Lok Sabha Question No. 3516 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-10
Subject: Blue Revolution
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## Blue Revolution

## 3516. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- ( a) whether the Government has provided any financial assistance to States under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (b) whether the productivity of inland fisheries is just three tonnes per hectare;
- (c) the  extent  to  which  the  Blue  Revolution  is  helping  the  Government  to  address  this problem;
- (d) the details of production and export of fish and fish products in the country during last three years, year-wise and State-wise;
- (e) whether the Government has drawn up plans to increase marine exports to Rs. one lakh crore over the next five years, if so, the details thereof;
- (f) the financial assistance given to States during the last three years for improving fishing infrastructure and strengthening processing and post harvest management; and
- (g) the  details  of  financial  assistance  sanctioned  for  the  development  of  fishing  harbours and the number of fish landing centres commissioned, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) : The  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  provides concessional  finance  to  the  Eligible  Entities  (EEs),  including  State  Governments/Union Territories  and  State  entities  for  development  of  identified  fisheries  infrastructure  facilities. The  concessional  finance  is  provided  through  Nodal  Loaning  Entities  (NLEs)  namely  (i) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), (ii) National Cooperatives Development  Corporation  (NCDC)  and  (iii)  All  Scheduled  Banks.  The  Department  of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying provides interest subvention up to 3% per annum for providing the concessional finance by the NLEs at the interest rate not lower  than  5%  per  annum  under  the  FIDF.  The  proposals  to  the  tune  of  Rs.1715.04  crore received  from  various  State  Governments  and  other  Eligible  Entities  (EEs)  have  been recommended.

(b) to ( d ): As  per  the  fisheries  statistical  data  compiled  in  2014  by  Department  of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry the average inland fish productivity was registered  at  2.9  tonnes/hectare/year.  The  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  on  Blue Revolution:  Integrated  Development and Management of Fisheries  being implemented since from 2015-16 by the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has made vital contributions towards enhancement of fish production and export earnings.    The  fish  production  in  the  country  has  increased  from  10.26  million  metric tonne(2014-15)  to  13.34  million  metric  tonne  (2018-19).  Similarly,  the  export  of  fish  and fisheries products from the country has also witnessed a significant growth and enhanced from Rs. 33,441.61 crore during 2014-15 to Rs.47,621 crore during 2018-19. State-wise and yearwise  details of  the  fish  production  and  export  of  fish  and  fisheries  product  in  the  country during the last three years are furnished at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

(e): In  addition  to  the  above  stated  CSS  and  FIDF,  the union  Government in its Budget, 2019 announced a focused scheme the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for fisheries. These schemes/programmes are primarily focus on enhancement of fish production, infrastructure and enhancement of export of fish and fisheries products.

(f): Under CSS the central funds are released to the State Governments/Union Territories (UTs) based on the detailed proposals submitted by them. The central financial assistance of Rs.1186.89  crore  has  been  released  to  the  State/UTs  during  last  three  years  (2016-19)  for development of fisheries including the fisheries infrastructure and post harvest management. State-wise details of the central funds released during the last three years under the CSS are furnished at Annexure-III.

(g) : The State-wise details of Central financial  assistance provided to  the  States/  UTs  for development of fishing harbours and fish landing centres during the last three years (2019-20) are furnished at Annexure- IV.  The State- wise details of fishing harbours/fish landing centres constructed and commissioned with Central financial assistance are furnished at Annexure- V.

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## Annexure-I

Statement  referred    to  in  reply  to  the  parts  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  3516  for  answer  on  10 th December  2019  regarding  Blue  Revolution    : State-wise details of the fish production in the country during the last three  years

(Quantity in lakh tonnes)

