THE STUDY OF NATIONAL HORTICULTURE MISSION (NHM) SUBSIDY FOR LORICULTURE IN MAHARASHTRA (2006-07 TO 2014-15)

Floriculture is the discipline of Horticulture and the study of growing flowers plant. The study reveals that
due to suitable soil and agro-climatic condition for flower cultivation there is tremendous scope for
commercial floriculture in Maharashtra. Maharashtra state even though seventh in area stands third in
terms of production in recent years the production in state has taken momentum due to subsidy policy of
state government. The NHB and NHM are two important schemes provide subsidy to growers from planting
material to post harvesting of flowers. The present paper discussed subsidy policy of National Horticulture
Mission for floriculture development in Maharashtra.