Lok Sabha Question No. 1129 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-17
Subject: Promotion of Marine Products Exports
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN, PR. SENTHILNATHAN, R. VANAROJA, V. SATHYABAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1129

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th  DECEMBER,2018

## PROMOTION OF MARINE PRODUCTS EXPORTS

## 1129.   SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K.:

SHRI PR. SENTHIL NATHAN:

SHRIMATI VANAROJA R.:

SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA:

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

- (a) whether the Government has allocated any funds for the development of Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) and Marine products exports promotion in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated to various States/UTs in last four years, year-wise;
- (c) the total quantity and value of marine products exported from the country during the last three years and the current year, item-wise and country-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  support  Tamil  Nadu  in  increasing  the exports of marine products; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## 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  fund  allocated  to  APEDA  and  Marine  Products  Export  Development Authority (MPEDA) in last 4 years is given as below:-

APEDA:-

| Year                             |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | 2018-19   |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Amount allocated (in Rs. Crores) |    142.06 |    104.94 |       180 | 100.00*   |

| Year                             |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 | 2018-19   |
|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Amount allocated (in Rs. Crores) |       135 |     102.5 |       105 | 120.00*   |

* This  is  the  Revised  Estimate  as  per  the  allocation  made  by  Ministry  of  Finance  to  DoC, which is yet to be finalized.

The  fund  allocation  to  APEDA  and  MPEDA  is  for  the  schemes  implemented  across  the country and no specific State/UT wise allocation is made.

(c). The total item-wise and country-wisequantity & value of marine products exported from the country during last three years and the current year may be seen at Annexure-I .

(d)  &  (e).  Government  through  Marine  Products  Export  Development  Authority  (MPEDA) takes various initiatives and steps for the benefit of seafood exports from the country in r/o of all the states including Tamil Nadu.

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## Annexure-I

[Item-wise & Market-wise export figures of marine products]

| Item-wise exports                                                                           | Item-wise exports                                                                           | Item-wise exports                                                                           | Item-wise exports                                                                           | Item-wise exports                                                                           | Item-wise exports                                                                           |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million, Unit Value realization in USD/Kg | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million, Unit Value realization in USD/Kg | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million, Unit Value realization in USD/Kg | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million, Unit Value realization in USD/Kg | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million, Unit Value realization in USD/Kg | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million, Unit Value realization in USD/Kg |
| ITEM                                                                                        |                                                                                             | 2018-19 (upto Sept, 18)*                                                                    | 2017-18                                                                                     | 2016-17                                                                                     | 2015-16                                                                                     |
| FROZEN SHRIMP                                                                               | Q:                                                                                          | 240532                                                                                      | 5,65,980                                                                                    | 4,34,486                                                                                    | 373866                                                                                      |
| FROZEN SHRIMP                                                                               | V:                                                                                          | 11938.84                                                                                    | 30,868.17                                                                                   | 24,711.32                                                                                   | 20045.5                                                                                     |
| FROZEN SHRIMP                                                                               | $:                                                                                          | 1783.09                                                                                     | 4,848.19                                                                                    | 3,726.38                                                                                    | 3096.68                                                                                     |
| FROZEN SHRIMP                                                                               | UV$:                                                                                        | 7.41                                                                                        | 8.57                                                                                        | 8.58                                                                                        | 8.28                                                                                        |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                 | Q:                                                                                          | 83714                                                                                       | 3,53,192                                                                                    | 2,96,762                                                                                    | 228749                                                                                      |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                 | V:                                                                                          | 1222.44                                                                                     | 4,674.03                                                                                    | 4,460.90                                                                                    | 3462.25                                                                                     |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                 | $:                                                                                          | 177.13                                                                                      | 733.17                                                                                      | 672.47                                                                                      | 529.85                                                                                      |
| FROZEN FISH                                                                                 | UV$:                                                                                        | 2.12                                                                                        | 2.08                                                                                        | 2.27                                                                                        | 2.32                                                                                        |
| FR CUTTLE FISH                                                                              | Q:                                                                                          | 14425                                                                                       | 69,183                                                                                      | 63,320                                                                                      | 65596                                                                                       |
| FR CUTTLE FISH                                                                              | V:                                                                                          | 445.98                                                                                      | 2,356.46                                                                                    | 1,944.50                                                                                    | 1636.11                                                                                     |
| FR CUTTLE FISH                                                                              | $:                                                                                          | 65.80                                                                                       | 369.88                                                                                      | 292.73                                                                                      | 250.31                                                                                      |
| FR CUTTLE FISH                                                                              | UV$:                                                                                        | 4.56                                                                                        | 5.35                                                                                        | 4.62                                                                                        | 3.82                                                                                        |
| FR SQUID                                                                                    | Q:                                                                                          | 30439                                                                                       | 1,00,845                                                                                    | 99,348                                                                                      | 81769                                                                                       |
| FR SQUID                                                                                    | V:                                                                                          | 680.01                                                                                      | 2,451.87                                                                                    | 2,575.29                                                                                    | 1615.21                                                                                     |
| FR SQUID                                                                                    | $:                                                                                          | 100.52                                                                                      | 385.01                                                                                      | 388.64                                                                                      | 247.53                                                                                      |
| FR SQUID                                                                                    | UV$:                                                                                        | 3.30                                                                                        | 3.82                                                                                        | 3.91                                                                                        | 3.03                                                                                        |
| DRIED ITEM                                                                                  | Q:                                                                                          | 27942                                                                                       | 88,997                                                                                      | 61,071                                                                                      | 43320                                                                                       |
| DRIED ITEM                                                                                  | V:                                                                                          | 438.15                                                                                      | 1,042.37                                                                                    | 871.74                                                                                      | 725.58                                                                                      |
| DRIED ITEM                                                                                  | $:                                                                                          | 65.79                                                                                       | 163.53                                                                                      | 199.77                                                                                      | 111.57                                                                                      |
| DRIED ITEM                                                                                  | UV$:                                                                                        | 2.35                                                                                        | 1.84                                                                                        | 3.27                                                                                        | 2.58                                                                                        |
| OTHERS                                                                                      | Q:                                                                                          | 53391                                                                                       | 1,99,047                                                                                    | 1,79,960                                                                                    | 1,52,592                                                                                    |
| OTHERS                                                                                      | V:                                                                                          | 1002.75                                                                                     | 3,714.00                                                                                    | 3,307.15                                                                                    | 2,936.18                                                                                    |
| OTHERS                                                                                      | $:                                                                                          | 149.42                                                                                      | 581.77                                                                                      | 497.61                                                                                      | 451.99                                                                                      |
|                                                                                             | UV$:                                                                                        | 2.80                                                                                        | 2.92                                                                                        | 2.77                                                                                        | 2.96                                                                                        |
|                                                                                             | Q:                                                                                          | 455651                                                                                      | 13,77,244                                                                                   | 11,34,948                                                                                   | 945892                                                                                      |
| TOTAL                                                                                       | V:                                                                                          | 15883.70                                                                                    | 45,106.89                                                                                   | 37,870.90                                                                                   | 30420.8                                                                                     |

