Lok Sabha Question No. 5219 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-27
Subject: Blue Revolution
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, DHARMENDRA YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMNAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING & FISHERIES LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No.5219 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 th  March, 2018

## BLUE REVOLUTION

## 5219. SHRI Vinayak Bhaurao Raut:

Dr. Pritam Gopinath Munde:

Shri Adhalrao Patil Shivaji Rao:

Shri Shrirang Appa Barne:

Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde:

Shri Anandrao Adsul

Shri Dharmendra Yadav :

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE & FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  envisaged  a  programme  named  'Blue  Revolution'  to unlock the country's latent potential through an integrated approach and if so, the details and the salient features thereof;
- (b) whether any role of the coastal States has been defined under the blue revolution and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Blue  Revolution  focuses  on  creating  an  enabling  environment  for  an integrated and holistic development and management of fisheries for the sociol economic development of the fishermen and fish farmers;
- (d) whether  any  target  has  been  fixed  to  achieve  by  the  Government  under  the  Blue Revolution and if so, the details  thereof  and  the plan  prepared  by  the  Government  to achieve the said target;
- (e) the details of the other areas which will be focused in the revolution; and
- (f) the manner in which this revolution will achieve the goal set by the Government and for upliftment of farmers and fishing community?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE & FARMER's WELFARE:

(SMT. KRISHNA RAJ)

- (a) Yes, Sir. The  Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DADF), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare has envisaged a programme called 'Blue Revolution' to unlock the country's latent potential through an integrated approach . 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 sustainable livelihood to  fishermen.  The  scheme  has  various  broad  components  namely,  (i)  Development  of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture, (ii) Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post-Harvest  Operations,  (iii)  National  Fisheries  Development  Board  (NFDB)  and  its activities,  (iv)  National  Scheme  of  Welfare  of  Fishermen,  (v)  Strengthening  of  Database and Geographical Information System of the Fisheries Sector and (vi) Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and other need based interventions.
- (b) Various  components  and  sub-components  of  the  Blue  Revolution  scheme  are  being implemented  through  the  respective  State  /  UT  Governments.  Hence,  all  the  States including  coastal  States  have  to  avail  assistance  from  the  DADF  and  implement  the activities as per the approved guidelines of the Blue Revolution scheme.
- (c) Yes,  Sir.  The  Blue  Revolution  focuses  on  creating  an  enabling  environment  for  an integrated  and  holistic  development  and  management  of  fisheries  for  the  social  and economic development of the fishermen and fish farmers.
- (d) Target of fish production of 15 million metric tonnes has been fixed by the Government under the Blue Revolution programme by 2020.
- (e)  The  Department  has  prepared  Integrated  National  Fisheries  Action  Plan  (INFAP)  for achieving  the  targets  under  Blue  Revolution  utilizing  various  fisheries  resources  like inland, coastal and marine in a sustainable manner through various fisheries activities and areas like (i) Introduction of diversified high yielding varieties, (ii) Modern hatcheries, (iii) Re-circulatory aquaculture system (RAS), (iv) Integrated approach for reservoir fisheries development, (v) In-situ rearing of fish seed for stocking in Inland water bodies, (vi) Cage Culture  in  reservoirs,    (vii)  Ornamental  fisheries,  (viii)  Shrimp  farming  in  coastal  areas, (ix) mariculture including open sea cage culture , (x) and Deep sea fishing etc.
- (f)  The  overall  fish  production  and  productivity  in  the  country  would  increase  through  the implementation  of  Blue  Revolution  scheme.  Due  to  increase  in  fish  production,  the nutritional security and income earned by the fishers would also increase and hence there will be an upliftment in the socio economic aspect of the fishers and fishing community.

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