Lok Sabha Question No. 1481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Performance of Fisheries Sector
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1481 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 TH  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Performance of Fisheries Sector

## 1481. SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a) the details of the steps taken by the Government to promote fisheries in the country along with the funds allocated for the purpose in the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether it is a fact that the performance of the fisheries sector is declining in the country during the recent years; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the output of inland fisheries recorded during the last three years and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a): Realizing the immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture, the Government of India has restructured  the  Central  Plan  Schemes  under  an  umbrella  of  Blue  Revolution.    The  restructured  Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries wasapproved in December, 2015 by the CCEA with a total central budgetary outlay of Rs.3000 crore for  five  years  (i.e.  till  end  2019-20).    The  major  components  of  the  CSS  on  Blue  Revolution  scheme  are  as under;

- i. Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture,
- ii. Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post-harvest Operations,
- iii. National Scheme for 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  Blue  Revolution  scheme,  with  its  multi-dimensional  activities,  focuses  mainly  on  increasing fisheries production and productivity from both aquaculture and fisheries resources in inland and marine sectors. Further, foreseeing the immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture sector, various initiatives have  been  taken  by  the  Governemnt  of  India  through  launching  a  ' 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 Government of India has also extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capital needs. The KCC facility will help fishers and fish farmers to meet their short term working capital requirements. The State-wise funds allocated for development of fisheries during last three years is as annexed.

(b) and (c): The fish production in the country is growing at an annual average rate of 7% during recent years.    The  details  of  total  fish  production  and  the  Gross  Value  Added  (GVA)  in  the  fisheries  sector  in  the country during the last three years and current year are as under.

| Fish Production (in Lakh Tonnes) and its Gross Value Added (GVA) in India   | Fish Production (in Lakh Tonnes) and its Gross Value Added (GVA) in India   | Fish Production (in Lakh Tonnes) and its Gross Value Added (GVA) in India   | Fish Production (in Lakh Tonnes) and its Gross Value Added (GVA) in India   | Fish Production (in Lakh Tonnes) and its Gross Value Added (GVA) in India   | Fish Production (in Lakh Tonnes) and its Gross Value Added (GVA) in India   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                        | Marine                                                                      | Inland                                                                      | Total                                                                       | Growth rate (%)                                                             | Gross Value Added (GVA) (in Rs. Crore) at current prices                    |
| 2015-16                                                                     | 36.00                                                                       | 71.62                                                                       | 107.62                                                                      | 4.89                                                                        | 1,32,720                                                                    |
| 2016-17                                                                     | 36.25                                                                       | 78.06                                                                       | 114.31                                                                      | 6.22                                                                        | 1,54,421                                                                    |
| 2017-18                                                                     | 36.88                                                                       | 89.02                                                                       | 125.90                                                                      | 10.14                                                                       | 1,75,573                                                                    |
| 2018-19 (p)                                                                 | 37.10                                                                       | 97.10                                                                       | 134.20                                                                      | 6.60 (p)                                                                    | N.A.                                                                        |

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the LokSabha Unstarred Question No.1481 due for answer on 11 th February, 2020 put in by ShriD.K. Suresh, M.P (LS) regarding Performance of Fisheries Sector

State/UT -wise release in Fisheries Sector during 2016-17 to 2019-20(till date)

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. N   | State/UTs         |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019-20 (Till date) |     Total |
|--------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|-----------|
| 1      | A &NIslands       |     54    |    179.89 |    129.09 |                  0    |    362.98 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh    |   1897    |   2162.88 |   1302.31 |                756.2  |   6118.39 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |    222.9  |    374.68 |                  0    |    597.58 |
| 4      | Assam             |   1641.45 |    799.66 |    524.14 |                  0    |   2965.25 |
| 5      | Bihar             |   1948.04 |      2.25 |   4078.69 |                  0    |   6028.98 |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh      |   1346.69 |   1091.92 |   1045.69 |               3177.81 |   6662.11 |
| 7      | Daman &Diu        |      0    |    226.69 |      0    |                  0    |    226.69 |
| 8      | Delhi             |      0    |    136.29 |      0    |                  0    |    136.29 |
| 9      | Goa               |   1000    |    265.24 |     63.82 |                  0    |   1329.06 |
| 10     | Gujarat           |    386.5  |   1527.43 |   1420.8  |               1000    |   4334.73 |
| 11     | Haryana           |   1122.05 |    779.36 |    605.9  |                696.47 |   3203.78 |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh  |   1082.32 |    572.26 |   1046.13 |                629.14 |   3329.85 |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir    |   1111.18 |    404.69 |    439.54 |                  0    |   1955.41 |
| 14     | Jharkhand         |   2300.2  |     75    |    925.4  |                  0    |   3300.6  |
| 15     | Karnataka         |   2870.54 |   3324.31 |   5847.28 |               2240.02 |  14282.1  |
| 16     | Kerala            |   1298.1  |    812.34 |   5093.01 |               9357.15 |  16560.6  |
| 17     | Lakshadweep       |      0    |     53.57 |     39.9  |                  0    |     93.47 |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh    |   1400    |    672.02 |    711.39 |               1859.47 |   4642.88 |
| 19     | Maharashtra       |   2051.53 |   2256.81 |   2861.17 |               1000    |   8169.51 |
| 20     | Manipur           |      0    |    456.15 |    382.13 |                  0    |    838.28 |
| 21     | Meghalaya         |   1003.17 |    139.6  |   2598.95 |               2598.95 |   6340.67 |
| 22     | Mizoram           |   1376.77 |    261.39 |    403.75 |                696.31 |   2738.22 |
| 23     | Nagaland          |    965.84 |    219.4  |    194.67 |               2396.17 |   3776.08 |
| 24     | Odisha            |   2593.59 |   1077.68 |   1022.13 |                543.68 |   5237.08 |
| 25     | Puducherry        |    999.95 |    150    |   1448    |                140    |   2737.95 |
| 26     | Punjab            |    999    |    465.36 |    581.34 |               2063.76 |   4109.46 |
| 27     | Rajasthan         |    262.1  |     83.28 |     70.2  |                171.6  |    587.18 |
| 28     | Sikkim            |    379.16 |      0    |    416.52 |               1079.65 |   1875.33 |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu        |   2492.5  |  11342.8  |   7155.91 |               1801    |  22792.2  |
| 30     | Telangana         |   1465    |    479.78 |   1574.8  |                  0    |   3519.58 |
| 31     | Tripura           |    867.88 |    341.92 |   2004.18 |                788.91 |   4002.89 |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh     |   1760.85 |    238.14 |   3050.06 |               3816.63 |   8865.68 |
| 33     | Uttarakhand       |    954.95 |    746.16 |    471.08 |                683.67 |   2855.86 |
| 34     | West Bengal       |    774.38 |    649.32 |    185.4  |                  0    |   1609.1  |
|        | Total             |  38404.7  |  32216.5  |  48068.1  |              37496.6  | 156186    |

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