| S. No.   | State/UT's        |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (P) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |    27.662 |    34.496 |         39.92 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |     0.041 |     0.043 |          0.05 |
| 3        | Assam             |     3.066 |     3.273 |          3.32 |
| 4        | Bihar             |     5.091 |     5.879 |          6.02 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |     3.768 |     4.572 |          4.7  |
| 6        | Goa               |     1.179 |     1.24  |          1.2  |
| 7        | Gujarat           |     8.156 |     8.345 |          7.25 |
| 8        | Haryana           |     1.442 |     1.9   |          1.92 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh  |     0.125 |     0.128 |          0.13 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir    |     0.204 |     0.207 |          0.22 |
| 11       | Jharkhand         |     1.452 |     1.9   |          2.08 |
| 12       | Karnataka         |     5.575 |     6.025 |          5.87 |
| 13       | Kerala            |     5.928 |     5.626 |          7.14 |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh    |     1.387 |     1.434 |          1.73 |
| 15       | Maharashtra       |     6.629 |     6.06  |          5.83 |
| 16       | Manipur           |     0.32  |     0.33  |          0.32 |
| 17       | Meghalaya         |     0.123 |     0.12  |          0    |
| 18       | Mizoram           |     0.076 |     0.076 |          0.07 |
| 19       | Nagaland          |     0.086 |     0.09  |          0.1  |
| 20       | Odisha            |     6.081 |     6.85  |          7.33 |
| 21       | Punjab            |     1.327 |     1.366 |          1.36 |
| 22       | Rajasthan         |     0.502 |     0.54  |          0.56 |
| 23       | Sikkim            |     0.004 |     0.004 |          0    |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        |     6.693 |     6.819 |          6.75 |
| 25       | Telengana         |     1.989 |     2.7   |          3.28 |
| 26       | Tripura           |     0.725 |     0.768 |          0.85 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |     0.043 |     0.046 |          0.05 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |     6.177 |     6.287 |          6.62 |
| 29       | West Bengal       |    17.018 |    17.421 |         17.7  |
| 30       | A and N Islands   |     0.388 |     0.395 |          0.41 |
| 31       | Chandigarh        |     0.001 |     0.001 |          0    |
| 32       | D &Nagar Haveli   |     0     |     0     |          0    |
| 33       | Daman and Diu     |     0.24  |     0.247 |          0.05 |
| 34       | Delhi             |     0.009 |     0.008 |          0.01 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep       |     0.298 |     0.208 |          0.22 |
| 36       | Puducherry        |     0.503 |     0.499 |          0.31 |
| India    | India             |   114.31  |   125.9   |        133.41 |

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## Annexure-II

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  parts  (b)  to  (d)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.  3516  for  answer  on  10 th December  2019  regarding  Blue  Revolution: State-wise details of export of fish and fisheries products from the country during the last three years

| Q: Quantity in Tonnes, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar in Million   | Q: Quantity in Tonnes, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar in Million   | Q: Quantity in Tonnes, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar in Million   | Q: Quantity in Tonnes, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar in Million   | Q: Quantity in Tonnes, V: Value in Rs. Crore, $: US Dollar in Million   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| STATE                                                                   |                                                                         | 2016-17                                                                 | 2017-18                                                                 | 2018-19*                                                                |
| GUJARAT                                                                 | Q:                                                                      | 237442                                                                  | 312568                                                                  | 305113                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 4417.40                                                                 | 5071.05                                                                 | 5199.93                                                                 |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 659.70                                                                  | 791.38                                                                  | 744.28                                                                  |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                             | Q:                                                                      | 151753                                                                  | 180820                                                                  | 155288                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 4311.65                                                                 | 4906.82                                                                 | 5964.78                                                                 |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 650.12                                                                  | 772.68                                                                  | 874.04                                                                  |
| GOA                                                                     | Q:                                                                      | 43199                                                                   | 50571                                                                   | 36501                                                                   |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 641.41                                                                  | 711.91                                                                  | 606.16                                                                  |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 96.79                                                                   | 111.73                                                                  | 86.32                                                                   |
| KARNATAKA                                                               | Q:                                                                      | 126607                                                                  | 144296                                                                  | 141799                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 1589.05                                                                 | 1796.68                                                                 | 1887.53                                                                 |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 279.20                                                                  | 282.05                                                                  | 269.43                                                                  |
| KERALA                                                                  | Q:                                                                      | 159141                                                                  | 178646                                                                  | 167130                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 5008.54                                                                 | 5919.03                                                                 | 5180.70                                                                 |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 755.46                                                                  | 929.62                                                                  | 748.57                                                                  |
| TAMIL NADU                                                              | Q:                                                                      | 88257                                                                   | 114370                                                                  | 120742                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 4341.78                                                                 | 5408.82                                                                 | 5546.75                                                                 |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 654.71                                                                  | 850.09                                                                  | 805.24                                                                  |
| ANDRA PRADESH                                                           | Q:                                                                      | 223636                                                                  | 290521                                                                  | 305319                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 13066.17                                                                | 16381.37                                                                | 16372.38                                                                |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 1970.36                                                                 | 2572.75                                                                 | 2372.32                                                                 |
| WEST BENGAL                                                             | Q:                                                                      | 104786                                                                  | 105318                                                                  | 107453                                                                  |
|                                                                         | V:                                                                      | 4459.26                                                                 | 4909.71                                                                 | 4799.10                                                                 |
|                                                                         | $:                                                                      | 705.96                                                                  | 771.02                                                                  | 694.65                                                                  |

As  there is no ports in Odisha handling reefer cargo, the export from the State of Odisha is happening through the ports of West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

## Annexure-III

Statement referred to in reply to the part (f) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3516 for answer on 10 th December 2019 regarding Blue Revolution : State-wise details of  the  Central  financial  assistance    provided  during  the  last  three  years  under  the Centrally Sponsored Scheme  on Blue Revolution Integrated Development and Management for development of fisheries including fisheries infrastructure and postharvest management

