Lok Sabha Question No. 2579 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-09
Subject: Funds for Development of Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ajay Nishad, Bhagwanth Khuba

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

## DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2579 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  JULY, 2019

## Funds for Development of Fisheries

## † 2579. SHRI AJAY NISHAD: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  giving  a  special  package  or  has  allocated  and  released  funds  to various  States  for  the  development  of  fisheries  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State wise including Karnataka; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) to (c) : Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries with the following components:

- (i)   Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture,
- (ii)  Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post Harvest Operations,
- (iii) National Scheme on Welfare of Fishermen
- (iv)  Strengthening  of  Database  &  Geographical  Information  System  of  the  Fisheries Sector,
- (v)  Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and other need-based Interventions,
- (vi)  Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector,
- (vii)  National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and its activities,

Under  the  CSS  on  Blue  Revolution  scheme,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  to various States/UTs including Karnataka for overall development of fisheries sector.  During the year 2018-19, Prime Minister Special Package for Bihar was also sanctioned to Government of Bihar with total outlay of Rs. 27954.93 lakh including central share of Rs. 10249.596 lakh was approved and Rs. 4078.691 lakh has already been released to the Government of Bihar for the activities such as Fish seed rearing, Construction of new ponds, Magur hatchery, Prawn hatchery, Housing of Fishers etc. State-wise details of the funds released during the past three years and the current year (till date) under the CSS Blue Revolution including Karnataka is annexed.

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Statement referred to the reply point (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2579 for answer on 9 th July, 2019 regarding Funds for Development of Fisheries.

(Rupees in lakhs)

|   Sl No | Name of the State   |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 | 2019-20 (till date)   |
|---------|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar    |     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 | 735.76                |
|       7 | Daman &Diu          |      0    |    226.69 |      0    |                       |
|       8 | Delhi               |      0    |    136.29 |      0    |                       |
|       9 | Goa                 |   1000    |    265.24 |     63.82 |                       |
|      10 | Gujarat             |    332.77 |   1527.43 |   1420.8  |                       |
|      11 | Haryana             |   1122.05 |    779.36 |    605.9  |                       |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh    |   1082.32 |    572.26 |   1046.13 | 21.60                 |
|      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 |     60.3  |                       |
|      18 | Madhya Pradesh      |   1400    |    672.02 |    711.39 | 404.70                |
|      19 | Maharashtra         |   2051.53 |   2256.81 |   2861.17 |                       |
|      20 | Manipur             |      0    |    456.15 |    382.13 |                       |
|      21 | Meghalaya           |   1003.17 |    139.6  |   2598.94 |                       |
|      22 | Mizoram             |   1376.77 |    261.39 |    403.75 |                       |
|      23 | Nagaland            |    965.84 |    219.4  |    194.66 |                       |
|      24 | Odisha              |   2593.59 |   1077.68 |   1022.13 | 38.40                 |
|      25 | Puducherry          |    999.95 |    150    |   1448    |                       |
|      26 | Punjab              |    999    |    465.36 |    581.34 |                       |
|      27 | Rajasthan           |    262.1  |     83.28 |     70.2  | 16.15                 |
|      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 | Uttarakhand         |    954.95 |    746.56 |    471.08 |                       |
|      33 | Uttar Pradesh       |   1760.85 |    238.14 |   3050.06 |                       |
|      34 | West Bengal         |    774.38 |    649.32 |    185.4  |                       |

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