State-wise status of Felling, Transit and Royalty regime in respect of bamboo

July 06, 2020

28 States/ UTs have already liberalized/ exempted the bamboo from requirement of transit and felling permit (with restriction on 1-2 spp. by few States). These States are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Bihar, Punjab, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Telangana, Kerala, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura and Chandigarh. Further there is no much significance/consequence in respect of bamboo cultivation in UTs such as Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Puducherry, etc. Hence there are no restrictions of felling and transit on bamboo grown outside forests in 32 states/ UTs/.. Read the document for more details

Link: https://nbm.nic.in/Documents/pdf/Statewise_status_on_Felling_Transit_Royalty_on%20Bamboo_06072020.pdf

Published on: Monday, July 6, 2020