Lok Sabha Question No. 3397 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-12
Subject: Schemes for Empowerment of Fisherwomen
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: H. Vasanthakumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3397 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.07.2019

## SCHEMES FOR EMPOWERMENT OF FISHERWOMEN

## 3397.  SHRI H VASANTHAKUMAR:

Will the Minister of WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government  has launched any new scheme during the last three years with special focus on development of fisherwomen and their children;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  financial  allocations  made  under  these  new  schemes,  State/UT-wise  particularly  for Tamil Nadu and Kanyakumari district?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVLOPMENT (SHRIMATI SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (c): As per the information given by Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the  umbrella  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  on  'Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development  and  Management  of Fisheries' launched during 2015-16, 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. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance and other need-based Interventions (MCS),
- v. Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector,
- vi. Strengthening  of  Database  &  Geographical  Information  System  of  the  Fisheries  Sector (SoDGIS),
- vii. National Fisheries Development Board and its activities(NFDB)

The eligible beneficiaries for aforesaid scheme  are Fishers, Fish farmers, Entrepreneurs,  Cooperatives,  SHGs,  any  other  private  recipients  etc.  including women beneficiaries .    Under  the  Blue  Revolution  scheme  the  financial  assistance  is  being provided for women beneficiaries to the tune of the 60% of the unit cost in respect of the all the beneficiary oriented components.  The details of funds released to Government of Tamil Nadu during the last three years and current year is below;

| Sl. No.   | Financial Year      |   Funds Released (Rs.in lakh) |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1         | 2016-17             |                       2492.5  |
| 2         | 2017-18             |                      11342.8  |
| 3         | 2018-19             |                       7155.91 |
| 4         | 2019-20 (till date) |                          0    |
|           | Total               |                      20991.2  |

Further, foreseeing the immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture sector,  various  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  Department  of  Fisheriesby launching  a  specified  scheme  on  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development Fund (FIDF) on 24 th  October, 2018, at a total outlay of Rs 7522.48 crore to assist in creating several  infrastructural  needs  of  the  sector  in  the  country.  The  details  of  State/UT  -wise release in Fisheries Sector including the State of TamilNadu during 2014-15 to 2019-20 is at Annexure.

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## Annexure

Statement referred to in the reply to part (c) to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3397 for 12.07.2019 by SHRI H VASANTHAKUMAR regarding 'Schemes for Empowerment of Fisherwomen'

