Lok Sabha Question No. 1353 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Flower Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1353

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## FLOWER PRODUCTION

1353.    SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

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

- (a) the total area of land being used for flower production in various States of the country and the details of the production of flowers during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether  farmers  engaged  in  flower  production  have  met  with  huge  losses  due  to COVID-19 pandemic and if so, the details thereof and whether the Government will extend help to farmers to overcome the problem;
- (c) the details of the measures taken by the Government to encourage floriculture in the country especially for providing technological and financial support to flower growers as well as for the development of the related infrastructure and cold chain management; and
- (d) the  details  of  collaborations  with  foreign  countries  to  bring  better  technological expertise in floriculture into the country, if any?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

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

- (a) Details of area covered  and production in the last 3 years, State / UT wise is given at Annexure-I.
- (b):        As such, no information on huge losses in flower production have been reported by States due to COVID-19 pandemic.

- (c): For  promotion  of  floriculture  in  the  country,  financial  assistance  is  provided  for  area expansion,  and  for  protective  cultivation,  under  Mission  for  Integrated  Development  of Horticulture  (MIDH),  which  is  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  being  implemented  in  the country w.e.f. 2014-15 for holistic growth of horticulture sector   (details at Annexure-II).

Technological support for floriculture in the country is provided by ICAR institutes and Horticulture  universities.    Research work is  done  by ICAR institutes for crop improvement, crop production, crop protection, post harvest management and value addition.

(d): Department of Agriculture, Cooperation & Farmers Welfare is implementing Indo Israel Agriculture Action Plan and Indo - Dutch Action Plan, which also includes transfer of technology  for  horticulture  development.  Under  these  Action  Plans,  Centre  of  Excellence (CoEs)  are  being  established  with  technical  cooperation  from  Israeli  experts  and  PUM experts  (Dutch).  The  main  objective  of  establishment  of  these  CoE's  is  demonstration  of technologies, training and production of quality planting material.

Centre  of  Excellence  for  flowers  has  been  set-up  in  Krishnagiri,  Tamil  Nadu  and Rangareddy, Telengana, under Indo-Israel collaboration.

## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in answer to part (a) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question  No. 1353 on    ' Flower Production ' due for answer on 9.2.2021

