Lok Sabha Question No. 4388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-28
Subject: Development of Fisheries Sector
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee, Ajay Kumar Mandal, Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Sunil Kumar Pintu, Navneet Ravi Rana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4388 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 th  MARCH, 2023

## Development of Fisheries Sector

†4388. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE: SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL: SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK: SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU: SHRIMATI NAVNEET RAVI RANA:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  various  schemes  for  the development  of  the  fisheries  sector  in  Maharashtra,  Bihar,  Haryana  and  West  Bengal particularly Sonipat Parliamentary constituency during the last three years and the current year, scheme-wise;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  received  utilization  report  from  these  States  during  the  said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether funds have not been sanctioned and allocated under the relevant Heads of various schemes of the Ministry as per the demands of the State Governments; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) and (b) The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing two schemes namely, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  for  the  development  of fisheries  in  all  States/  UTs  including  Maharashtra,  Bihar,  Haryana  and  West  Bengal.  Under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), during the last three years (2019-20, 202021 and 2021-22) and the current financial year (2022-23) Department of Fisheries has approved the project proposals with outlay of Rs. 1544.46 crore in involving central share of Rs. 576.17 crore in the said States. The details of the funds released and utilized by these four States are at Annexure-I. Besides, under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), the project proposals with total outlay of Rs. 972.8529 crore have been approved in the said States. Under FIDF, DoF provides interest subvention upto 3% per annum for providing the concessional finance by the Nodal landing Entities at the interest rate not lower than 5% per annum. The Statewise details of the project approved under FIDF in these States are furnished at Annexure I.
- (c) and (d): Funds have been released in accordance with the utilization certificates, physical and financial progress provided by the States against previous fund releases. Besides, Annual Action Plan for the year 2022-2023 for the above-mentioned States have already been approved. Further, additional/supplementary proposals are  considered and approved depending on submission of viable project proposals by States/UTs.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †4388 put in by Ms. Locket Chatterjee, Shri Ajay Kumar Mandal, Shri Ramesh Chander Kaushik, Shri Sunil Kumar Pintu,  Shrimati  Navneet  Ravi  Rana,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for  answer  on 28 th  March, 2023 regarding Development of Fisheries Sector.

The State-wise details of funds released and utilized under PMMSY by the above mentioned States during the last three years and current year are furnished below:

(Rs. in Lakh)

| Name of the State/UT   | 2019-20        | 2019-20   | 2020-21   | 2020-21   | 2021-22   | 2021-22   | 2022-23          | 2022-23     |
|------------------------|----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|------------------|-------------|
| Name of the State/UT   | Released       | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  | Released  | Utilized  | Released         | Utilized    |
| Bihar                  | 1557.15        | 702.77    | 2932.12   | 1422.67   | 1308.15   | --        | 809.592          | --          |
| 696.47                 | 639.93         | 953.94    | 799.71    | 1620.03   | 1532.81   | 3577.76   | 1446.25          | Haryana     |
| 1000.00                | 57.60          | 3657.42   | 2318.10   | 4042.99   | 1755.51   | 10716.42  | UC not yet       | Maharashtra |
| West Bengal            | -- --          |           | --        | --        | --        | --        | 519.0            | 410.0       |
| Total                  | 3253.62 1400.3 |           | 7543.48   | 4540.48   | 6971.17   | 3288.32   | 15622.77 1856.25 |             |

The State-wise details of projects sanctioned under FIDF in the State of Haryana, Maharashtra and West Bengal as under:

(Rs. in Lakh)

|   S. No | Name of the State   |   2020-21 Sanctioned | 2021-22 Sanctioned   | 2022-23 Sanctioned   |
|---------|---------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|       1 | Haryana             |               116.83 | --                   | --                   |
|       2 | Maharashtra         |               209.15 | 62.31                | 94098.00             |
|       3 | West Bengal         |              2474    | 325.0                | --                   |