Lok Sabha Question No. 4301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Fish Farmers Producer Organisatins/Companies
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4301 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Fish Farmers Producer Organisatins/Companies

## 4301.   SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  Fish  Farmers  Producer  Organizations/Companies  established  in  the  State  of Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  improve  cold  storage  and  export  of  fishery products especially in Northern Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a): The  details  of  the  Fish  Farmers  Producer  Organizations  (FFPOs)  envisaged  for  under  the Centrally Sponsored Schemes in various States including in the State of Andhra Pradesh are as below:-

- i. The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  Inida  through  Small  Farmers  Agri-Business Consortium  (SFAC),  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers  Welfare,  Government  of  India assisted for setting up of 5 FFPOs in the States of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh on pilot basis under the erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Scheme Blue RevolutionIntegrated  Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries.    These  5  Fish  Farmers  Producer Organizations including the one FFPO in Andhra Pradesh have already been registered.
- ii. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  implemented  with  effect  from  Financial Year 2020-21, inter-alia, provides financial assistance for setting up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the fishers and fish farmers and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries so far has accorded approval for setting up of a total of 92 Nos FFPOs during the financial year 2020-21 comprising 70 FFPOs through National Cooperative  Development  Corporation  (NCDC)  and  22  FFPOs  through  National  Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) and out of these  NCDC has allocated 5 Nos FFPOs for Andhra Pradesh.
- iii. The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  reported  initiation  of  a program  for  establishment  of  of  50  FFPOs  with  financial  assistance  under  Rashtriya  Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY).

(b) and (c): PMMSY,  inter-alia,  envisages  to  address  the  critical  gap  in  the  fish  production, productivity,  value  chain  and  exports.  Under  the  PMMSY  scheme,  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Government of India has approved the proposals of various States/ UTs to the tune of Rs. 189.64 crore with  central  share  of  Rs.  60.86  crore  for  development  of  cold  chain  facilities  including  240  nos processing plants, cold storages, ice plants, etc.  The Government of Andhra Pradesh has reported that establishment of 10 nos processing with cold storage plants have been selected for the State including 2 nos in Northern Andhra Pradesh with unit cost of Rs. 40.00 crore each.

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