Lok Sabha Question No. 1437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-07
Subject: Seaweed Cultivation in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Andimuthu Raja

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## Seaweed Cultivation in Tamil Nadu

## 1437. SHRI A. RAJA:

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

- (a)  whether seaweed park for seaweed cultivation is proposed in coastal States, especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)   the  number  of  fishermen/fisherwomen  empowered  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and the amount spent in the country, State-wise, during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- a) & b) Yes, Sir. A Multipurpose Seaweed Park has been proposed in Tamil Nadu to promote the seaweed cultivation under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). The Government of Tamil Nadu has submitted a project proposal. The State Government has been asked to submit a Detailed Project Report with firmed up cost estimates.
- c) Implementation  of  the  PMMSY  has  commenced  during  middle  of  2020-21  and cumulative number of beneficiaries supported under PMMSYso far is 9,42,761. Department of Fisheries, Government of India has accorded approval of project proposals to the tune of Rs. 5336.96 crores with a central share of Rs. 1823.50 crores to States/Union Territories and other  implementing  agencies  for  which  an  amount  of  Rs.  1223.96  crore  has  been  released during 2020-21 and 2021-22 (till date). State-wise cumulative details of the cost of approved proposals  and  amount  released  under  PMMSY  during  2020-21  and  2021-22  (till  date)  is furnished at Annexure.

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Statement referred to in answer to the LokSabha Unstarred Question No. 1437 put in by  Shri  A.  Raja  for  7 th December,  2021  regarding  'Seaweed  Cultivation  in  Tamil Nadu'

| S. N   | State/Union Territories/other agencies   | Cumulative cost of proposals approved during 2020-21 and 2021-22 (till date)   | (Rs. In lakh) Cumulative amount released during 2020-21 and 2021-22 (till date)   |
|--------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1      | A &NIslands                              | 3005.55                                                                        | 709.30                                                                            |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                           | 65710.70                                                                       | 11560.39                                                                          |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1864.20                                                                        | 790.61                                                                            |
| 4      | Assam                                    | 20393.10                                                                       | 7727.99                                                                           |
| 5      | Bihar                                    | 27461.80                                                                       | 4240.27                                                                           |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh                             | 26207.00                                                                       | 4756.32                                                                           |
| 7      | Daman &Diu                               | 645.60                                                                         | 186.10                                                                            |
| 8      | Delhi                                    | 386.25                                                                         | 144.30                                                                            |
| 9      | Goa                                      | 4200.20                                                                        | 623.59                                                                            |
| 10     | Gujarat                                  | 37789.19                                                                       | 5698.55                                                                           |
| 11     | Haryana                                  | 6306.50                                                                        | 1807.56                                                                           |
| 12     | Himachal Pradesh                         | 4434.57                                                                        | 1578.35                                                                           |
| 13     | Jammu &Kashmir                           | 3392.49                                                                        | 5333.56                                                                           |
| 14     | Jharkhand                                | 22549.90                                                                       | 2661.91                                                                           |
| 15     | Karnataka                                | 39519.44                                                                       | 11390.66                                                                          |
| 16     | Kerala                                   | 19583.02                                                                       | 5162.99                                                                           |
| 17     | Lakshadweep                              | 4040.58                                                                        | 1442.92                                                                           |
| 18     | Madhya Pradesh                           | 32372.94                                                                       | 7259.14                                                                           |
| 19     | Maharashtra                              | 39687.40                                                                       | 5872.67                                                                           |
| 20     | Manipur                                  | 2633.00                                                                        | 1097.97                                                                           |
| 21     | Meghalaya                                | 2145.01                                                                        | 790.65                                                                            |
| 22     | Mizoram                                  | 3663.88                                                                        | 1202.35                                                                           |
| 23     | Nagaland                                 | 2686.70                                                                        | 822.52                                                                            |
| 24     | Odisha                                   | 44155.10                                                                       | 9963.98                                                                           |
| 25     | Pondicherry                              | 3510.52                                                                        | 1003.10                                                                           |
| 26 27  | Punjab Rajasthan                         | 4582.00 1603.70                                                                | 567.84 323.17                                                                     |
| 28     | Sikkim                                   | 1206.16                                                                        | 336.58                                                                            |
| 29     | Tamil Nadu                               | 14823.65                                                                       | 4581.06                                                                           |
| 30     | Telangana                                | 14720.60                                                                       | 2105.59                                                                           |
| 31     | Tripura                                  | 7272.00                                                                        | 1965.06                                                                           |
| 32     | Uttar Pradesh                            | 53226.20                                                                       | 8054.87                                                                           |
| 33     | Uttarakhand                              | 4310.60                                                                        | 1830.01                                                                           |
| 34     | West Bengal                              | 0.00                                                                           | 0.00                                                                              |
| 35     | Ladakh                                   | 149.60                                                                         | 49.80                                                                             |
|        | Total                                    | 533696.00                                                                      | 122396.55                                                                         |