Lok Sabha Question No. 1439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-25
Subject: Assistance for Fishery
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2017

## ASSISTANCE FOR FISHERY

## 1439.   DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और ककसान कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Government has any provision with to provide central assistance to meet the requirement of infrastructure facilities for fishing harbour and fish landing centre for the State Government of Gujarat and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether there is any provision to provide subsidy on interest of loan in fisheries sector on the lines of agriculture sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether marine fish production of Gujarat is very near to the maximum sustainable yield and whether there is any provision with the Government for value addition and increase in yield of fish to double the income of fishermen and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  details  of  action  taken  by  the  Government  for  development  of  fishing  harbour  at Mangrol phase-III;
- (e) the total project cost for development of fishing harbour at Mangrol phase-III;
- (f) the  details  of  boats  registered  at  existing  Mangrol  fishing  harbour  and  the  number  of boats that can be accommodated after the development of new Mangrol phase-III; and
- (g) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  approval  of  development  of Mangrol Phase-III?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

## (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

- (a): Yes,  Madam. The Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF), Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare  (MoA&FW)  under  the  Central  Plan  Scheme  on Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries  provides  financial assistance  to  the  Coastal  State  Governments  and  Union  Territories,  including  Gujarat  for development  of  fisheries  infrastructure  facilities  including  fishing  harbours  and  fish  landing centres.

(b): No, Madam. At present, there is no such provision in the ongoing schemes of the DADF, MoA&FW to provide subsidy on interest of loan in fisheries sector on the lines of agriculture sector.

(c): The  marine  fisheries  potential  in  the  country's  Exclusive  Economic  Zone  (EEZ)  is estimated at 4.41 Million Metric Tonnes (MMT), whereas the total marine fish production during 2015-16  was  3.59  MMT.  The  Government  of  Gujarat  has  reported  that  the  marine  fish production in Gujarat is near to its Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY). The DADF under the Central Plan Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries provides financial assistance for creation of fish quality preservation, post harvest processing and development of value added products. Besides, the scheme  also aims for an integrated development  and  management  of  the  fisheries  sector  covering  inland  fisheries,  aquaculture, marine  fisheries,  mariculture,  cage/pen  culture  and  creation  of  fisheries  infrastructure  through central  financial  assistance  towards  increasing  the  fish  yield  and  doubling  the  fishers  and  fish farmers' income.

(d) to (g):  The Government of Gujarat has completed the techno-economic studies, formulated and submitted a proposal to DADF for development of fishing harbour at Mangrol phase-III at an estimated cost of Rs.143.07 crore.  It is reported that there are 1,753 registered fishing boats in  Mangrol  and  the  Mangrol  phase-III  has  been  designed  to  provide  necessary  facilities  to  an additional 1,000 fishing vessels comprising of 200 numbers of 10 metre Fiber Reinforced Plastic (FRP) boats and 800 numbers of 18metre trawlers.

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