Lok Sabha Question No. 1830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Flower Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, RABINDRA KUMAR JENA, V. SATHYABAMA, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

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

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1830

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  8 TH  MARCH, 2016

## FLOWER PRODUCTION

## 1830.  SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT:

SHRI RABINDRA KUMAR JENA:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE ‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããè be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  floriculture  sector  as  a  sunrise industry  and  accorded  it  hundred  per  cent  export  oriented  status,  if  so,  the  details thereof, 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;
- (b) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  India's  share  in  global  floriculture  trade  is  quite  low despite  huge  demand  for  flowers  abroad  if  so,  the  details  of  the  foreign  exchange earned from the export of flowers during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (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  STATE IN THE  MINISTRY OF  AGRICULTURE AND  FARMERS  WELFARE

‡ãðŠãäÓã एवं किसान िल्याण ½ãâ¨ããÊã¾ã ½ãñâ Àã·¾ã ½ãâ¨ããè ( SHRI MOHANBHAI KUNDARIYA )

(a): At  present,  export  of  floriculture  items  (i.e.  cut  flowers,  bulb,  tuber,  live  plants, foliage  branch  etc)  from  India  is  free  without  any  quantitative  restriction.  Under 'Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS), 5% incentive on export of floriculture items  to  be  notified,  countries  shall  be  payable  to  the  exporters  of  the  realized  FOB value (in free foreign exchange).  State-wise area and production data of flowers in the country for the last three years and the current year is at Annexure I.

(b): In term of value, India's share in global exports of floriculture items is very low. The value of foreign exchange earned from export of floriculture items by India is given below:

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|   2012-13 |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16(Apr-Dec) |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------------|
|     77.79 |     75.31 |      75.4 |              52.55 |

(c): Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  is  being  implemented  w.e.f.  2014-15,  for  holistic  growth  of  the horticulture sector, including floriculture.  Under the component of Flowers, farmers are provided  assistance  i.e.  40%  of  the  cost  ranging  from  Rs.  40,000  /ha.  to      Rs.  1.50 lakh/ha. limited to 2 ha per beneficiary.   Assistance is also extended for setting up of infrastructure  relating  to  cold  chain  management  viz.  pre-cooling  units,  on  farm  pack houses,  mobile  pre-cooling  units,  staging  cold  rooms,  refrigerated  vans  etc.  under Integrated  Post  Harvest  Management  component  and  marketing  for  better  price realization of produce.

Under ICAR,  the  All India Coordinated  Research  Project on Floriculture (AICRPF) carries nation-wide interdisciplinary research by linking ICAR Institutes with State  Agricultural  Universities  (SAUs).  AICRP  on  Floriculture  provides  a  platform  for applied region specific research including testing of the technologies and strengthens the outreach programme. Presently, the technical support is provided by the centres of AICRP on Floriculture spreading across the country. It deals with research projects on thirteen  commercial  flower  crops  including  foliage  plants  and  specialty/unexplored flowers.

(d): This  department  has  signed  54  MoUs  with  various  foreign  countries  till  date, covering  activities  under  Agriculture  and  allied  sectors,  out  of  which  Horticulture  has been one of the areas of cooperation under most of these MoUs.

Further, India is implementing Indo-Israel Action Plan (2015-18) and Indo-Dutch Action  Plan  (2015-18)  for  transfer  of  technology  for  development  of  Horticulture including Floriculture.

