(a) the total area covered under flower cultivation in the country, State-wise;
(b) whether the production of flowers is low as compared to countries like Japan, Italy,
Netherlands etc.;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to increase the area under flower
cultivation and promote cultivation of flower in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI KANTI LAL BHURIA)
(a): In India, an area of 70,419 hectare (2002-03) is covered under flower cultivation. The
total area covered under flower cultivation, State-wise, is given in Annexure.
(b)&(c): As per available figures, the production of flowers in India was 7.34 lakh tonnes
of loose flowers and 20,605 lakh number of cut flowers in 2002-03.
The estimated area under production of cut flowers in different countries is as under:-
Japan - 20,000 hectares Italy - 8463 hectares United Kingdom - 7670 hectares Germany - 7056 hectares France - 6628 hectares Netherlands - 5478 hectares
STATES/ AREA (IN HA) PRODUCTION UT`S 1993-94 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 1993-94 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 LOOSE CUT LOOSE CUT LOOSE CUT LOOSE CUT UTTRANCHAL # 184 278 408.88 # # 275 # 324 254458 KARNATAKA 15243 21527 18075 19097 87999 # 135640 # 138776 9230 151953 # TAMIL NADU 12340 19000 19400 1676 61704 # 151000 # 156700 # 135221 # ANDHRA PRADESH 5778 15947 10152 13310 17334 # 111629 # 121336 2780 72205 87 WEST BENGAL 12610 13431 13553 13870 9020 4790 30996 6561 31268 6771 33749 7020 HARYANA 1200 32 3250 3600 22400 327 52835 1195 17890 1127 32500 1200 GUJARAT # 4917 # # # # 30187 # UTTAR PRADESH # 5790 6325 6325 # # 8280 # 3400 5350 9753 2650 DELHI 801 4490 4490 4500 4056 # 25007 # 25007 # 5016 # PUNJAB 332 455 375 600 549 2772 # 2741 # 3000 # JHARKHAND # # # 91 # # # # # 2000 346.66 BIHAR 85 45 44 95.5 1430 2 620 21 620 21 1757 10.8 ASSAM 280 350 0 37 # 47 # # # 1000 0 HIMACHAL PRADESH 30 154 18895 244.9 110 429 # 233 292 999.21 283.31 RAJASTHAN 1207 2139 1863 1505 # # 2794 # 2434 # 986 # CHHATTISGARH # # 10.5 # # # # # 60 # JAMMU & KASHMIR # 57 117 69 # # 9 12 61 # 38 6.8 MANIPUR 56 175 121 93 23 # 45 # 33 # 30 # TRIPURA # 25.0 # # # # 128.0 # # # # # SIKKIM # 70.0 6 # # 90.0 # # # # 9000 PONDICHERRY 40 135 135 177 693 # # # # # ORISSA 100 218 # 0 460 4 1112 # # # # # NAGALAND # 320 # # # # 355 13 # # # # MIZORAM # # # 0 # # # # # # # # MEGHALAYA # # # 0 # # # # # # # # MAHARASHTRA 2275 6931 7071 # 18188 # 29766 # 30376 # # # MADHYA PRADESH 915 3800 1437 # 9000 # 2280 # 862 # # # DAMAN & DIU 5 5.0 # # 51 # 51.0 # # # # # OTHERS # # 897 # # # # # 2748 # # # TOTAL 53297 98447 106477 70419 232536 5552 556424 8035 534576 25571 734912 20605