Lok Sabha Question No. 351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-15
Subject: Ongoing Government schemes in Gopalganj, Bihar
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  351

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  SEPTEMBER, 2020

## Ongoing Government schemes in Gopalganj, Bihar

## 351. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a) the details of the ongoing schemes of the Government pertaining to Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and dairy wherein the youth are motivated to do business at small scale in Bihar especially in district Gopalganj, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is providing infrastructure for more development of this sector in rural parts of Bihar including district Gopalganj; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a): To  complement  and  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  States/UTs  for  promotion  of  fisheries,  animal husbandry and dairy sectors, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing  various  schemes,  across  the  country  including  Gopalganj  district  of  Bihar,  namely  (i)  Pradhan Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY),  (ii)  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund (FIDF), (iii) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), (iv) National Livestock Mission (NLM), (v) National Programme for  Dairy  Development  (NPDD),  (vi)  Dairy  Processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (DIDF),  (vii) Supporting Dairy Cooperative and Farmer Producer Organizations (FPO) engaged in dairy activities, (viii) Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS), (ix) Entrepreneurship Development and Employment Generation (EDEG), and (x) Livestock Health and Disease Control (LHDC), etc. Youth can take benefit out of these schemes through the State /UT Governments.
- (b) and (d): The Government under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Funds (FIDF) is providing support for creation of fisheries infrastructure  across  the  country  including  Bihar.  To  address  the  infrastructure  requirements  of  the  fisheries sector, concessional finance is provided under FIDF to the Eligible Entities (EEs) including State Governments/Union Territories, cooperatives, individuals and entrepreneurs amongst the others for development of  identified  fisheries  infrastructure.  Under  the  FIDF,  the  project  proposals  with  total  outlay  of Rs.  3180.70 crore have been approved so far from the proposals received from various Eligible Entities (EEs) including State Governments and Union Territories, with an amount of Rs. 1802.67 crore eligible for interest subvention under the FIDF.  Further, Department of Fisheries has approved a consolidated proposal of Bihar for development of fisheries in the State under the CSS component of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) at a total project outlay of Rs. 107.005 Crores involving central share of Rs. 34.1834 crore during the current financial year (2019-20) and 1 st installment to the tune of Rs.17.09 crore has also  been released to the State Government for taking up the project. In addition, under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) the government incentivizes infrastructure investments in dairy, meat processing and animal feed plants.