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Lok Sabha Question No. 4832 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Shortfall in Procurement of Foodgrains
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF IT{DIA MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFA|RS,  FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED OUESTION T{O. 4832

## TO BE ANSWERED  O  23.d JULY, 2019

## SHORTFALL  IN PROCUREMENT  OF FOODGRAINS

4832 SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the  Minister of  GONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC

DISTRIBUTTON  lvgifl arri, utu :it* ur+oE-+ fuflu dfr be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Government  is aware that Support Price fixed by the
- Government is lower than the open market sales prlce, if so, the details thereof
- (b)  whether it is also true that farmers are getting hagher price than the
- support price fixed by the Government; and
- (c) -f  so, whether the Government is taking any corrective measures  to
- increase the support price for various  crops, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A1{SWER

## MINISTER  OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIG DISTRIBUTION

(sHRt DAilVE RAOSAHEB DADARAO)

(a) and (b): This Department deals with procurement  of wheat, paddy and coarsegrains  at the Minimum Support Price (MSP). However, if any producer/farmer  gets better price in comparison  to MSP, he is free to sell his produce in open market.

Government fixes MSPS lot 22 mandated agricultural  crops and fair & remunerative  price (FRP)  for sugarcane on the basis of the recommendations of  the Commission  for  Agricultural Gosts and Prices (GAGP), after considering the views  of State  Governments and Gentral

Ministries/Departments  concerned  and other relevant factors.

- (c):  As informed by the Depattment of Agriculture Gooperation & Farmers
- Welfare, the Union Budget for 2O{8-19 had announced the pre-determined princaple to keep MSP at a level of at least one and half times of the cost of production. Accordingly, Government  had increased  MSPS for all mandated crops with a return of at least 5O percent over all India weighted average cost of  production  for the season 2Ol8-19. Government has recently increased  the MSPs for all Kharif crops for 2O19-2O season in line with the principle of providing  at least 50 percent return over all lndia weighted average cost of production.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4831 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Farmers Suicide
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4831 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD   JULY, 2019

## FARMERS SUICIDE

4831.     SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has introduced 20 point programme to curb the incidents of suicides by the farmers;
- (b) if so, the outline of the above mentioned programme;
- (c) whether  any  directive  has  been  issued  or  likely  to  be  issued  by  the  Government  to various States of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  withhold  farmers  loan  waive-off  and  write-off agriculture loan of farmers under the programme which is the main reason of suicide; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c):       There is no such proposal. However, Government is providing financial assistance to States/ UTs  through the various programmes  for increasing agriculture production, productivity and returns to farmers.
- (d) & (e):        There is no such proposal of Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4830 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Procurement of Foodgrains at MSP
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4830 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD   JULY, 2019

## PROCUREMENT OF FOODGRAINS AT MSP

4830.     SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the per farmer limit fixed for procurement of foodgrains from the farmers is too  meagre  due  to  which  the  farmers  are  unable  to  sell  their  entire  produce  in  the  crop market;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to enhance this limit; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

- (a) to (c): Per farmer limit has not been fixed for procurement of foodgrains at Minimum Support Price (MSP).  However, to safeguard the interest of small and marginal farmers, a limit of 50 bags (50 kg. each) from one farmer in one day has been fixed for procurement of oilseeds and pulses under Price Support Scheme (PSS).

At present, there is no proposal to enhance this limit.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4829 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: ICAR Programme Mera Gaon Mera Gourav
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4829 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23/07/2019

## ICAR PROGRAMME MERA GAON MERA GOURAV

## 4829. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f"k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  through  ICAR  proposes  to  expand  the  coverage  of village adoption under 'Mera Gaon Mera Gourav' programme to strengthen the outreach so as to augment farmers` income by providing them developed technology for artificial insemination service, breeding of dairy animals and training of farmers in this area; and

- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE d`f'k vkSj fdlku dY;k.k ea=h (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): The  Government  has  launched 'Mera  Gaon  Mera  Gaurav' Scheme  in August 2015 to encourage agricultural scientists of National Agricultural Research and Extension System (NARES) working with ICAR institutes and Agricultural Universities to  establish  direct  interface  with  identified  villages  and  give  suitable  advice  on  farm technologies  to  the  farmers  on  technical  and  other  related  aspects  within  a  time  frame through personal visits or on telephone. Under this Scheme, the scientists of an Institute are  formed  into  different  groups  and  each  group  comprising  4  scientists  establish interface with 5 villages.

