Lok Sabha Question No. 2514 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-09
Subject: Funds Released for Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Deepak Baij

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  MARCH, 2021

## FUNDS RELEASED FOR FISHERIES

## 2514. SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

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

- (a) whether more funds are being released for fisheries in the States where there are rivers;
- (b) the details regarding the funds released for fisheries during the last five years, State-wise;
- (c) whether more funds are being utilized in the districts which are adjacent to the rivers; and
- (d) whether the Government propose to manage such a system on priority basis with relaxation in the States where there is dearth of rivers by constructing water reservoirs for development of fisheries?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b) :  The fisheries developmental schemes implemented by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inter-alia focuses on harnessing of fisheries resources of  various water-bodies including  rivers and reservoirs in a sustainable and equitable manner.  Funds  are  released  to  the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territories  for  development  of fisheries based on receipt of the viable proposals.  State-wise details of funds released for fisheries development during past five years is furnished at annexure.

(c) and (d) : The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying is implementing a flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)A  scheme  to  bring  about  Blue  Revolution  through  sustainable  and  responsible  development  of fisheries  sector  in  India'  with  highest  ever  investment  of  Rs.  20,050  crore  in  the  fisheries  sector over a period of five years from financial year 2020-21 to financial year 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories. PMMSY inter alia provides support for promoting of aquaculture in inland water bodies including rivers and reservoirs for increasing the fish production. The activities taken up in such water-bodies  primarily  includes  stocking  of  fingerlings,  pen  culture,  cage  culture,  integrated development of reservoir etc.

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## Statement referred to in reply to the parts (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2514 for answer on 9 th March, 2021 regarding Funds Released for Fisheries

|   S. N | State/UT/Institutes   |   Total funds released during the past 5 years from 2015-16 to 2019-20 (Rs in lakhs ) |
|--------|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh        |                                                                               8695.54 |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh     |                                                                                703.65 |
|      3 | Assam                 |                                                                               4216.4  |
|      4 | Bihar                 |                                                                               7679.97 |
|      5 | Chhattisgarh          |                                                                               7223.71 |
|      6 | Delhi                 |                                                                                136.29 |
|      7 | Goa                   |                                                                               1399.88 |
|      8 | Gujarat               |                                                                               4826.16 |
|      9 | Haryana               |                                                                               3398.73 |
|     10 | Himachal Pradesh      |                                                                               3511.42 |
|     11 | Jammu &Kashmir        |                                                                               2957.27 |
|     12 | Jharkhand             |                                                                               3889.72 |
|     13 | Karnataka             |                                                                              16725.3  |
|     14 | Kerala                |                                                                              23274.4  |
|     15 | Madhya Pradesh        |                                                                               4988.97 |
|     16 | Maharashtra           |                                                                               9433.13 |
|     17 | Manipur               |                                                                               1479.18 |
|     18 | Meghalaya             |                                                                               6165.27 |
|     19 | Mizoram               |                                                                               3794.39 |
|     20 | Nagaland              |                                                                               4644    |
|     21 | Odisha                |                                                                               6494.01 |
|     22 | Punjab                |                                                                               4152.05 |
|     23 | Rajasthan             |                                                                                715.99 |
|     24 | Sikkim                |                                                                               1842.27 |
|     25 | Tamil Nadu            |                                                                              28492.9  |
|     26 | Telangana             |                                                                               3839.52 |
|     27 | Tripura               |                                                                               4364.85 |
|     28 | Uttar Pradesh         |                                                                               9538.31 |
|     29 | Uttarakhand           |                                                                               2904.71 |
|     30 | West Bengal           |                                                                               2534.94 |