Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Housing for Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO.†321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH JULY, 2019

## Housing for Fishermen

## †*321. SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR: SHRI SANJAY HARIBHAU JADHAV:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन ,

## पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that the fund allocated under the housing project of the  National  Scheme  of  Welfare  of  Fishermen  is  not  adequate  for  construction  of houses;
- (b) if so, whether the Government proposes to implement any new scheme to provide more financial assistance to the  fishermen  keeping  in  mind  the  increasing  prices  of construction materials and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware that the fishermen constructing houses under the said scheme got indebted due to the loan taken to complete the construction work of their houses;
- (d) if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  representation  from  the  State Government of Kerala to increase the amount of financial assistance as unit expenditure for  construction  of  houses  under  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the Union Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)

- (a) to (e):

A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.-† 321 put in by Shri  Omprakash  Bhupalsinh Alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar  and Shri  Sanjay  Haribhau Jadhav, Hon'ble Members of Parliament due for answer on 16 th July,  2019  regarding Housing for Fishermen

(a)  &  (b):  Under  the  'National  Scheme  of  Welfare  of  Fishermen',  a  component  of  the Centrally Sponsored Scheme 'Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries', financial assistance is provided to fishermen for construction of houses at par with Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  (PMAY-Gramin)  at  the  rate  of  Rs.1.20  Lakh  per  unit  to General  States  and  at  the  rate  of  Rs.1.30  Lakhs  per  unit  to  Himalayan  and  North  Eastern States. During the last five years, central funds of Rs. 104.69 crore have been released to the States/UTs for construction of 18,920 Nos. of houses for fishermen.

To address the enhanced construction cost, Government of India has revised the total unit  cost  of  fishermen  house  from  Rs.50,000/-  to  Rs.75,000/-  during  May  2014  and  from Rs.75,000/- to the present unit cost of Rs. 1.20 lakh for General States and Rs. 1.30 lakh for Himalayan and North Eastern States during 2016, in alignment with Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY-Gramin).  Presently  there is no proposal under consideration in the Department  of  Fisheries  to  implement  any  new  scheme  for  providing  more  financial assistance towards construction of fishermen houses.

(c)  &  (d)  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying has not received any information regarding indebtedness of fishermen due to  loan taken to complete the construction work of their houses.

(e). The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has not received representation from the State Government of Kerala to increase the  amount of financial assistance for construction of housing units to fishermen.

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