Lok Sabha Question No. 2442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-03
Subject: Optimal Harvesting of Marine Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rahul Gandhi

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

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  DECEMBER, 2019

## Optimal Harvesting of Marine Fisheries

## 2442.  SHRI RAHUL GANDHI :

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

- (a)  the measures being taken to promote optimal harvesting of marine fisheries, particularly high value species like tuna;
- (b)    the  measures  being  taken  to  improve  hygiene  and  sanitary  conditions  of  fish  landing centers in India;
- (c)  the details of fishing harbours and fish landing centers, State-wise; and
- (d)  the details of the financial assistance provided for setting up fishing harbours and fish landing centers in Kerala?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

- (a): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries  provides financial assistance    to  the traditional  fishermen  of Coastal  States/UT  Governments  for  (i)  procurement  of  resource  specific  deep-sea  fishing vessels like tuna long liners  (ii) conversion of trawlers into resource specific deep-sea fishing vessels, and (iii) Capacity building and training to traditional fishermen  as measures towards harvesting  of  high  value  species  like  tuna  and  allied  resources  .  Under  the  CSS,  central financial assistance of Rs.312.09 crore has been released to various coastal State Governments/UTs during last two years i.e. 2017-18 to 2018-19 and current year (2019-20)

for  introduction  of  a  total  918  deep  sea  fishing  vessels  and  313  traditional  fishermen  have been  trained.  Besides,  Central  financial  assistance  of  Rs.  4.3  crore  has  been  released  for conversion of trawlers into resource specific deep sea fishing vessels in Andhra Pradesh.

- (b) :     The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the CSS on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries inter-alia provides  financial  assistance  to  the  tune  of    (a)  50%  of  the  project  cost  to  State Government/State agencies and (b) 100% to Union Territories(UTs) & Central Government Agencies/ Organization for (i) construction of new fishing harbours and fish landing centres and (ii) Up-gradation/ expansion/ repair/ renovation of the existing fishing harbours and fish landing centres. The up-gradation/expansion/repair/renovation of the existing fishing harbours  and  fish  landing  centres  primarily  aims  for  improving  the  hygiene  and  sanitary conditions of the existing fishing harbours fish landing centres.
- (c) : The State-wise details of fishing harbours and fish landing centres constructed with the central financial assistance are furnished at Annexure-I .
- (d)  :      The  Central  financial  assistance  of  Rs.10094.25  lakh  has  been  provided  to  the Government of Kerala for development of fishing harbours and fish landing centres during past four years including current year as per details below:

| Sl No.   | Financial Year      |   Central fund released (Rs in lakh) |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.       | 2015-16             |                             2900     |
| 2        | 2016-17             |                             1126.62  |
| 3        | 2017-18             |                               31.125 |
| 4        | 2018-19             |                             4686.5   |
| 5        | 2019-20 (till date) |                             1350     |
|          | Total               |                            10094.2   |

Statement referred  to in reply to the part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2442  for  answer  on  3 rd December  2019  regarding  Optimal  Harvesting  of  Marine Fisheries : State-wise details  of  fishing  harbours  and  fish  landing  centres constructed with the Central financial assistance

| Sl. No   | Name of State/Union Territory   | Fishing Harbours   |   Fish Landing Centres |
|----------|---------------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
| 1.       | West Bengal                     | 7                  |                     13 |
| 2.       | Odisha                          | 5                  |                     28 |
| 3.       | Andhra Pradesh                  | 5                  |                     18 |
| 4.       | Tamil Nadu                      | 13                 |                     20 |
| 5.       | Pondicherry                     | 3                  |                      1 |
| 6.       | Kerala                          | 16                 |                     27 |
| 7.       | Karnataka                       | 10                 |                     13 |
| 8.       | Goa                             | -                  |                      5 |
| 9.       | Maharashtra                     | 3                  |                     35 |
| 10.      | Gujarat                         | 6                  |                     21 |
| 11.      | Daman &Diu                      | -                  |                      2 |
| 12.      | Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | 1                  |                      1 |
| 13.      | Lakshadweep                     | -                  |                      3 |
|          | Total:                          | 69                 |                    187 |

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