Lok Sabha Question No. 820 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Group Accident Insurance for Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.820 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2023

## Group Accident Insurance for Fishermen

## 820. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

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

- (a)   whether there is any insurance coverage scheme for persons involved in fishing and fisheries related activities and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)   the number of families who have been assisted and the number of claims settled under the scheme during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)   whether the Government is planning to expand the group accident insurance for fishermen; and
- (d)   the details of the steps taken by the Government to ensure the safety and security of fishermen?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c):   The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government  of  India  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  being implemented  from  2020-21  provides  insurance  coverage  to  fishers  across  the  Country.    The insurance component implemented under PMMSY comprehensively catering to the needs of the insurance of fishers, fish workers, fish farmers and any other categories of persons directly involved in fishing and fisheries related allied activities. The insurance coverage provided under the PMMSY includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/- against accidental death or permanent total disability, (ii) Rs.2,50,000/for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000.  The State/UT-wise details of number of fishers' families assisted and number of claims settled during last three years 2019-20 to 2021-22 (i.e. 2019-20 under CSS-Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries and 2020-21 to 2021-22 under PMMSY) is at Annexure.

(d): Further,  the  Department  has  taken  several  steps  to  ensure  the  safety  and  security  of fishermen which inter-alia includes support for providing safety kits for fishermen of traditional and motorized fishing vessels, providing communication and/or tracking devices(VHF/DAT/NAVIC/Transponders)  for traditional and motorized vessels.

Statement referred to in reply of parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No 820  put  in  by  Smt  Poonamben  Maadam,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for answer on 7 th  February, 2023 regarding 'Group Accident Insurance for Fishermen': State-wise details of Insurance settled during last 3 years (i.e. 2019-20 under CSS-Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries and 2020-21 to 202122 under the PMMSY)

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UTs   | Number of Fishers's families assisted   | Number of claims settled   |
|----------|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| i        | ii                      | (iii)                                   | (iv)                       |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar        | 1                                       | 1                          |
| 2        | Assam                   | 2                                       | 2                          |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 4        | Bihar                   | 8                                       | 8                          |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh            | 8                                       | 8                          |
| 6        | Daman &Diu and DNH      | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 7        | NCT of Delhi            | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 8        | Gujarat                 | 1                                       | 1                          |
| 9        | Haryana                 | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh        | 7                                       | 7                          |
| 11       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 1                                       | 1                          |
| 12       | Jharkhand               | 3                                       | 3                          |
| 13       | Karnataka               | 8                                       | 8                          |
| 14       | Ladakh                  | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 15       | Lakshadweep             | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 16       | Manipur                 | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 17       | Maharashtra             | 5                                       | 5                          |
| 18       | Odisha                  | 24                                      | 24                         |
| 19       | Puducherry              | 5                                       | 5                          |
| 20       | Punjab                  | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 21       | Rajasthan               | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu              | 420                                     | 420                        |
| 23       | Telangana               | 187                                     | 187                        |
| 24       | Sikkim                  | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 25       | Tripura                 | 0                                       | 0                          |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh           | 2                                       | 2                          |
| 27       | Uttarkhand              | 0                                       | 0                          |
|          | Total                   | 682                                     | 682                        |

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