Lok Sabha Question No. 1204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Assistance for Production and Export of Seafood
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: MOHANBHAI KALYANJIBHAI KUNDARIYA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1204 TO BE ANSWERED ON  11 th  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ASSISTANCE FOR PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF SEAFOOD

## 1204.   SHRI KUNDARIYA MOHAN BHAI KALYANJI BHAI:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वा ͨ णÏय  एवं  उɮयोग  मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government provides any financial assistance or infrastructural assistance to  the  exporters/State  Governments  to  boost  the  production  and  export  of  seafood including fishes from the country.
- (b) if so, the details of the funds released during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) whether the Government has fixed any minimum support price or export price for sale and export of seafood products, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether certain countries  have imposed restriction/ban on  the import of prawns from India; and
- (e) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto along with the steps taken/ being taken by the  Government  to  ensure  quality  control  and  boost  the  production  and  export  of seafood/prawns from the country?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI C. R. CHAUDHARY)

## (a)          Yes Madam.

(b)The  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  MPEDA  under  various  schemes during last three years are appended below:-

|   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 (April to December) |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-------------------------------|
|   8465.48 |   4560.78 |   4977.24 |                          2566 |

(Amount in Rs. Lakhs)

Further,  Department  of Animal Husbandry,  Dairying  and Fisheries (DAHD&F)has also provided  financial  support  to  States/UTs  for  holistic  development  of  fisheries  which includes  enhancing  production  and  productivity,  creation  of  infrastructure,  thrust  to export and welfare of fishers/farmers. Details of the fund released by DAHD&F during the financial year 2016-17 to 2018-19 (upto 31.01.2019) under Blue Revolution Scheme is attached at Annexure-I .

(c)          No Madam. No support price has been fixed for marine products as there is a competition  in  the  international  market  for  marine  products  and  the  prices  are  market driven. Any external intervention on the prices is likely to jeopardize the exports from the country.

(d) Yes  Madam.  Saudi  Arabia,  Kuwait,  Canada,  Australia  and  Thailand  have  imposed restriction/temporary ban on import of Indian shrimps due to bio security issues.

- (e)         The trade restrictions have been taken up with the concerned countries through the Indian  Embassies  and  further  clarifications  sought  by  the  importing  countries,  have  been furnished  to  them.  The  major  cause  for  the  trade  restriction  is  the  report  of  White  Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) in certain areas of aquaculture. MPEDA has strengthened awareness campaigns  among  the  fishery  farmers  for  adopting  Better  Manufacturing  Practices  (BMP)  in Aquaculture  through  Cluster  farming.  The  campaigns  are  also  conducted  against  the  use  of banned antibiotics in aquaculture.

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Annexure-I

## State/UT-wise details of fund released during the FY 2016-17 to 2018-19 (upto 31 st Jan 2019) under Blue Revolution Scheme

(Amount InRs. Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar |     54    |    179.89 |     96.14 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh    |   1897    |   2162.88 |    915.89 |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh |      0    |    222.9  |      0    |
| 4.        | Assam             |   1641.45 |    799.66 |    283.12 |
| 5.        | Bihar             |   1948.04 |      2.25 |   4078.69 |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh      |   1346.69 |   1091.92 |    881.16 |
| 7.        | Daman & Diu       |      0    |    226.69 |      0    |
| 8.        | Goa               |   1000    |    265.24 |    146.74 |
| 9.        | Gujarat           |    386.5  |   1527.43 |   1420.8  |
| 10.       | Haryana           |   1122.05 |    779.36 |    605.9  |
| 11.       | Himachal Pradesh  |   1082.32 |    572.26 |   1046.13 |
| 12.       | Jammu & Kashmir   |   1111.18 |    404.69 |    439.54 |
| 13.       | Jharkhand         |   2300.2  |     75    |    925.4  |
| 14.       | Karnataka         |   2870.54 |   3324.31 |   5847.29 |
| 15.       | Kerala            |   1298.1  |    812.34 |   2313.01 |
| 16.       | Lakshadweep       |      0    |     53.57 |     20.4  |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh    |   1400    |    672.02 |    612    |
| 18.       | Maharashtra       |   2051.53 |   2256.81 |   2797.59 |
| 19.       | Manipur           |      0    |    456.15 |    382.13 |
| 20.       | Meghalaya         |   1003.17 |    139.6  |   2598.95 |
| 21.       | Mizoram           |   1376.77 |    261.39 |    275.23 |
| 22.       | Nagaland          |    965.84 |    219.4  |    194.67 |
| 23.       | NCT Delhi         |      0    |    136.29 |      0    |
| 24.       | Odisha            |   2593.59 |   1077.68 |   1022.13 |
| 25.       | Puducherry        |    999.95 |    150    |   1136.33 |
| 26.       | Punjab            |    999    |    465.36 |      0    |
| 27.       | Rajasthan         |    262.1  |     83.28 |     70.2  |
| 28.       | Sikkim            |    379.16 |      0    |    416.52 |
| 29.       | Tamil Nadu        |   2492.5  |  11342.8  |   6021.83 |
| 30.       | Telangana         |   1465    |    479.78 |   1574.8  |
| 31.       | Tripura           |    867.88 |    341.92 |    506.21 |
| 32.       | Uttar Pradesh     |   1760.85 |    238.14 |   3050.06 |
| 33.       | Uttarakhand       |    954.95 |    746.56 |    471.08 |
| 34.       | West Bengal       |    774.38 |    649.32 |      0    |
|           | Total             |  38404.7  |  32216.9  |  40149.9  |

(Source: DAHD&F)

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