| State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   | State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2014-15 to 2019-20 (Till date)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      | (Rs. In lakh)                                                                      |
| S.                                                                                 | N State/UT/Institutes                                                              | 2014-15                                                                            | 2015-16                                                                            | 2016-17                                                                            | 2017-18                                                                            | 2018-19                                                                            | 2019-20 (Till date)                                                                | Total                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                  | A & N Islands                                                                      | 84.72                                                                              | 275.00                                                                             | 54.00                                                                              | 179.89                                                                             | 129.09                                                                             |                                                                                    | 722.70                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                     | 1043.60                                                                            | 777.15                                                                             | 1897.00                                                                            | 2162.88                                                                            | 1302.31                                                                            |                                                                                    | 7182.94                                                                            |
| 3                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                  | 88.33                                                                              | 81.30                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 222.90                                                                             | 374.68                                                                             |                                                                                    | 767.21                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                  | Assam                                                                              | 462.35                                                                             | 971.14                                                                             | 1641.45                                                                            | 799.66                                                                             | 524.14                                                                             |                                                                                    | 4398.74                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                              | 309.58                                                                             | 93.84                                                                              | 1948.04                                                                            | 2.25                                                                               | 4078.69                                                                            |                                                                                    | 6432.40                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                       | 500.93                                                                             | 446.51                                                                             | 1346.69                                                                            | 1091.92                                                                            | 1045.69                                                                            | 735.76                                                                             | 5167.50                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                  | Daman & Diu                                                                        | 7.50                                                                               | 21.77                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 226.69                                                                             | 0.00                                                                               |                                                                                    | 255.96                                                                             |
| 8                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                              | 15.00                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                               | 136.29                                                                             | 0.00                                                                               |                                                                                    | 151.29                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                  | Goa                                                                                | 280.05                                                                             | 70.82                                                                              | 1000.00                                                                            | 265.24                                                                             | 63.82                                                                              |                                                                                    | 1679.93                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                            | 249.13                                                                             | 491.43                                                                             | 386.50                                                                             | 1527.43                                                                            | 1420.80                                                                            |                                                                                    | 4075.29                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                            | 134.82                                                                             | 194.95                                                                             | 1122.05                                                                            | 779.36                                                                             | 605.90                                                                             |                                                                                    | 2837.08                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                   | 49.34                                                                              | 181.57                                                                             | 1082.32                                                                            | 572.26                                                                             | 1046.13                                                                            |                                                                                    | 2931.62                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                 | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                    | 21.08                                                                              | 213.23                                                                             | 1111.18                                                                            | 404.69                                                                             | 439.54                                                                             |                                                                                    | 2189.72                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                          | 297.72                                                                             | 589.12                                                                             | 2300.20                                                                            | 75.00                                                                              | 925.40                                                                             |                                                                                    | 4187.44                                                                            |
| 15                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                          | 1401.03                                                                            | 2352.58                                                                            | 2870.54                                                                            | 3324.31                                                                            | 5847.28                                                                            |                                                                                    | 15795.74                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                             | 3088.85                                                                            | 6713.78                                                                            | 1298.10                                                                            | 812.34                                                                             | 5093.01                                                                            |                                                                                    | 17006.08                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                 | Lakshadweep                                                                        | 0.00                                                                               | 42.25                                                                              | 0.00                                                                               | 53.57                                                                              | 39.90                                                                              |                                                                                    | 135.72                                                                             |
| 18                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                     | 416.49                                                                             | 346.09                                                                             | 1400.00                                                                            | 672.02                                                                             | 711.39                                                                             | 404.70                                                                             | 3950.69                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                        | 1292.45                                                                            | 1263.62                                                                            | 2051.53                                                                            | 2256.81                                                                            | 2861.17                                                                            |                                                                                    | 9725.58                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                            | 171.96                                                                             | 590.22                                                                             | 0.00                                                                               | 456.15                                                                             | 382.13                                                                             |                                                                                    | 1600.46                                                                            |
| 21                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                          | 0.00                                                                               | 36.10                                                                              | 1003.17                                                                            | 139.60                                                                             | 2598.95                                                                            |                                                                                    | 3777.82                                                                            |
| 22                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                            | 544.37                                                                             | 1016.49                                                                            | 1376.77                                                                            | 261.39                                                                             | 403.75                                                                             |                                                                                    | 3602.77                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                           | 1792.36                                                                            | 867.92                                                                             | 965.84                                                                             | 219.40                                                                             | 194.67                                                                             |                                                                                    | 4040.19                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                             | 1373.16                                                                            | 1256.93                                                                            | 2593.59                                                                            | 1077.68                                                                            | 1022.13                                                                            | 38.40                                                                              | 7361.89                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                 | Pondicherry                                                                        | 196.00                                                                             | 859.95                                                                             | 999.95                                                                             | 150.00                                                                             | 1448.00                                                                            |                                                                                    | 3653.90                                                                            |
| 26                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                             | 139.57                                                                             | 42.59                                                                              | 999.00                                                                             | 465.36                                                                             | 581.34                                                                             |                                                                                    | 2227.86                                                                            |
| 27                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                          | 29.49                                                                              | 34.21                                                                              | 262.10                                                                             | 83.28                                                                              | 70.20                                                                              |                                                                                    | 479.28                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                             | 23.19                                                                              | 26.94                                                                              | 379.16                                                                             | 0.00                                                                               | 416.52                                                                             |                                                                                    | 845.81                                                                             |
| 29                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                         | 5088.69                                                                            | 5700.73                                                                            | 2492.50                                                                            | 11342.80                                                                           | 7155.91                                                                            |                                                                                    | 31780.63                                                                           |
| 30                                                                                 | Telangana                                                                          | 1513.96                                                                            | 165.94                                                                             | 1465.00                                                                            | 479.78                                                                             | 1574.80                                                                            |                                                                                    | 5199.48                                                                            |
| 32                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                      | 54.89                                                                              | 361.96 672.63                                                                      | 867.88 1760.85                                                                     | 341.92 238.14                                                                      | 3050.06                                                                            |                                                                                    | 3630.83 6195.83                                                                    |
|                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 474.15                                                                             |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 2004.18                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
| 33                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                        | 82.97                                                                              | 48.85                                                                              | 954.95                                                                             | 746.16                                                                             | 471.08                                                                             |                                                                                    | 2304.01                                                                            |
| 34                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                        | 987.62                                                                             | 925.84                                                                             | 774.38                                                                             | 649.32                                                                             | 185.40                                                                             |                                                                                    | 3522.56                                                                            |
| 35                                                                                 | NFDB                                                                               | 5997.51                                                                            | 5339.99                                                                            | 3239.03                                                                            | 1399.00                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 26137.53                                                                           |
| 36                                                                                 | Fisheries Institutes                                                               | 5157.15                                                                            | 5439.75                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 10162.00                                                                           | 3173.16                                                                            | 31204.03                                                                           |
| 37                                                                                 |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 165.44                                                                             | 8324.14                                                                            | 8944.39                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
|                                                                                    | Others Total                                                                       | 1965.97 35335.98                                                                   | 3167.75 41680.94                                                                   | 601.97 42411.18                                                                    | 138.35 42077.97                                                                    | 377.92 67552.37                                                                    | 15.00 4367.02                                                                      | 6266.96 233425.46                                                                  |