Dr Harsh Vardhan on March 4, 2021 launched the CSIR Floriculture Mission.
- The land available at each laboratory to be set up as a model under the “CSIR Floriculture Mission”.
- Recently, CSIR Floriculture Mission has been approved for implementation in 21 States and Union Territories of India .
- This Mission is being implemented in collaboration with Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Directorate of Floriculture; Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC); Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), Ministry of Commerce; Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India Ltd. (TRIFED); Fragrance and Flavour Development Centre (FFDC), Kannauj, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Universities.