Scientists  create  awareness  among  farmers  on  important  issues  like  climate change,  customized  technologies,  protective  measures  for  diseases/epidemics,  artificial insemination, breeds of dairy animals and other issues of local and national importance. Under the programme, scientists have visited 13500 villages and provided advisories to 3.5 lakh farmers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Timely Payment of Wages under MGNREGA
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Chandeshwar Prasad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4828

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## TIMELY PAYMENT OF WAGES UNDER MGNREGA

## 4828.  SHRI CHANDESHWAR PRASAD:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently taken any steps to ensure timely payment of wages to workers employed under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the workers enrolled under MGNREGA are not being paid the fixed amount and this payment is also untimely;
- (d) if so, the details of the representations received by the Government in this regard; and
- (e) the  policies  formulated  for  streamlining  the  MGNREGA  and  making  payments  to workers on time?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): The  Ministry  has  taken  various  steps  to  ensure  timely  payment  of  wages  to workers under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). These include:

- (i) Upscaling of National Electronic Fund Management System (Ne-FMS) in 24 States and 1 UT.
- (ii) Intensive consultation with State Governments and other stakeholders to strategize timely payment of wages, verification of pending compensation claims etc.
- (iii) Formulation  of  Standard  Operating  Procedure  for  monitoring  of  timely  payment  and payment of compensation.
- (iv) Video conferences with States/ UTs reviewing the status of timely payment and payment of delay compensation.

(c) to (e): As per Schedule-I of the Act, wages are paid based on measurement of work done i.e. piece rate basis. Every State has its defined Schedule of Rates on the basis of which the work output is defined and used to calculate the wages for MGNREGA beneficiaries. The actual wage payable is calculated based on the output of the worker. The delay in payment of wages are due to implementation issues in the States which include inadequate staffing, non-timely recording and  reporting  of  attendance,  measurement,  data  entry,  generation  of  wage  list,  Fund  Transfer Order (FTO), etc.

Efforts have been made by the Ministry to reduce the delay in payment of wages to the MGNREGA workers viz., timely release of funds, payment through National Electronic Fund Management  System  (NeFMS)  for  direct  payment  of  wages  into  workers  account,  issued guidelines  for  monitoring  of  timely  payment  and  payment  of  delay  compensation,  enabling appropriate  provisions  in  NREGASoft  to  monitor  timely  payment  of  wages  and  payment  of delay compensation.  The Ministry is in constant engagement with the State Governments/ UTs through review meetings, video conferences, Mid Term Review, SMS based monitoring etc. to ensure timely payment of wages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Consumption of Medicines
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACEUTICALS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4827 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  July, 2019

## Consumption of Medicines

## 4827.  SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  made  any  estimate  regarding  the  per-capita consumption of Medicines in India and Bihar in particular;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) the average expenditure incurred by the household for purchasing medicines;
- (d) if  not,  the  reasons  for  not  doing  any  study  on  per-capita  consumption  and average household expenditure on medicines; and
- (e) the measures  taken/being  taken by the  Government  to make  medicines accessible and affordable, especially for people living in remote/rural regions of the country, with particular reference to Bihar?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI D. V. SADANANDA GOWDA)

(a),(b),(c) & (d): No, Sir.