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S. N   | State/UT          |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1      | A &NIslands       |     54    |    179.89 |    129.09 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |   1897    |   2162.88 |   1302.31 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |    222.9  |    374.68 |
| 4      | Assam             |   1641.45 |    799.66 |    524.14 |
| 5      | Bihar             |   1948.04 |      2.25 |   4078.69 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |   1346.69 |   1091.92 |   1045.69 |
| 7      | Daman &Diu        |      0    |    226.69 |      0    |
| 8      | Delhi             |      0    |    136.29 |      0    |
| 9      | Goa               |   1000    |    265.24 |     63.82 |
| 10     | Gujarat           |    386.5  |   1527.43 |   1420.8  |
| 11     | Haryana           |   1122.05 |    779.36 |    605.9  |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh  |   1082.32 |    572.26 |   1046.13 |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir    |   1111.18 |    404.69 |    439.54 |
| 14     | Jharkhand         |   2300.2  |     75    |    925.4  |
| 15     | Karnataka         |   2870.54 |   3324.31 |   5847.28 |
| 16     | Kerala            |   1298.1  |    812.34 |   5093.01 |
| 17     | Lakshadweep       |      0    |     53.57 |     39.9  |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh    |   1400    |    672.02 |    711.39 |
| 19     | Maharashtra       |   2051.53 |   2256.81 |   2861.17 |
| 20     | Manipur           |      0    |    456.15 |    382.13 |
| 21     | Meghalaya         |   1003.17 |    139.6  |   2598.95 |
| 22     | Mizoram           |   1376.77 |    261.39 |    403.75 |
| 23     | Nagaland          |    965.84 |    219.4  |    194.67 |
| 24     | Odisha            |   2593.59 |   1077.68 |   1022.13 |
| 25     | Pondicherry       |    999.95 |    150    |   1448    |
| 26     | Punjab            |    999    |    465.36 |    581.34 |
| 27     | Rajasthan         |    262.1  |     83.28 |     70.2  |
| 28     | Sikkim            |    379.16 |      0    |    416.52 |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu        |   2492.5  |  11342.8  |   7155.91 |
| 30     | Telangana         |   1465    |    479.78 |   1574.8  |
| 31     | Tripura           |    867.88 |    341.92 |   2004.18 |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh     |   1760.85 |    238.14 |   3050.06 |
| 33     | Uttarakhand       |    954.95 |    746.16 |    471.08 |
| 34     | West Bengal       |    774.38 |    649.32 |    185.4  |
|        | Total             |  38404.7  |  32216.5  |  48068.1  |

Statement referred to in reply to the part (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3516  for  answer  on  10 th December  2019  regarding  Blue  Revolution:  State-wise Central  finance  assistance  provided  for  development  of  fishing  harbours  and fish landing centres

(Rs in lakhs)

| S. No.   | Name Of State/ Union Territory   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|----------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.       | West Bengal                      |      0    |     0     |      0    |
| 2.       | Odisha                           |      0    |     0     |    998.9  |
| 3.       | Andhra Pradesh                   |    500    |   623.5   |      0    |
| 4.       | Tamil Nadu                       |   3342.25 |  3566.88  |  12318.7  |
| 5.       | Puducherry                       |    489    |     0     |    533.09 |
| 6.       | Kerala                           |   1126.62 |    31.125 |   4686.5  |
| 7.       | Karnataka                        |   2000    |  5453.25  |   8503.5  |
| 8.       | Maharashtra                      |   1752.12 |  3515.22  |   2315.47 |
| 9.       | Gujarat                          |      0    |  1625     |      0    |
|          | Total                            |   9210    | 14815     |  29356.2  |

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Statement referred to in reply to the part (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3516 for answer on 10 th December 2019 regarding Blue Revolution : State-wise details of fishing harbours and fish landing centres constructed with Central financial assistance and commissioned

| Sl. No   | Name of State/Union Territory   | Fishing Harbours (Nos)   |   Fish Landing Centres (Nos) |
|----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1.       | West Bengal                     | 7                        |                           13 |
| 2.       | Odisha                          | 5                        |                           28 |
| 3.       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 5                        |                           18 |
| 4.       | Tamil Nadu                      | 13                       |                           20 |
| 5.       | Pondicherry                     | 3                        |                            1 |
| 6.       | Kerala                          | 16                       |                           27 |
| 7.       | Karnataka                       | 10                       |                           13 |
| 8.       | Goa                             | -                        |                            5 |
| 9.       | Maharashtra                     | 3                        |                           35 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                         | 6                        |                           21 |
| 11.      | Daman &Diu                      | -                        |                            2 |
| 12.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 1                        |                            1 |
| 13.      | Lakshadweep                     | -                        |                            3 |
|          | Total:                          | 69                       |                          187 |

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