Lok Sabha Question No. 4461 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Boat Insurance Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Pinaki Misra

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4461 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 RD  MARCH, 2021

## BOAT INSURANCE SCHEME

## 4461:   SHRI PINAKI MISRA

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING मत्स्यपाऱन , पशुपाऱन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  proposed  personal  and  boat  insurance  scheme  for  fisherfolk  under  the Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  has  been  operationalised,  if  so,  the  details thereof and if not, the estimated timeline for its implementation;
- (b) the  details  of  how  the  proposed  scheme  will  interact  with  existing  insurance  coverage under  the  Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries scheme  and  the  group  insurance  scheme  run  by  the  National  Federation  of  Fishers Cooperatives Ltd.;
- (c) the total number of active fisherfolk and the total number of fisherfolk currently covered by the two aforementioned insurance schemes, nationally and State/ UT-wise;
- (d) the  levels  of  insurance  penetration  in  the  fisheries  sector  as  compared  to  animal husbandry and dairying; and
- (e) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  insurance  penetration  in  the fisheries sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) to (e):   The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Fisheries Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a flagship programme of 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)-  a  scheme  to  bring  about  Blue  Revolution  through  sustainable  and  responsible development  of  fisheries  sector  in  India'  with  highest  ever  investment  of  Rs.20050  crore  in fisheries  sector  for  a  period  of  5  years  with  effect  from  the  current  financial  year  2020-21. PMMSY inter-alia envisages  insurance  to  fishers,  insurance  premium  subvention  for  fishing vessels  and  the  premium  for  fishers  insurance  is  being  finalised  and  the  modalities  for  vessel insurance  have  been  worked  in  consultation  with  State  Governments  and  Union  Territories. Under PMMSY, the insurance coverage has been primarily enhanced to Rs.5 lakh against death or permanent total disability and Rs. 2.50 lakh against permanent partial disability against the corresponding  coverage  of  Rs.2  lakh  and  Rs.1  lakh  provided  under  erstwhile  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme(CSS)  on  Blue  Revolution  :  Integrated  Development  and  Management  of Fisheries. During last five years, under the CSS, an average of 41.09 lakh fishers was provided insurance cover annually in fisheries sector. In Animal Husbandry sector, it is reported that  7 lakh  animals  have  been  insured  annually.  The  State-wise  details  of  fishermen  covered  under erstwhile  CSS  on  Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries during the last five years are annexed.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No 4461 put in by Shri Pinaki  Mishra,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for  answer  on  23 rd March,  2021 regarding  Schemes  for  Boat  Insurance  Scheme-  State-wise  details  of  fishermen  covered under  CSS  on  Blue  Revolution  :Integrated  Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries during the years 2015-16 to 2019-20

| Sl.No.   | State/UT          |   Insurance cover provided to fishermen during the past five years (2015-16 to 2019-20 (Fishermen in numbers) |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                                                                        809589 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                         20054 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                                                                                        762044 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                                                                                       1058277 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                                                                                       1050449 |
| 6        | Daman &Diu        |                                                                                                         37766 |
| 7        | Delhi             |                                                                                                           703 |
| 8        | Goa               |                                                                                                         48250 |
| 9        | Gujarat           |                                                                                                        910936 |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                                                         63767 |
| 11       | J&K               |                                                                                                         76363 |
| 12       | Jharkhand         |                                                                                                        637951 |
| 13       | Karnataka         |                                                                                                        859397 |
| 14       | Kerala            |                                                                                                        237501 |
| 15       | Lakshadweep       |                                                                                                         37360 |
| 16       | Maharashtra       |                                                                                                       1406452 |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                                                                        658061 |
| 18       | Manipur           |                                                                                                         25000 |
| 19       | Mizoram           |                                                                                                         22187 |
| 20       | Orissa            |                                                                                                       5711111 |
| 21       | Puducherry        |                                                                                                        236733 |
| 22       | Punjab            |                                                                                                         18416 |
| 23       | Rajasthan         |                                                                                                         46422 |
| 24       | Sikkim            |                                                                                                         15411 |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu        |                                                                                                       3054508 |
| 26       | Telangana         |                                                                                                       1497343 |
| 27       | Tripura           |                                                                                                          7672 |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                                                                        816347 |
| 29       | Uttarakhand       |                                                                                                          6324 |
| 30       | West Bengal       |                                                                                                        354558 |
| 31       | A &NIslands       |                                                                                                         57813 |
|          | Total             |                                                                                                      20544765 |