Lok Sabha Question No. 2195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-15
Subject: Group Accident Insurance for Active Fishermen Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2195 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Group Accident Insurance for Active Fishermen Scheme

## 2195.  SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

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

- (a) the  data  of  the  total  funds  released  as  premium  for  fisherman  under  the  Group  Accident Insurance for Active Fishermen scheme during the last three years and the current year, Statewise; and
- (b) the number of fishermen who received the premium due to death or permanent total disability and partial disablement during the said period, State-wise including Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b):  The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying had implemented  a Centrally Sponsored Scheme  'Blue  Revolution: Integrated  Development  and Management of Fisheries' for a period of 5  years from 2015-16 to  2019-20 and 'Group Accident Insurance  for  Active  Fishermen'  was  one  of  the  sub-components  of  the  component  on  National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen under the aforesaid CSS.

The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  now implementing a flagship scheme namely Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with a highest ever investment of Rs. 20,050 crore for a period of 5 years with effect from 2020-21 to 202425 in all the States/Union Territories.  PMMSY inter-alia supports for Insurance coverage for fishers which includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/against accidental death or permanent total disability, (ii) Rs.2,50,000/-  for  permanent  partial  disability  and  (iii)  insurance  coverage  for  hospitalization expenses  in  the  event  of  accident  for  a  sum  of  Rs.  25,000/-.    The  State-wise  details  of  premium amount released for providing insurance coverage to fishers during the last three years and current year under the above said two schemes are furnished at Annexure-I & II.

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Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Starred Question No 2195 put in by Shri Jayadev  Galla,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for  answer  on  15 th March,  2022 regarding 'Group Accident Insurance for Active Fishermen Scheme'

State-wise details of premium amount released for providing insurance coverage to fishers during the last three years and current year under the Blue Revolution Scheme and PMMSY

| S. No.   | Name of the States/UTs   | Central Premium amount provided under the CSSs (Amount in Rs)   |
|----------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 19,718.40                                                       |
| 2        | Assam                    | 2,711,568.00                                                    |
| 3        | Bihar                    | 949,662.00                                                      |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh             | 2,522,694.00                                                    |
| 5        | Daman &Diu               | 646,741.00                                                      |
| 6        | NCT of Delhi             | 21,746.00                                                       |
| 7        | Goa                      | 71,040.00                                                       |
| 8        | Gujarat                  | 1,536,756.00                                                    |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh         | 1,094,392.00                                                    |
| 10       | Jammu and Kashmir        | 1,658,755.80                                                    |
| 11       | Jharkhand                | 1,628,706.00                                                    |
| 12       | Karnataka                | 2,708,692.00                                                    |
| 13       | Lakshadweep              | 224,524.00                                                      |
| 14       | Maharashtra              | 2,609,628.00                                                    |
| 15       | Madhya Pradesh           | 701,646.00                                                      |
| 16       | Mizoram                  | 11,395.20                                                       |
| 17       | Odisha                   | 63,779,000.00                                                   |
| 18       | Puducherry               | 3,074,025.00                                                    |
| 19       | Punjab                   | 171,224.00                                                      |
| 20       | Rajasthan                | 269,103.00                                                      |
| 21       | Sikkim                   | 27,613.60                                                       |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu               | 23,974,437.00                                                   |
| 23       | Telangana                | 18,046,701.00                                                   |
| 24       | Tripura                  | 370,851.20                                                      |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh            | 1,424,082.00                                                    |
| 26       | Uttarakhand              | 12,710.40                                                       |
| 27       | West Bengal              | 797,970.00                                                      |
| 28       | Andaman &Nicobar Is.     | 1,102,866.00                                                    |
| 29       | Ladakh                   | 3,405.00                                                        |
|          | Total                    | 13,21,71,653.00                                                 |

State-wise  details  of  Insurance  claims  settled  during  the  last  three  years  and  current  year under the Blue Revolution Scheme and PMMSY

| S. No.   | Name of the         | Insurance Claim settled   | Insurance Claim settled   |
|----------|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|          | States/UTs          | Numbers                   | (Amount in Rs.)           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 21                        | 4,200,000.00              |
| 2        | Assam               | 3                         | 600,000.00                |
| 3        | Andaman and Nicobar | 4                         | 800,000.00                |
| 4        | Bihar               | 14                        | 2,800,000.00              |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh        | 32                        | 6,200,000.00              |
| 6        | Gujarat             | 6                         | 1,200,000.00              |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh    | 11                        | 2,200,000.00              |
| 8        | Jharkhand           | 5                         | 1,000,000.00              |
| 9        | Jammu and Kashmir   | 4                         | 800,000.00                |
| 10       | Karnataka           | 34                        | 6,200,000.00              |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh      | 15                        | 3,000,000.00              |
| 12       | Maharashtra         | 16                        | 3,200,000.00              |
| 13       | Manipur             | 4                         | 800,000.00                |
| 14       | Puducherry          | 5                         | 1,000,000.00              |
| 15       | Punjab              | 1                         | 200,000.00                |
| 16       | Odisha              | 73                        | 14,600,000.00             |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu #        | 460                       | 91,310,000.00             |
| 18       | Telangana           | 78                        | 15,600,000.00             |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh       | 3                         | 600,000.00                |
|          | Total               | 789                       | 15,63,10,000.00           |

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