MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA)
(a) The areas of flower cultivation in the country State-wise are as under:
(Area in 000 HA)
State/UTs 2008-2009 2009-2010 (P)
Andaman & Nicobar 0.035 0.034
Andhra Pradesh 19.5 19.5
Bihar 0.2 0.2
Chhattisgarh 2.4 2.4
Delhi 5.5 5.5
Gujarat 9.7 9.7
Haryana 5.5 5.5
Himachal Pradesh 0.6 0.6
Jammu & Kashmir 0.1 0.3
Jharkhand 1.6 1.6
Karnataka 26.0 27.0
Madhya Pradesh 3.0 3.5
Maharashtra 16.4 17.4
Mizoram 0.215 0.116
Nagaland 0.019 0.019
Orissa 5.7 7.6
Pondicherry 0.286 0.286
Punjab 1.7 1.7
Rajasthan 3.4 4.8
Sikkim 0.151 0.145
Tamil Nadu 29.1 29.1
Uttar Pradesh 13.5 10.4
Uttaranchal 0.9 0.8
West Bengal 21.1 21.9
Total 166.5 170.2
Source: NHB
(b&d) The details of exports of floriculture items (HS Code 06031000, 06031100, 06031200, 06031300,
06031400, 06031900, 06039000, 06049900) country-wise, both in quantity and value during the said
period are as under:
(Quantity: MTs, Value: Rs. crores)
Country 2006-07 2007-08 2008-2009
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value
USA 9566.05 67.57 9245.7 65.16 6932.26 62.70
Netherland 4268.09 34.39 4518.8 33.33 4486.82 43.27
UK 4245.54 35.02 4132.21 36.94 4353.16 42.47
Germany 3811.66 28.81 4133.46 30.97 3524.32 36.33
Japan 8255.36 289.61 1791.71 31.49 934.19 15.29
Italy 1583.23 10.56 1214.48 9.22 1235.27 12.90
Canada 384.1 3.10 543.49 4.42 775.46 8.63
Belgium 645.13 6.80 495.55 4.91 775.35 7.70
UAE 592.64 6.31 492.82 5.16 597.72 7.15
Spain 680.1 6.55 793.17 7.49 670.36 5.94
Poland 443.14 3.09 529.08 4.18 502.64 5.33
Other Countries 5772.23 74.47 5312.42 43.70 4485.49 46.85
Total 40247.27 566.28 33202.89 276.97 29273.04 294.56
Source: APEDA
(c) The quantity and value of exports of Roses (HS Code: 06031100) during the year 2008-09 are 177 MTs
and Rs.3.26 crores respectively. DGCIS data for export of roses for the years 2006-07 and 2007-08 are
not available. There is no separate HS Code for Jasmine; hence, no data is available. The contribution
of export of rose to the total export of flowers during the year 2008-09 is 1.1%.
(e&f) The Government, through APEDA, has set-up Centres for Perishable Cargo at major airports of New Delhi,
Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkatta, Cochin, Nashik, Goa, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Thiruvanthapuram, Bagdogra and Amritsar
and Wholesale Market cum Flower Auction Centres at Bangalore, Mumbai and Noida. The Agri-Export Zones for
floriculture products have been set-up in the states of Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
and Sikkim.
(g) APEDA is providing financial assistance under the Scheme for Infrastructure Development to its registered
members for setting up of pre-cooling and cold storage facilities for flowers etc. Also Transport Assistance,
as per following norms, is provided on export of flowers during the XI Plan period.
TA Norms for Exports by Air ((For Fresh Cut Flowers/ Bouquets– fresh)
Least of:
# 20% of FOB Value
# 25% of freight
# Specific rate (Rs. Per kg)
