Lok Sabha Question No. 4488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-23
Subject: Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Devendrappa Y

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4488 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  MARCH, 2021

## FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND

## 4488. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

## SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

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

- (a)   the production and export of marine and aquaculture products in the country during last three years      and the current year, year-wise and State-wise;
- (b)   whether the Government has noticed the decline in employment opportunities of fishermen and allied   workers, if so, the remedies likely to be taken by the Government;
- (c)   the amount sanctioned during the last three years to Maharashtra and Karnataka from Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  through  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  and  Rural  Development (NABARD), National Cooperatives Development Corporation (NCDC) and all scheduled banks; and
- (d)    the  details  of  financial  assistance  sanctioned for the  development  of  new  fishing  harbours and fish   landing centres in Maharashtra?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a)  The details of fish production and export of fish and fish products in the country during the last 3 years are as under:-

| Year    |   Fish Production ( in lakh tonnes ) | Export of Fish and Fish Products ( in tonnes )   |
|---------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |                               127.04 | 13,77,243.70                                     |
| 2018-19 |                               135.73 | 13,92,558.89                                     |
| 2019-20 |                               141.64 | 12,89,650.90                                     |

The state wise details of fish production are given in the Annexure.

- (b) The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  a flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) ' with highest ever investment of Rs. 20050 crore in the fisheries sector over a period of five years up to 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories. The scheme intends to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernisation and strengthening of value chain, traceability, enhancement of fisheries export, establishing  a  robust  fisheries  management  framework  and  fishers'  welfare. PMMSY aims to generate 55 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities along the value chain.
- (c) Three proposals from Maharashtra and one proposal from Karnataka, received from private beneficiaries, involving a total project cost of Rs 1.37 crore have been sanctioned  under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).
- (d) During FY 2020-21, an amount of Rs 6.25 crore has been released for the on-going project of construction of fishing harbor at Anandwadi in Maharashtra.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha  Unstarred Question No.4488 put in by Shrimati Poonam Mahajan  and    Shri  Y.  Devendrappa, Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  for  answer  on  23 rd March,  2021 regarding Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund

| State- wise details of the fish production during the year 2016-17 to 2019-20 (in lakh tonnes )   | State- wise details of the fish production during the year 2016-17 to 2019-20 (in lakh tonnes )   | State- wise details of the fish production during the year 2016-17 to 2019-20 (in lakh tonnes )   | State- wise details of the fish production during the year 2016-17 to 2019-20 (in lakh tonnes )   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT's                                                                                        | 2017-18                                                                                           | 2018-19                                                                                           | 2019-20                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                    | 34.5                                                                                              | 39.91                                                                                             | 41.74                                                                                             |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                 | 0.04                                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                              |
| Assam                                                                                             | 3.27                                                                                              | 3.31                                                                                              | 3.73                                                                                              |
| Bihar                                                                                             | 5.88                                                                                              | 6.02                                                                                              | 6.41                                                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                      | 4.57                                                                                              | 4.89                                                                                              | 5.72                                                                                              |
| Goa                                                                                               | 1.24                                                                                              | 1.2                                                                                               | 1.05                                                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                                                           | 8.39                                                                                              | 8.41                                                                                              | 8.59                                                                                              |
| Haryana                                                                                           | 1.9                                                                                               | 1.8                                                                                               | 1.91                                                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 0.13                                                                                              | 0.13                                                                                              | 0.14                                                                                              |
| Jharkhand                                                                                         | 1.9                                                                                               | 2.08                                                                                              | 2.23                                                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                                                         | 6.02                                                                                              | 5.88                                                                                              | 6.32                                                                                              |
| Kerala                                                                                            | 6.73                                                                                              | 8.01                                                                                              | 6.8                                                                                               |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                    | 1.43                                                                                              | 1.73                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                 |
| Maharashtra                                                                                       | 6.06                                                                                              | 5.68                                                                                              | 5.61                                                                                              |
| Manipur                                                                                           | 0.33                                                                                              | 0.32                                                                                              | 0.32                                                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                                                         | 0.12                                                                                              | 0.13                                                                                              | 0.14                                                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                                                           | 0.08                                                                                              | 0.07                                                                                              | 0.07                                                                                              |
| Nagaland                                                                                          | 0.09                                                                                              | 0.09                                                                                              | 0.09                                                                                              |
| Odisha                                                                                            | 6.85                                                                                              | 7.59                                                                                              | 8.18                                                                                              |
| Punjab                                                                                            | 1.37                                                                                              | 1.35                                                                                              | 1.51                                                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                                                         | 0.54                                                                                              | 0.55                                                                                              | 1.16                                                                                              |
| Sikkim                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                 |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                        | 6.82                                                                                              | 6.9                                                                                               | 7.57                                                                                              |
| Telangana                                                                                         | 2.7                                                                                               | 2.84                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                 |
| Tripura                                                                                           | 0.77                                                                                              | 0.7                                                                                               | 0.78                                                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                     | 6.29                                                                                              | 6.62                                                                                              | 6.99                                                                                              |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                       | 0.05                                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                              | 0.05                                                                                              |
| West Bengal                                                                                       | 17.42                                                                                             | 17.82                                                                                             | 17.82                                                                                             |
| AandN Islands                                                                                     | 0.39                                                                                              | 0.4                                                                                               | 0.4                                                                                               |
| Chandigarh                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                              | 0.01                                                                                              |
| D &Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu                                                                 | 0.24                                                                                              | 0.28                                                                                              | 0.32                                                                                              |
| Delhi                                                                                             | 0.01                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                 | 0.01                                                                                              |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                    | 0.21                                                                                              | 0.21                                                                                              | 0.21                                                                                              |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                       | 0.21                                                                                              | 0.22                                                                                              | 0.2                                                                                               |
| Puducherry                                                                                        | 0.49                                                                                              | 0.47                                                                                              | 0.51                                                                                              |
| All India                                                                                         | 127.04                                                                                            | 135.73                                                                                            | 141.64                                                                                            |