Dr Jitendra Singh chairs a coordination meeting on ‘Global Bamboo Summit’

Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh chaired a high-level coordination meeting in New Delhi on Friday.

He reviewed the preparation for the upcoming Global Bamboo Summit to be held in Indore next month. The minister said that efforts must be made towards greater economic viability and social application/use of bamboo. Any project cannot succeed without these two elements, he added.

Dr Jitendra Singh said that start-ups should be encouraged in this area and the economic stakes need to be generated for the success of the summit. He also suggested that such Bamboo summits should also be organized at the regional level e.g. in Mizoram. This will provide an identity to these states, he added.

The three-day Global Bamboo Summit will be held in Indore, Madhya Pradesh beginning April 8, 2016. It is being organized by Madhya Pradesh Government with National Bamboo Mission, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India and Indian Federation of Green Energy (IFGE).