Lok Sabha Question No. 1429 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-11
Subject: Schemes for Pisciculture
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rama Devi, Dulal Chandra Goswami, Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1429 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11 th  FEBRUARY, 2020

## Schemes for Pisciculture

## 1429. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI: SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

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

- (a) whether  the  farmers  engaged  in  pisciculture  have  been  covered  under  Kisan  Samman Yojana in the country, if so, the details of the beneficiaries State-wise;
- (b) whether any separate scheme has been formulated by the Union Government for upliftment of farmers engaged in pisciculture in Bihar;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the amount of funds allocated to Bihar for pisciculture during the last three years along with the amount utilized in this regard;
- (e) the  details  of  the  facilities  provided  to  the  fishermen  under  the  scheme  relating  to pisciculture;
- (f) the  details  of  development  made  in  Bihar  regarding  employment  generation  and  fish production during the last three years; and
- (g) the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a) : All landholding farmers' families having cultivable land in their names are eligible to get benefit  under  the  Kisan  Samman  Yojana.  Fisheries  including  pisciculture  activities  are  not covered under the Kisan Samman Yojana.
- (b)  to  (d):  The  Department  of  Fisheries  (DoF),  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying has a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on 'Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries' for development of fisheries in the country including pisciculture and it provides financial assistance for the purpose. The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has approved the proposals of Government of Bihar for development of fisheries including pisciculture and post harvest infrastructure at a total cost of Rs.318.47 crore under the CSS during past three years (2016-17 to 2018-19). Out of the total central liability of Rs. 122.34 crore, a sum of Rs.60.2925 crore has already been released to the Government of Bihar during the past three years. Beside this, National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) also provided a sum of Rs. 4.44  crore  to  various  institutions  and  organizations  for  development  of  wetland, ornamental fisheries, demonstration of improved fish varieties and post-harvest infrastructure in the State. Out of this, the Government of Bihar has utilized an amount of Rs.22.46 crore for the purpose during the said period.
- (e)  to  (g):  The  central  financial  assistance  has  been  provided  to  the  Government  of  Bihar  for establishment  of  fish  seed  hatcheries/prawn  hatcheries,  construction  of  new  ponds,  fish  seed rearing  unit,  development  of  wetlands,  cage/pen  culture,  whole  sale  fish  markets,  retail  fish markets and housing for fishers. Besides, fishermen are supplied with nets, boats, fish transport vehicles,  exposure  visits  and  training  and  ornamental  fisheries.      The  Government  of  Bihar, during  the  last  three  years,  has  created  1811.27  hectares  of  water  area  for  fish  culture  under different schemes and around 13,484 persons employed.  Year-wise details of the fish production in Bihar during last three years furnished below:

| Year    |   Fish production (lakh metric tonne) |
|---------|---------------------------------------|
| 2016-17 |                                  5.09 |
| 2017-18 |                                  5.88 |
| 2018-19 |                                  6.02 |

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