(e): The primary responsibility of ensuring access to essential medicines to people lies  with  the  State  Governments  as  Public  Health  and  Hospitals  are  State  subjects. However, under the National Health Mission (NHM), financial and technical support is provided  to  the  States/UTs  for  strengthening  of  their  healthcare  delivery  system including  for  provision  of  free  essential  drugs  to  those  who  access  public  health facilities,  based  on  the  requirement  posed  by  the  States/UTs  in  their  Programme Implementation Plans. All the States/UTs have reported that they have notified free drug policy  in  their  respective  States/UTs.  Government  of  India  has  taken  several  other initiatives  to  increase  accessibility  and  affordability  of  medicines.  Some  of  these  are Ayushman  Bharat,  promotion  of  generics,  Pradhan  Mantri  Bhartiya  Janaushadhi Pariyojana  (PMBJP)  and  Affordable  Medicines  and  Reliable  Implants  for  Treatment (AMRIT) stores, etc.

Under  the  PMBJP  scheme,  quality  medicines  are  sold  to  the  public  at  very affordable prices through dedicated retail outlets.  The Maximum Retail Price (MRP) of a medicine sold under this scheme is fixed at such a level that it is 50%-90% below the average price of top selling three brands of that medicine. As on 17.07.2019, 5447 such retail outlets are opened in the country. Out of this, 4042 retail outletshave been opened in  rural  areas  of  the  country.  In  the  State  of  Bihar,  154  retail  outlets  are  opened,  of which 123 are opened in rural areas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4822 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Employment Opportunities in Rural Areas
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Rajeshbhai Naranbhai Chudasama

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4822 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.07.2019

## EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN RURAL AREAS

## 4822.  SHRI  RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the action initiated by the Government to generate employment opportunities in rural areas of the country in order to stop large scale migration from rural villages to urban and semi-urban areas due to non-sustainability of agriculture sector and for various other reasons; and
- (b) the extent to which these steps have been successful?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): The Government is actively engaged with the State Governments in establishing systems  that  ensure  provision  of  work  as  per  demand.  To  generate  awareness  about  the provisions of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and to provide adequate employment opportunities to rural households under the scheme, all States/UTs have been requested to (i) initiate appropriate Information Education and Communication  (IEC)  campaigns  including  wall  paintings  for  wide  dissemination  of  the provisions of the Act, (ii) expand scope and coverage of demand registration system to ensure that  demand  for  work  under  MGNREGA  does  not  go  unregistered,  (iii)  prepare  plans  in  a participatory mode and approve them in the Gram Sabha, and (iv) prepare realistic labour budget by  the  State.  During  the  FY  2018-19,  268.07  crore  persondays  have  been  generated  under MGNREGA.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4821 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Development of Gramin Haat
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4821

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD   JULY, 2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF GRAMIN HAAT

4821.      SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI):

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  seriously  contemplating  to  develop Gramin Haats as Krishi Bazars in the country;
- (b) if  so,  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  develop  Gramin  Haats  of Anand and other districts of Gujarat as Krishi Bazars;
- (c) if  so,  the number and the names of places where Krishi Bazars are likely to be developed and the time by when these Krishi Bazars are likely to be developed; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) to (d):      Yes Sir.  As per Union Budget Announcement, 2018-19, the Government has announced  to develop and upgrade existing 22,000 Gramin haats into Gramin Agricultural Markets  (GrAMs).    In  these  GrAMs,  physical  infrastructure  will  be  strengthened  using Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme (MGNREGS) and other Government Schemes.   These GrAMs, electronically linked to e-NAM and exempted from regulation of APMCS, will provide farmers facility to make direct sale to consumer and bulk purchasers.

The  Government  has  circulated  Guidelines  on  Operation  and  Management  of GrAMs to all States to facilitate and promote better management of GrAMs.  Further, the Government  has  approved  an  Agri-Market  Infrastructure  Fund  (AMIF)  with  a  corpus  of Rs.2000  crore  with  National  Bank  for  Agriculture  &  Rural  Development  (NABARD)  for developing and upgrading agricultural marketing infrastructure in the 10,000 Gramin Haats and 585 Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Markets.  Development of basic infrastructure in village haats is carried out by local bodies with district authorities through MGNREGS based on their requirement.  The local bodies of Anand and other districts of Gujarat are free to take it up, as per their requirements.  As reported by Ministry of Rural Development,  Government  of  India,  development  work  had  been  undertaken  in  three village haats in Gujarat under MGNREGS.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4819 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Food Processing Units in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4819

