT industry as a facilitator - providing infrastructural support, interfacing with related institutions within India and outside and providing necessary incentives / concessions to encourage private initiative in the IT sector.

Incentives for IT Industries

The Government of Tripura has already a package of incentives to set up any industry in Tripura. In addition to these incentives, the following incentives are proposed to be given to encourage young entrepreneurs to set up industry, especially for software development, in Tripura:-

Full text of the policy

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Government of Tripura

Department of Industries and Commerce