Source: MPEDA

* Figures are provisional for FY 2018-19.

| Market -wise exports                                      | Market -wise exports                                      | Market -wise exports                                      | Market -wise exports                                      | Market -wise exports                                      | Market -wise exports                                      |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million | Q: Quantity in Tons, V: Value in ` Crores, $: USD Million |
| Market                                                    |                                                           | 2018-19 (upto Sept, 18)*                                  | 2017- 18                                                  | 2016- 17                                                  | 2015-16                                                   |
| JAPAN                                                     | Q:                                                        | 28,018                                                    | 85,651                                                    | 69,039                                                    | 75393                                                     |
| JAPAN                                                     | V:                                                        | 1,080                                                     | 2,846.30                                                  | 2,621.37                                                  | 2610.74                                                   |
| JAPAN                                                     | $:                                                        | 159                                                       | 445.27                                                    | 394.5                                                     | 403.48                                                    |
| USA                                                       | Q:                                                        | 1,11,500                                                  | 2,47,780                                                  | 1,88,617                                                  | 153695                                                    |
| USA                                                       | V:                                                        | 6,111                                                     | 14,769.83                                                 | 11,482.16                                                 | 8633.4                                                    |
| USA                                                       | $:                                                        | 912                                                       | 2,320.05                                                  | 1,731.81                                                  | 1334.05                                                   |
| EUROPEAN UNION V                                          | Q:                                                        | 49,422                                                    | 1,90,314                                                  | 1,89,833                                                  | 186349                                                    |
| EUROPEAN UNION V                                          |                                                           | 1,785                                                     | 7115.96                                                   | 6892.19                                                   | 6311.45                                                   |
| EUROPEAN UNION V                                          | $:                                                        | 266                                                       | 1,116.74                                                  | 1,038.59                                                  | 970.77                                                    |
| CHINA V:                                                  | Q:                                                        | 42,352                                                    | 49,701                                                    | 45,443                                                    | 50042                                                     |
| CHINA V:                                                  |                                                           | 1,084                                                     | 1,448.03                                                  | 1,341.94                                                  | 1432.25                                                   |
| CHINA V:                                                  | $:                                                        | 160                                                       | 227.39                                                    | 202.19                                                    | 220.69                                                    |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA V                                         | Q:                                                        | 1,74,828                                                  | 6,16,707                                                  | 4,84,819                                                  | 328900                                                    |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA V                                         |                                                           | 4,400                                                     | 14,250.26                                                 | 11,461.83                                                 | 7499.16                                                   |
| SOUTH EAST ASIA V                                         | $:                                                        | 654                                                       | 2,237.07                                                  | 1,728.19                                                  | 1152.86                                                   |
| MIDDLE EAST V:                                            | Q:                                                        | 14,473                                                    | 62,220                                                    | 52,973                                                    | 53905                                                     |
|                                                           |                                                           | 476                                                       | 1,849.10                                                  | 1,830.58                                                  | 1793.67                                                   |
|                                                           | $:                                                        | 71                                                        | 290.46                                                    | 275.93                                                    | 276.46                                                    |
|                                                           | Q:                                                        | 35,059                                                    | 1,24,871                                                  | 1,04,224                                                  | 97609                                                     |
| OTHERS                                                    | V:                                                        | 948                                                       | 2,827.40                                                  | 2,240.83                                                  | 2140.16                                                   |
|                                                           | $:                                                        | 142                                                       | 444.57                                                    | 406.4                                                     | 329.62                                                    |
|                                                           | Q:                                                        | 4,55,651                                                  | 13,77,244                                                 | 11,34,948                                                 | 945892                                                    |
| TOTAL                                                     | V:                                                        | 15,884                                                    | 45,106.89                                                 | 37,870.90                                                 | 30420.83                                                  |

Source: MPEDA

* Figures are provisional for FY 2018-19.