Consider the following statements related to North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC): 1. NECBDC works under the Ministry of DoNER, Govt. of India. 2. Bamboo Shoot Processing and Preservation training programme was conducted in Assam from 13th to 17th, December 2021 . 3. Ministry of DoNER also includes Sikkim. Which of the statements given above are correct?

The correct answer is 1 and 3 only. In News NECBDC sponsored a training programme on “Bamboo Shoot Processing and Preservation” which was conducted by the NECBDC empanelled cluster M/s Delicacies food processing Center, Meghalaya from 13th to 17th, December 2021. (Statement 2 is incorrect) Key Points NECBDC: North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council (NECBDC) is under the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Govt. of India. (Statement 1 is correct) Formerly known as Cane and Bamboo Development Council (CBDC) , NECBDC was incorporated with the objective of organizing the hitherto untapped bamboo sector of North-Eastern India. It is located in Byrnihat, Assam. The Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region is a Government of India ministry, established in September 2001, which functions as the nodal Department of the Central Government to deal with matters related to the socio-economic development of the eight States of Northeast India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim. (Statement 3 is correct) Bamboo shoots: ​ Bamboo shoots or bamboo sprouts are the edible shoots of many bamboo species including Bambusa vulgaris and Phyllostachys edulis. They are used as vegetables in numerous Asian dishes and broths.