ANSWERED ON 23 RD  JULY, 2019

## FOOD PROCESSING UNITS IN TAMIL NADU

## 4819.  SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to open new Food Processing Units and Food Parks in Tiruvannamalai in the State of Tamil Nadu during the year 2019-20;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government plans to allocate any fund for the said projects; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a)  &  (b):  Ministry  of  Food  Processing  Industries  (MoFPI)  does  not  establish  any  food processing unit of its own. Rather, the Ministry promotes setting-up of food processing units, agro processing clusters, food parks, etc. under the umbrella scheme of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY) in the country by means of financial assistance.
- (c) & (d):   Financial assistance is provided to eligible projects as per PMKSY guidelines.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4818 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Development of Horticulture in Bundelkhand
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, COOPERATION AND FARMERS WELFARE

## LOK  SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4818 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 23 RD   JULY, 2019

## DEVELOPMENT OF HORTICULTURE IN BUNDELKHAND

4818.    SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  special  scheme  for  development  of horticulture in Bundelkhand;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  scheme  to  set  up  a  new  horticulture centre in Bundelkhand; and
- (d) if so, the time by which the said centre is likely to be set up?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

कृ ष एवं कसान कयाण मंी (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a) & (b): No special scheme has been proposed for Bundelkhand.  However, under the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH), a centrally sponsored scheme is being implemented for the holistic development of horticulture sector in the country covering fruits, vegetables, root and tuber crops, mushrooms, spices, flowers, aromatic plants, coconut, cashew, cocoa and bamboo through various  interventions.    All  States/UTs  (including  Bundelkhand  region  of  Uttar  Pradesh  & Madhya Pradesh) are covered under MIDH.

Under MIDH, for promotion of horticulture throughout the country, financial & technical assistance is provided to States/UTs for following major interventions/activities:

-  Setting up of nurseries, tissue culture units for production of quality seed and planting material.
-  Area expansion i.e. Establishment of new orchards and gardens for fruits, vegetables, and flowers.

-  Rejuvenation of unproductive, old, and senile orchards.
-  Protected cultivation, i.e. poly-houses, green-house, etc, to improve the productivity & grow off season high value vegetables and flowers.
-  Organic farming and certification.
-  Creation of water resources structures and watershed management.
-  Bee-keeping for pollination.
-  Horticulture Mechanization.
-  Creation of Post Harvest Management and Marketing infrastructure.

Apart  from  the  above,  activities  for  development  of  horticulture  can  be  carried  out under  other  Government  schemes  like  Rashtriya  Krishi  Vikas  Yojana  (RKVY),  Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) etc.

(c) & (d): No such proposal is under consideration of this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4817 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-23
Subject: Modernization of Thoothukudi Fishing Harbour
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23 rd  JULY, 2019

## Modernization of Thoothukudi Fishing Harbour

## 4817.    SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI :

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

- (a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Tamil Nadu  to  modernize  and  upgrade  the  infrastructure  in  Thoothukudi  fishing  harbour,  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (b) the  status  and  funds  allocated  along  with  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a) to (b) : It has been reported that the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) during 2012-13 approved the project of Government of Tamil Nadu for moderization and renovation of Fishing Harbour at Thoothukudi at a total cost of Rs.1205.56 lakh with 100% financial assistance and released the entire approved project cost of Rs. 1205.56 lakhs to the  Government of Tamil Nadu. The Government of Tamil Nadu has reported that the infrastructure works to modernize and upgrade the fishing harbour at Thoothukudi has been completed in all aspects and put to use. In addition, the Government of Tamil Nadu has in the month of May, 2019 submitted a proposal for creation of additional berthing facilities at the Thoothukudi Fishing Harbour at an estimated cost  of  Rs  1800  lakh  for  seeking  funds  under  the  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), which has been sent to the Nodal Implementing Agency i.e. National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad for evaluation.

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