Lok Sabha Question No. 1035 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-13
Subject: Post-Harvest Infrastructure for Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni, Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1035 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  DECEMBER, 2022

## Post-Harvest Infrastructure for Fisheries

## 1035.   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन ,

## पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  provides  post-harvest  infrastructure  for  fisheries  such  as  processing plants, cold chain facilities, freezing and packing plants, insulated vehicles, etc.;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  such  facilities  provided to  fishermen, fishing  organizations during the last three years and the current year, State and year-wise including Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) whether the Government is in course to reduce post harvest  losses  from  around  25%  now to 10% by 2024-25; and
- (d) if so, the details of roadmap prepared for this purpose and action plan prepared to implement the same?

## 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 under  the  ongoing  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  provides  financial assistance to State Governments and Union Territories including Andhra Pradesh for development of post-harvest  infrastructure  facilities  for  fisheries  such  as  ice  plants/  cold  storages,  fishing  harbours and fish landing centres, fish transport facilities such as refrigerated vehicles, insulated vehicles, two wheelers/ three wheelers with ice box, fish marketing facilities such as fish retail markets, fish kiosks, fish value added enterprises, e-platform for e-trading and e-marketing of fish and fisheries products, live fish vending centres etc. The State-wise number of post-harvest infrastructure facilities provided during 2019-20 under Blue Revolution scheme are Cold storages/ice  plants- 4nos. to Karnataka, Fish transport vehicles- 1132 nos. (Chhattisgarh- 211 nos., Madhya Pradesh- 737 nos., Tamil Nadu- 1 no., Telangana-1no., Tripura- 20 nos., Uttarakhand- 11 nos.). The State-wise details of number of postharvest infrastructure facilities provided to fishermen and fishing organizations under PMMSY during the last two years and current year (2022-23) are furnished at Annexure.

(c) and (d):   The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana inter-alia aims at reduction of post-harvest losses from around 25% to 10% by 2024-25. Towards this end, the scheme has a basket of diverse interventions. Targeted investments are being made in construction of modern fishing harbours and fish landing centres. States /Union Territories are being supported for construction/modernization of ice  plants/cold  storages,  fish  transport  facilities,  new  fishing  vessels  including  deep  sea  fishing vessels,  upgradation  of  existing  fishing  vessels  for  export  competency,  construction  of  fish  retail markets, fish value added enterprises etc. All these efforts are likely to have a significant impact on reduction of post harvest losses in fisheries sector.

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State-wise details of number of Post-Harvest Infrastructure provided to fishermen & fishing organizations based on the proposals received from States/UTs during the last two years and current year (2022-23) under PMMSY

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   | Cold Storages/Ice Plants   | Cold Storages/Ice Plants   | Cold Storages/Ice Plants   | Fish Transport vehicles   | Fish Transport vehicles   | Fish Transport vehicles   | Live Fish Vending Centres   | Live Fish Vending Centres   | Live Fish Vending Centres   |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   | 2020-21                    | 2021-22                    | 2022-23                    | 2020- 21                  | 2021-22                   | 2022-23                   | 2020-21                     | 2021-22                     | 2022-23                     |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar    | 3                          | 5                          | -                          | 46                        | 143                       | -                         | 125                         | 120                         | -                           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh         | -                          | -                          | 16                         | 800                       | 600                       | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 3        | Assam                  | -                          | 9                          | -                          | 750                       | 587                       | -                         | 10                          | -                           | -                           |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 12                         | -                          | -                          | 915                       | 665                       | -                         | 6                           | 15                          | -                           |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh           | 2                          | -                          | -                          | 312                       | 72                        | 20                        | 25                          | 10                          | 15                          |
| 6        | Daman &Diu             | 1                          | -                          | -                          | 15                        | -                         | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 7        | Delhi                  | -                          | -                          | -                          | 11                        | -                         | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 8        | Goa                    | 3                          | -                          | -                          | 34                        | 24                        | 32                        | -                           | -                           | 1                           |
| 9        | Gujarat                | -                          | 26                         | -                          | -                         | 300                       | -                         | -                           | 3                           | -                           |
| 10       | Haryana                | -                          | 2                          | 1                          | 151                       | 132                       | 110                       | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh       | 9                          | -                          | 3                          | 111                       | 91                        | 92                        | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 12       | Jharkhand              | 8                          | 7                          | 5                          | 586                       | 346                       | 159                       | 3                           | 10                          | 5                           |
| 13       | Karnataka              | 15                         | 29                         | 13                         | 241                       | 319                       | 254                       | 5                           | 15                          | 16                          |
| 14       | Kerala                 | 2                          | -                          | 12                         | -                         | -                         | 172                       | -                           | -                           | 72                          |
| 15       | Ladakh                 | -                          | -                          | -                          | 20                        | -                         | 6                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 16       | Lakshadweep            | 2                          | 4                          | -                          | 14                        | -                         | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 17       | Madhya Pradesh         | 8                          | 11                         | 14                         | 990                       | 729                       | 854                       | -                           | -                           | 2                           |
| 18       | Maharashtra            | 7                          | 37                         | -                          | 140                       | 211                       | -                         | 14                          | 22                          | -                           |
| 19       | Manipur                | -                          | 5                          | -                          | -                         | 5                         | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 20       | Meghalaya              | 4                          | 2                          | 2                          | 34                        | 16                        | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 21       | Mizoram                | 2                          | 3                          | 2                          | -                         | 5                         | -                         | -                           | -                           | 1                           |
| 22       | Nagaland               | -                          | -                          | -                          | 4                         | 5                         | -                         | -                           | 5                           | -                           |
| 23       | Odisha                 | 3                          | 2                          | 13                         | 195                       | 225                       | 330                       | -                           | 5                           | -                           |
| 24       | Puducherry             | 2                          | -                          | 5                          | 26                        | -                         | 33                        | 3                           | -                           | -                           |
| 25       | Punjab                 | -                          | 1                          | 1                          | 132                       | 140                       | 5                         | -                           | 3                           | -                           |
| 26       | Rajasthan              | 1                          | -                          | -                          | 9                         | -                         | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 27       | Sikkim                 | -                          | -                          | -                          | -                         | 15                        | -                         | -                           | 5                           | -                           |
| 28       | Tamil Nadu             | -                          | 14                         | -                          | 535                       | 329                       | -                         | 1                           | 2                           | -                           |
| 29       | Telangana              | -                          | -                          | -                          | 135                       | 105                       | -                         | -                           | 20                          | -                           |
| 30       | Tripura                | -                          | 1                          | -                          | 275                       | 87                        | 205                       | 3                           | -                           | -                           |
| 31       | Uttar Pradesh          | 1                          | -                          | -                          | 487                       | 247                       | -                         | 35                          | 20                          | -                           |
| 32       | Uttarakhand            | -                          | 1                          | -                          | 33                        | 11                        | -                         | -                           | -                           | -                           |
| 33       | West Bengal            | -                          | -                          | 7                          | -                         | -                         | 2339                      | -                           | -                           | 4                           |
|          | Total                  | 85                         | 159                        | 94                         | 7001                      | 5409                      | 4611                      | 230                         | 255                         | 116                         |