ANSWER: Both a and b
Explanation:
The North Eastern Council (NEC) and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), Ministry of Textiles signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)in Shillong.
It aims to to harness the hidden potential of Cane and Bamboo of North Eastern Region.
The MoU provides a push for the integrated and inclusive development of Cane & Bamboo Sector of North East Region.
This is by way of skilled manpower, technology dissemination, marketing support and institutional support required for the holistic development of Bamboo.
This can coordinate a mission to mobilise masses and promote Bamboo sector as a whole throughout the country.
The NEC and the Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) will promote Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Assam and the Bamboo & Cane Development Institute (BCDI), Tripura in South East Asia.
As per the MoU, the CBTC will be transformed into a Regional Centre of Excellence.
BCDI will be converted as a separate entity under the name Indian Institute of Bamboo Technology (IIBT).
CBTC and BCDI will collaborate for Institutional support for bamboo sector.
Both will generate awareness and cultivating knowledge base among the masses about possibilities of sustainable utilisation of the raw materials cultivated by the sector.