Annexure I A: Area in '000 Ha P: Production in '000 Tonnes

| STATE/UTs         | 2012-13   | 2012-13    | 2012-13    | 2013-14   | 2013-14    | 2013-14    | 2014-15   | 2014-15    | 2014-15    | 2015-16 (1st Adv. Est)   | 2015-16 (1st Adv. Est)   | 2015-16 (1st Adv. Est)   |
|-------------------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|-----------|------------|------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| STATE/UTs         | Area      | Production | Production | Area      | Production | Production | Area      | Production | Production | Area                     | Production               | Production               |
| STATE/UTs         | Area      | LOOSE      | CUT        | Area      | LOOSE      | CUT        | Area      | LOOSE      | CUT        | Area                     | LOOSE                    | CUT                      |
| ANDAMAN& NICOBAR  | 0.0       | 0.4        | 0.0        | 0.1       | 0.3        | 0.0        | 0.2       | 0.2        | 0.0        | 0.2                      | 0.2                      | 0.0                      |
| ANDHRA PRADESH    | 34.9      | 224.4      | 53.2       | 20.4      | 136.3      | 30.0       | 15.7      | 106.1      | 28.3       | 16.6                     | 132.4                    | 22.4                     |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 0.0       | 0.0        | 1.9        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 1.9        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 1.9        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 1.9                      |
| ASSAM             | 1.8       | 11.7       | 20.8       | 3.0       | 20.0       | 32.7       | 3.5       | 22.8       | 33.0       | 3.5                      | 22.8                     | 33.0                     |
| BIHAR             | 1.0       | 10.2       | 1.8        | 0.8       | 7.6        | 2.7        | 1.4       | 13.7       | 2.8        | 0.7                      | 7.9                      | 0.2                      |
| CHHATTISGARH      | 9.8       | 37.8       | 0.0        | 10.1      | 45.7       | 0.0        | 11.0      | 50.0       | 0.0        | 11.0                     | 50.0                     | 0.0                      |
| D &NHAVELI        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.0                      |
| DAMAN&DIU         | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.0                      |
| DELHI             | 5.5       | 5.7        | 5.8        | 5.5       | 5.7        | 5.8        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.0                      |
| GOA               | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.1        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.1        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.1                      |
| GUJARAT           | 17.3      | 149.3      | 0.0        | 17.3      | 163.6      | 0.0        | 18.8      | 177.6      | 0.0        | 18.8                     | 177.6                    | 0.0                      |
| HARYANA           | 6.5       | 64.7       | 13.1       | 6.5       | 65.5       | 11.3       | 6.1       | 62.9       | 4.9        | 6.1                      | 62.9                     | 4.9                      |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 0.9       | 37.7       | 9.8        | 0.8       | 28.1       | 12.4       | 0.8       | 27.2       | 11.6       | 0.8                      | 27.2                     | 11.6                     |
| JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 0.9       | 0.4        | 1.8        | 0.8       | 0.4        | 1.8        | 0.5       | 0.3        | 0.0        | 0.5                      | 0.3                      | 0.0                      |
| JHARKHAND         | 1.6       | 22.0       | 9.5        | 1.6       | 22.0       | 9.5        | 1.6       | 22.0       | 52.8       | 1.6                      | 22.0                     | 52.8                     |
| KARNATAKA         | 29.7      | 207.5      | 72.2       | 30.6      | 211.5      | 71.5       | 30.9      | 220.0      | 70.8       | 30.9                     | 220.0                    | 70.8                     |
| KERALA            | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 13.4      | 0.1        | 32.9       | 13.4                     | 0.1                      | 32.9                     |
| LAKSHADWEEP       | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.0                      |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | 16.5      | 193.0      | 0.0        | 17.1      | 200.4      | 0.0        | 17.8      | 208.0      | 0.0        | 18.4                     | 216.0                    | 0.0                      |
| MAHARASHTRA       | 22.0      | 119.0      | 44.0       | 23.0      | 122.7      | 44.0       | 7.3       | 38.5       | 0.0        | 7.3                      | 38.5                     | 0.0                      |
| MANIPUR           | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.8       | 0.3        | 0.0        | 0.8       | 0.3        | 0.0        | 0.8                      | 0.3                      | 0.0                      |
| MEGHALAYA         | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.1       | 0.0        | 2.4        | 0.1       | 0.0        | 2.6        | 0.1                      | 0.0                      | 2.6                      |
| MIZORAM           | 0.2       | 166.8      | 3.5        | 0.2       | 171.6      | 1.2        | 0.2       | 181.5      | 1.8        | 0.2                      | 180.0                    | 1.8                      |
| NAGALAND          | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.6        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.4        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.0                      |
| ODISHA            | 7.5       | 26.2       | 57.8       | 7.4       | 37.4       | 57.4       | 7.5       | 25.9       | 57.2       | 6.8                      | 25.9                     | 53.7                     |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 0.1       | 0.4        | 0.0        | 0.1       | 1.2        | 0.0        | 0.2       | 1.5        | 0.0        | 0.1                      | 1.0                      | 0.0                      |
| PUNJAB            | 2.1       | 10.5       | 0.0        | 1.4       | 10.5       | 0.0        | 1.4       | 10.7       | 0.0        | 1.4                      | 10.7                     | 0.0                      |
| RAJASTHAN         | 3.4       | 3.7        | 0.0        | 2.5       | 2.7        | 0.0        | 2.7       | 2.9        | 0.0        | 2.7                      | 2.9                      | 0.0                      |
| SIKKIM            | 0.2       | 26.5       | 1.7        | 0.2       | 16.0       | 1.9        | 0.2       | 16.5       | 1.9        | 0.2                      | 16.5                     | 1.9                      |
| TAMILNADU         | 28.7      | 313.0      | 6.5        | 55.0      | 343.7      | 12.9       | 55.0      | 343.7      | 12.9       | 55.0                     | 343.7                    | 12.9                     |
| TELANGANA         |           |            |            | 6.9       | 40.7       | 35.1       | 7.4       | 21.7       | 6.0        | 7.4                      | 21.7                     | 6.0                      |
| TRIPURA           | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0       | 0.0        | 0.0        | 0.0                      | 0.0                      | 0.0                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | 16.2      | 31.5       | 52.6       | 16.6      | 32.2       | 54.1       | 17.2      | 34.3       | 0.1        | 17.2                     | 34.3                     | 0.1                      |
| UTTARAKHAND       | 1.6       | 1.8        | 20.2       | 1.4       | 2.0        | 8.4        | 1.6       | 2.1        | 14.7       | 1.6                      | 2.1                      | 14.7                     |
| WEST BENGAL       | 24.4      | 65.1       | 141.3      | 24.9      | 66.5       | 145.2      | 25.3      | 68.2       | 148.0      | 25.3                     | 68.2                     | 148.0                    |
| TOTAL             | 232.7     | 1729.2     | 517.8      | 255.0     | 1754.5     | 542.5      | 248.5     | 1658.7     | 484.2      | 248.5                    | 1685.2                   | 472.3                    |

Source: Horticulture Statistics Division, DAC&FW

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