Lok Sabha Question No. 2052 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-03
Subject: Promotion of Floriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2052

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  3 RD  MARCH, 2020

## PROMOTION OF FLORICULTURE

## 2052.  SHRI RAHUL GANDHI:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  being  taken  to  increase  production  and promote  adoption  of  high  yielding varieties of flowers, aromatics and medicinal plants in India;
- (b) the  steps  being  taken  to  develop  infrastructure  for  post-harvest  management  and provide support to flower growers;
- (c) the  details  of  funds  allocated  for  programmes  to  boost  floriculture  in  the  last  three years, State-wise;
- (d) whether the Government has identified floriculture hubs/clusters in different regions; and
- (e) if so, whether any cluster is proposed to be developed in Wayanad, given its untapped floricultural potential?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी ( SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a): Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare promotes production and adoption of high yielding  varieties  of  flowers  and  aromatic  crops  through  centrally  sponsored  schemes  like Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) & Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY). All States and UTs are covered under these schemes. Various research institutes under the control of Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) provide technical support to farmers for cultivation of flowers, aromatics and medicinal plants. Govt. is also promoting technologies and production of flowers through various demonstrations and trainings under Center  of  Excellences  in  different  regions  of  the  country.  The  list  of  such  Centres  of Excellence  established  for  floriculture  is  given  in  annexure-I.  The  cultivation  of  medicinal plants is being promoted through National Medicinal Plant Board (NMPB), under Ministry of Ayush.

(b): Under  Mission for Integrated Development  of Horticulture (MIDH), financial assistance is provided for creation of post harvest management (PHM) infrastructure for all horticultural produce including flowers. The component is demand/entrepreneur driven for which credit linked back ended subsidy at the rate 35% to 55% of admissible project cost is provided through respective State Horticulture Missions.

(c): The  details  of  funds  allocated  for  last  three  years  under  Mission  for Integrated  Development  of  Horticulture  (MIDH)  for  horticulture  development  including floriculture is given at annexure-II.

(d):     No.

(e): No cluster has been proposed in this region.

## Annexure-l

|   S.No. | State          | Name of Centres                               |
|---------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tamilnadu      | CoE for flowers at Krishnagiri                |
|       2 | Telangana      | CoE for flowers and vegetables at Ranga Reddy |
|       3 | Andhra Pradesh | CoE for flowers and vegetables at Kuppam      |

Annexure-ll State-wise allocations of funds under MIDH for three years (2017-18 to 2019-20)

| S.No.      | State             | 2017-18   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |
|------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1. A       | & N Islands       | 2.00      |       2   |       2   |
| 2. Andhra  | Pradesh 84.03     |           |     114   |     114   |
| 3.         | Arunachal Pradesh | 32.30     |      26   |      26   |
| 4.         | Assam             | 28.00     |      84   |      84   |
| 5.         | Bihar             | 26.31     |      22.5 |      22.5 |
| 6.         | Chandigarh        | 0.00      |       0   |       0   |
| 7.         | Chhattisgarh      | 89.23     |     123   |     123   |
| 8. Dadra   | & Nagar Haveli    | 0.50      |       0.5 |       0.5 |
| 9.         | Daman & Diu       | 1.50      |       1.5 |       1.5 |
| 10.        | Delhi             | 0.50      |       0.5 |       0.5 |
| 11.        | Goa               | 2.52      |       4.5 |       3   |
| 12.        | Gujarat           | 91.39     |     127   |     127   |
| 13.        | Haryana           | 79.84     |     110   |     110   |
| 14.        | Himachal Pradesh  | 32.00     |      27.5 |      55   |
| 15.        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 46.00     |      47.5 |     135.3 |
| 16.        | Jharkhand         | 40.18     |      34   |      34   |
| 17.        | Karnataka         | 72.97     |     130   |     130   |
| 18. Kerala |                   | 46.42     |      39.5 |      39.5 |
| 19.        | Lakshadweep       | 0.80      |       0.8 |       0.5 |
| 20. Madhya | Pradesh           | 45.35     |      38.5 |      38.5 |
| 21.        | Maharashtra       | 108.97    |     158   |     158   |
| 22.        | Manipur           | 32.00     |      37   |      37   |
| 23.        | Meghalaya         | 25.50     |      42   |      42   |
| 24.        | Mizoram           | 41.50     |      30   |      30   |
| 25.        | Nagaland          | 41.50     |      32   |      32   |
| 26.        | Orissa            | 49.91     |      89   |      89   |
| 27.        | Puducherry        | 1.00      |       3   |       3   |
| 28.        | Punjab            | 39.86     |      71   |      71   |
| 29.        | Rajasthan         | 70.89     |      90.5 |      90.5 |
| 30.        | Sikkim            | 30.50     |      25   |      25   |
| 31.        | Tamil Nadu        | 75.03     |      98   |      98   |
| 32.        | Telangana         | 32.90     |      28   |      28   |
| 33.        | Tripura           | 33.00     |      44   |      44   |
| 34.        | Uttar Pradesh     | 37.27     |      67   |      67   |
| 35.        | Uttarakhand       | 31.00     |      55   |      55   |
| 36.        | West Bengal       | 24.91     |      44   |      44   |

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