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Chalamthang Eco-village Tourism Development Society calls on Lok Sabha MP

By himalayanreview

3 October 3018, Gangtok: Bansi Das Limboo, Aitey Raj Subba, Chandan Chettri, Yam Parsad Subba, Pravin Chettri and Amrit Sharma, representatives of Chalamthang Eco-village Tourism Development Society, call on Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), Shri P.D. Rai after completion of the training course on Primary Bamboo Processing Machine Operation & Maintenance at the Cane and Bamboo Technology Park, Burnihat, Assam.

They thanked the MP for urging the Union Agriculture Minister, Shri Radha Mohan Singh, to expand the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) under National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) to Sikkim, following which the programme was extended to the state.

Prior to the launch of this Mission, Shri P.D. Rai was the first parliamentarian to bring a Private Member’s Bill to amend the Indian Forest Act 1927, wherein Bamboo is redefined as a ‘grass’ from a ‘tree’ which would open a lot of possibilities for business and processing.

Under the NBM, the first instalment of Rs. 17.25 lakhs (SCSP Category), Rs. 70.95 lakhs (TSP Category), and Rs. 256.25 lakhs (General Category) has been released to the State Government of Sikkim as a Central Share during 2018-19 for implementation of the programme.

Mr Rai congratulated the Chalamthang Eco-village Tourism Development Society for the successful completion of the training course and expressed hope for the NMB to be carried out with full vigour in the state.
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