Vision, Mission & Objectives

Vision

“To be the Centre of Excellence for Training and Skill Development in the ‘Cane and Bamboo’ sector”

Mission

“Enhancing human and organizational excellence in the bamboo sector by blending frontier technologies to achieve economy and employment security.”

Preamble

The abundance of cane and bamboo in the North Eastern region resulted in the creation of CBTC in the Northeast region in 1999 under the aegis of UNIDO/ UNDP and NEDFi. NEC, Shillong took the Cane & Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) under its wing in the year 2004. The Cane & Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) now North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) is an autonomous registered Society under the North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India with its head office at Burnihat, Guwahati, Assam.

NECBDC grew in leaps and bounds, with NEC, Shillong prioritizing the use of the abundantly available cane and bamboo for enterprise building as well as to improve the environment by increasing green belts; subsequently achieving a milestone of success in tapping the versatility of bamboo, turning it into ‘Green Gold’ and thereby breaking the age-old myth that, “Bamboo is a poor man’s Timber”. NECBDC the Bamboo Technology Park, is the apex body dedicated to the development of bamboo-based technology training, and human resource development in the cane and bamboo sector catering to the needs of industries, entrepreneurs, designers, crafts persons, farmers, trainers, technicians and professionals in this trade with operations in all eight states of the Northeastern region, with extensions in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.

With several core competencies developed over the years, NECBDC is a-

Hub for information, technologies and networking for the bamboo Sector.

Vehicle for a multi-disciplinary approach to varied applications of cane and bamboo.

Manpower development center imparting training to craft persons, entrepreneurs and trainers.

Coordinator for technical, legal and economic policies on cane and bamboo.

Consultant to small and medium scale entrepreneurs in the cane and bamboo industry.

Objectives

To promote scientific development in the cane and bamboo sector.
To provide skill upgradation and awareness to entrepreneurs, artisans, technicians, trainers and others.
To promote employment and income generation activities in the cane and bamboo sector.
To source and develop relevant technologies inside and outside the country for enhancing the cane and bamboo sector.
To develop the market and create market linkage for entrepreneurs and artisans in the north eastern region.
To liaise with premier institutions, state governments and other bodies for taking the cane and bamboo sector forward.
To set up documentation centre and a data bank for referral.
To provide consultancy services in the field of cane and bamboo.
To encourage and participate in any other developmental activity.
To create a Centre of Excellence which will promote the Cane and Bamboo Industry in the North Eastern Region.

Under North Eastern Council, Ministry of DoNER, Government of India
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