Lok Sabha Question No. 3667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-16
Subject: Income and Employment in Fisheries Sector
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: S. Gnanathiraviam

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  JULY, 2019

## Income and Employment in Fisheries Sector

## 3667. SHRI GNANATHIRAVIAM S.:

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

- (a) the details of the income and employment generated by the fisheries sector in the country during the last three years, State-wise; and
- (b) the efforts being made by the Government to encourage the fisheries sector?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a): Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying is implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  (CSS)  on  Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development and Management of Fisheries for development of fisheries in the country. Rs. 152041.52 lakh has been spent through States/UTs/Implementing agencies for different fisheries developmental activities in the country. Funds under the Scheme are released to States/UTs/Institutes/Organizations, directly under various components of the Scheme for different developmental activities of the fisheries sector in the country and these activities aids in employment generation. State-wise details of the Income & Employment generated in the fisheries sector are not centrally maintained.

(b):   Under the scheme Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries, the Department  of  Fisheries  is  targeting  the  fisheries  development  in  the  country  with  the  following major components:

- (i)   Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture,
- (ii)  Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post Harvest Operations,
- (iii) National Scheme on Welfare of Fishermen
- (iv) Strengthening of Database & Geographical Information System of the Fisheries Sector,
- (v)  Monitoring, Control and Surveillance (MCS) and other need-based Interventions,
- (vi)  Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector,

In  addition  to  the  above-said  broad  components,  financial  assistance  is  being  provided  to various  States/UTs  under  different  sub-components  to  encourage  the  fishers  and  fish  farmers,  for overall  development  of  fisheries  sector.    This  Department  is  also  implementing  Fisheries  and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) scheme with a total corpus fund of Rs 7522.48 crore for providing concessional finance to the Eligible Entities (EEs), including State Governments/UTs,  private  entrepreneurs  and  State  entities  for  development  of  identified  fisheries infrastructure  facilities.  Under  the  FIDF,  concessional  finance  is  provided  by  the  Nodal  Loaning Entities (NLEs) namely (a) National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD),(b) National Cooperatives Development Corporation (NCDC), and (c) All scheduled Banks. Government of India provides interest subvention up to 3% per annum for providing the concessional finance by the NLEs.

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