About Chief Minister Floriculture Mission
The Chief Minister Floriculture Mission is an initiative aimed at promoting floriculture in Assam, India. The state’s favorable agro-climate naturally supports a wide variety of flowering species, making it an ideal location for ornamental gardens. However, despite this potential, floriculture in Assam has mostly been limited to hobby horticulture in household gardens. The mission seeks to enhance the commercialization of floriculture, provide training and support to farmers, and boost the state’s presence in the national floriculture arena.
Assam’s natural diversity of flowering species and the tradition of ornamental gardens have laid the foundation for the Chief Minister Floriculture Mission. However, commercial floriculture has not reached its full potential yet. Therefore, the state aims to expand its floriculture sector, create income opportunities for farmers, and elevate its status in the national floriculture map.
Objective Of This Scheme
- to Promote commercial floriculture in Assam.
- To increase the area under flower cultivation in Assam from 2,200 hectares to 3,288 hectares over a period of three years.
- Providing support and training to farmers for modern cultivation techniques.
- to Increase the state’s presence in the national floriculture sector.
- to Generate higher income for small and marginal farmers through floriculture.
- Reducing reliance on flower imports from neighboring states.
Eligibility Criteria
- Residents of both rural and urban areas can participate.
- Priority is given to small and marginal category beneficiaries, women’s self-help groups, and unemployed youths.
- Participants must possess their own land or hold a long-term lease on rented land.
- Proper representation from SC and ST farmers is emphasized.
- Each beneficiary can avail of only one unit (200 sqm) under the scheme.
Benefits
- The government will provide planting materials, a shade net, and a garden tool kit.
- Beneficiaries must set up bamboo/steel structures with departmental officers’ guidance.
- The cost of bed preparation, fertilizer, etc., will be borne by beneficiaries.
- Technical support will be provided by departmental officers.
- For the current year, cultivation of Gerbera under Shade net house with tissue-cultured planting materials will be focused on.
The CMFM is expected to benefit around 20,000 farmers in Assam. The government has allocated Rs 150 crore for the first phase of the mission.
Required Documents
- Aadhaar Card.
- Voter Card.
- Valid Bank Account.
How To Apply
The current application process for the Chief Minister Floriculture Mission (CMFM) in Assam isn’t available online.
Interested individuals can apply for the Chief Minister Floriculture Mission offline. They can reach out to the following offices for application:
- The Secretary to the Govt. of Assam Agriculture Department, Dispur, Guwahati-6.
- Director of Horticulture and FP Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.