Lok Sabha Question No. 3487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-11
Subject: Floriculture
Ministry: AGRICULTURE
Asked by: DILIP PATEL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE & COOPERATION

**LOK  SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3487**

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 11 TH AUGUST, 2015

**FLORICULTURE**

3487.	  SHRI DILIP PATEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE 	      कृषि मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) 	whether 50 per cent grant is provided by the Government to farmers engaged in floriculture in the country including Gujarat;

(b)	 if so, the details of grants provided by the Government to various States so far;

(c) 	whether it is a fact that there is lack of proper arrangement for marketing of floriculture in various States of the country;

(d)	if so, the details thereof;

(e) 	whether the Government is considering to set up shopping centres for flowers at Ahmedabad and Mehsana in Gujarat; and

(f)	 if so, the details thereof?

### 1 ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE

कृषि मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री     (SHRI MOHANBHAI  KUNDARIA)

(a) to (d):	Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), is being implemented in all states/UTs during XII Plan, for holistic growth of the horticulture sector including floriculture, with a 50:50 sharing pattern between Government of India and State Governments.  All States and UTs are covered under MIDH.  The details of grants provided by the Government to various States is at Annexure.

The Mission provides assistance for area expansion of flowers.  To an extent of 40% of the cost ranging from Rs.40,000/ha. to Rs.1.50 lakh/ha. limited to 2 ha./beneficiary.  Assistance is extended as credit linked back ended subsidy for setting up wholesale markets, rural markets/apni mandis and retail markets for establishment of marketing infrastructure.  Assistance is also provided for setting up static/mobile vending carts/platform with cold chamber.  Assistance is available for individuals, group of farmers/growers/consumers, Partnership/Proprietary firms, Self Help Groups, Farmer Producer Organization (FPOs), Companies, Corporations, Cooperatives, Cooperative Marketing Federations, Local Bodies, Agricultural Produce Market Committees (APMC) & Marketing Boards and State Governments.

(e) & (f):	 A wholesale market for flowers has been established at Ahmedabad, however no such proposal is under consideration for Mehsana district.

|                                                                                            |                               |            | **Annexure**       |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------|--------------------|
|                                                                                            |                               |            |                    |
| **Statement indicating State-wise funds allocated and released under MIDH during 2015-16** |                               |            |                    |
|                                                                                            |                               |            | **(Rs. in crore)** |
| **Sl. No.**                                                                                | **State/Implementing Agency** | **Outlay** | **Release**        |
|                                                                                            |                               |            |                    |
| 1                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                | 71.50      | 35.75              |
| 2                                                                                          | Bihar                         | 28.50      | 0.00               |
| 3                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                  | 80.00      | 40.00              |
| 4                                                                                          | Goa                           | 3.00       | 1.50               |
| 5                                                                                          | Gujarat                       | 83.50      | 0.00               |
| 6                                                                                          | Haryana                       | 71.50      | 35.75              |
| 7                                                                                          | Jharkhand                     | 45.00      | 0.00               |
| 8                                                                                          | Karnataka                     | 81.50      | 32.69              |
| 9                                                                                          | Kerala                        | 40.50      | 0.00               |
| 10                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                | 51.00      | 25.50              |
| 11                                                                                         | Maharashtra                   | 102.50     | 51.25              |
| 12                                                                                         | Orissa                        | 57.50      | 28.75              |
| 13                                                                                         | Punjab                        | 46.00      | 23.00              |
| 14                                                                                         | Rajasthan                     | 55.00      | 25.00              |
| 15                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                    | 61.50      | 30.75              |
| 16                                                                                         | Telangana                     | 40.50      | 20.25              |
| 17                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                 | 40.00      | 14.00              |
| 18                                                                                         | West Bengal                   | 28.50      | 0.00               |
| 19                                                                                         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli          | 1.00       | 0.00               |
| 20                                                                                         | Delhi                         | 0.50       | 0.00               |
| 21                                                                                         | Lakshadweep                   | 1.00       | 0.00               |
| 22                                                                                         | A & Nicobar Islands           | 5.00       | 2.50               |
| 23                                                                                         | Puducherry                    | 1.00       | 0.00               |
| 24                                                                                         | Arunachal Pradesh             | 35.50      | 0.00               |
| 25                                                                                         | Sikkim                        | 34.50      |                    |
| 26                                                                                         | Manipur                       | 37.50      | 18.75              |
| 27                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                   | 22.50      | 11.25              |
| 28                                                                                         | Tripura                       | 37.50      | 18.75              |
| 29                                                                                         | Jammu & Kashmir               | 62.00      |                    |
| 30                                                                                         | Nagaland                      | 34.50      | 17.25              |
| 31                                                                                         | Mizoram                       | 34.50      | 17.25              |
| 32                                                                                         | Assam                         | 30.50      |                    |
| 33                                                                                         | Meghalaya                     | 28.00      |                    |
| 34                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh              | 31.50      | 9.49               |
|                                                                                            | Total                         | 1384.50    | 459.44             |

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