Floriculture Development Scheme
Pot Plants Herbal Garden at Lalmandi,Agri.Complex
Floriculture Nursery at Lalmandi
Name of the Scheme: Floriculture Development Scheme
Department of Agriculture,
Kashmir Division, Lalmandi Srinagar.
Name of the Head of scheme and designation: ( Avtar Singh Bali)
Floriculture Development Officer
(Agriculture Kashmir)
Contact No:- 9797428394
e-mail Address: www.agri.fdo.co
Brief Summary of the scheme (Profile)
S.No. Activity Area (Hactt.) Remarks
1- Flori. Dev. Nursery 4.00 Multiplication of landscape
Hot House/Herbal Garden Plants, raising of flower
Garden at Lalmandi seedlings, aromatic and
Medicinal plants and
pot-culture
2 Model Floriculture Centre 8.00 Lilium/Gladiolus bulb
at Nunar Ganderbal production.
3 Aromatic plant Division 4.00 Production o essential oils
at Allowpora viz. Lavender and Rose oil.
4 S.M.Farm at Dailgam, Sirhama 4.00 Seed production of seasonal
Yarikha, Bagaht-shora, Baghwanpora flowers and propagation of
And Gangbugh. Ornamental plants.
5 Extension services Provision of technical
know-how.
Scheme goals, work programme and status updates:
(A) (Goals): To bring awareness among people regarding cultivation of flowers
as income generating activity. Production of landscape plants,
flower seedlings, bulbs, herbs with medicinal and aromatic properties,
house plants & essential oils-revenue generation thereof.
(B) Work Programme: Propagation/Multiplication of landscape plants, aromatic and
Medicinal plants, raising of flower seedlings (seasonal) bulb
Production, production of rose oil and lavender oil, and
pot-culture.
( C) Status updates: Large number of planting material/Flower seedlings/Bulbs will be
put on sale among common people/interested growers in due
course of time.
Description of Services offered by Scheme:
(i) Technical Assistance
(ii) Supply of quality planting material
(iii) To bring awareness among interested growers regarding cultivation of flower
on commercial scale for employment/revenue generation.
Detailed centrally sponsored and other programmes in operation:
(A) Centerally sponsored programmes:
(a) Model Floriculture Center at (b) Herbal Garden at Lalmandi
Nunar Ganderbal Lalmandi-Srinagar.
Project area = 8 Hectt. Project Area =3 Hectt.
Area covered under Lilium =1.50 Hect Area Covered =2 Hect.
Gladiolus =0.20 Hect Project cost =Rs.12.75 lakh
Cut Roses =0.20 Hect Allocation = 07.50 lakh.
Seasonal Flowers =0.25 Hect Year of Estt. =Aug 2008
Cropping season = Kharief 2009.
(c) Other programmes in operation:
(i) Propagation/Multiplication of landscape plants.
(ii) Raising of seasonal flower seedlings.
(iii) Pot –culture
(iv) Flower (seasonal) seed production
(v) Propagation/Multiplication of Herbs with medicinal and aromatic properties.
(vi) Production of Lavender and Rose oil
Meeting Schedule for the year: First week of every month.
Targets/Achievements of last three years
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
Component unit Target Ach Target Ach
Targe
t Ach
Remarks
Ornamental Plants No 15000 15907 15112 15112 1600
0
Cut flower No 750 750 - - - -
Flower seedlings No 157000 157575 25000 255547 2123
88
6238
8 In Progress
Flower seeds Kgs - 22.750 - 63.460 - -
Bulbs other than Lilium No 3000 3900 700 735 438 438
Pot-Plants No 1674 1674 1564 1564 1700 493 In progress
Lilium Bulbs No - - 2,40000 2,40000 1.50 10 Qtls.
Bulblets
were
produced in
2008-09
Rose oil Lts. - 0.437 - 0.437 - 0.550
Lavender oil Lts. - - - 19 20 -
