Cane and bamboo act as an alternative to wood which takes more time to grow and is costlier. Cane and bamboo are renewable resources that are abundantly available, especially in the North Eastern Region of the country. Cane is largely used for furniture making, whereas bamboo is used for making jewellery and decorative utility items like lamp-stand, umbrella handles, partition, screen, flower pots, baskets, walking sticks, tool handles, fishing rods, tent poles, ladders, toys, fans, cups, mugs, Mats etc. In recent years, uses of cane furniture have considerably increased in different classes of population. Main clusters: Assam (Lakhimpur, Bongaigaon, Guwahati, etc.) and Tripura (Agartala, Nelaghar, etc.) Are recognized as prominent places for cane and bamboo products both nationally as well as internationally. Assam is home to about 50 species67 of bamboo. Other major cane and bamboo handicraft centres are Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh in North Eastern region, West Bengal, Kerala, and Orissa