## State-wise : Area and Production of Flowers

A: Area in '000 Ha P: Production in '000 Metric Tonne

2019-20 *

| Sl. No.   | STATES/UTs        | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   | 2019-20 * (3rd Adv. Est.)   | 2019-20 * (3rd Adv. Est.)   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|           |                   | A         | P         | A         | P         | A                           | P                           |
| 1         | ANDHRA PRADESH    | 25.74     | 428.95    | 28.34     | 530.35    | 26.31                       | 537.97                      |
| 2         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| 3         | ASSAM             | 5.06      | 90.01     | 5.10      | 88.52     | 5.20                        | 93.23                       |
| 4         | BIHAR             | 0.55      | 5.67      | 1.40      | 10.21     | 0.86                        | 7.44                        |
| 5         | CHHATISGARH       | 13.18     | 73.62     | 13.75     | 119.11    | 14.57                       | 143.64                      |
| 6         | GUJARAT           | 20.43     | 152.16    | 20.50     | 195.86    | 20.38                       | 195.99                      |
| 7         | HARYANA           | 5.49      | 61.19     | 5.96      | 76.13     | 3.48                        | 41.21                       |
| 8         | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.64      | 22.91     | 0.71      | 18.03     | 0.71                        | 17.89                       |
| 9         | JAMMU & KASHMIR   | 49.58     | 30.10     | 0.28      | 31.44     | 0.28                        | 31.44                       |
| 10        | JHARKHAND         | 0.80      | 13.09     | 0.98      | 8.61      | 1.04                        | 8.85                        |
| 11        | KARNATAKA         | 31.36     | 323.86    | 24.76     | 253.24    | 31.86                       | 348.43                      |
| 12        | KERALA            | 38.25     | 28.23     | 53.26     | 44.92     | 53.26                       | 44.92                       |
| 13        | MADHYA PRADESH    | 19.79     | 282.79    | 29.84     | 355.09    | 32.52                       | 380.41                      |
| 14        | MAHARASHTRA       | 5.49      | 86.06     | 11.45     | 59.96     | 11.46                       | 57.26                       |
| 15        | MANIPUR           | 0.16      | 0.49      | 0.03      | 0.26      | 0.06                        | 0.09                        |
| 16        | MEGHALAYA         | 0.01      | 0.34      | 0.01      | 0.02      | 0.01                        | 0.02                        |
| 17        | MIZORAM           | 0.24      | 2.55      | 0.18      | 2.25      | 0.13                        | 1.53                        |
| 18        | NAGALAND          | 0.07      | 8.79      | 0.04      | 24.40     | 0.04                        | 25.02                       |
| 19        | ODISHA            | 6.61      | 73.70     | 6.61      | 53.44     | 4.55                        | 48.14                       |
| 20        | PUNJAB            | 2.07      | 10.67     | 2.09      | 13.07     | 2.12                        | 13.25                       |
| 21        | RAJASTHAN         | 3.49      | 7.07      | 3.48      | 4.85      | 3.91                        | 12.88                       |
| 22        | SIKKIM            | 0.24      | 16.59     | 0.24      | 16.59     | 0.24                        | 16.59                       |
| 23        | TAMIL NADU        | 34.23     | 482.52    | 37.26     | 534.12    | 36.11                       | 508.58                      |
| 24        | TELANGANA         | 3.71      | 23.12     | 4.70      | 33.93     | 4.80                        | 36.51                       |
| 25        | TRIPURA           | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00      | 0.00                        | 0.00                        |
| 26        | UTTAR PRADESH     | 21.22     | 111.62    | 21.36     | 112.54    | 22.36                       | 114.74                      |
| 27        | UTTARAKHAND       | 1.53      | 14.26     | 1.56      | 17.93     | 1.61                        | 18.13                       |
| 28        | WEST BENGAL       | 26.78     | 279.35    | 28.49     | 291.64    | 28.63                       | 288.05                      |
| 29        | OTHERS            | 7.33      | 1.68      | 0.83      | 13.20     | 0.29                        | 1.59                        |
|           | All India Total   | 324.00    | 2631.37   | 303.21    | 2909.72   | 306.77                      | 2993.80                     |

## Annexure-II

Annexure referred to in answer to part (c) of the Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question  No. 1353 on    ' Flower Production ' due for answer on 9.2.2021

| S.No.   | Item                                                                                             | Cost norms                                           | Pattern of assistance                                                                                                                                                   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| I       | Area Expansion (for maximum of 2 ha per beneficiary)                                             | Area Expansion (for maximum of 2 ha per beneficiary) | Area Expansion (for maximum of 2 ha per beneficiary)                                                                                                                    |
| i       | Cut Flowers                                                                                      | Rs. 1.00 Lakh/ha                                     | 40 % of the cost for Small & Marginal farmers and 25% of cost to other category farmers in general areas, 50% of cost in North-East & Himalayan States, Tribal Sub Plan |
| ii      | Bulbulous flowers                                                                                | Rs. 1.50 Lakh/ha                                     | 40 % of the cost for Small & Marginal farmers and 25% of cost to other category farmers in general areas, 50% of cost in North-East & Himalayan States, Tribal Sub Plan |
| iii     | Loose Flowers                                                                                    | Rs. 0.40 Lakh/ha                                     | 40 % of the cost for Small & Marginal farmers and 25% of cost to other category farmers in general areas, 50% of cost in North-East & Himalayan States, Tribal Sub Plan |
| II      | Protected Cultivation                                                                            | Protected Cultivation                                | Protected Cultivation                                                                                                                                                   |
| i       | Cost of planting material & cultivation of Orchid & Anthurium under poly house/shade net house.  | Rs. 700/Sqm                                          | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary.                                                                                                                      |
| ii      | Cost of planting material & cultivation of Carnation & Gerbera under poly house/shade net house. | Rs. 610/Sqm                                          | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary.                                                                                                                      |
| iii     | Cost of planting material & cultivation of Rose and lilum under poly house/shade net house       | Rs. 426/Sqm                                          | 50% of cost limited to 4000 sq.m. per beneficiary                                                                                                                       |

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