Lok Sabha Question No. 3323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-21
Subject: Investment under  PMMSY
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  MARCH, 2023

## Investment under PMMSY

## 3323. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH :

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्य पालन , पशु पालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of investment made so far in the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Statewise;
- (b)   the progress of proposal to exempt India from WTO's restriction on the distant water fishing and its potential impact if such a proposal fails;
- (c) the details of incentives given by the Government to start-ups and fish farms in the State of Rajasthan during the last five years; and
- (d) the  details  of  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  promote  easy  access  to  credit  for  aqua-culture entrepreneurs, fish farms and fishing activities?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) : The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' during the last two financial years (2020-21 and 2021-22) and the  current  financial  year  (2022-23)  has  accorded  approvals  to  the  proposals  of  35  States  and  Union Territories and other Implementing agencies for a total investment worth Rs. 12035.04 crore. State-wise details of the proposals approved under PMMSY during the above said period are furnished at Annexure.

- (b) : There is no restriction for India to undertake the distant water fishing. Besides, there is no such proposal.
- (c) : The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, under its various schemes including under PMMSY, during last five financial years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 and current financial year (2022-23 ) has accorded approvals to the proposals of Government of Rajasthan at a total outlay of Rs.47.89 crore with central share of  Rs.15.83  crore  for  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture  in  the  State  and  the  approved  activities includes establishment of hatcheries, construction of new freshwater grow-out, seed rearing and biofloc ponds,  construction  of  saline  alkaline  ponds,  establishment  of  Re-circulatory  Aquaculture  (RAS)    and Biofloc Units, establishment of reservoir cages and post-harvest transportation units.
- (d) :  To  promote  easy  access  to  credit  for  aqua-culture  farmers,  fish  farms  and  fishing  activities  the Government of India in 2018-19 extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisher and fish farmers to  help them and to meet their working capital needs. The fisheries-related working capital components covered under KCC include recurring cost towards seed, feed, organic and inorganic fertilizers, lime/other soil  conditioners, harvesting and marketing charges, fuel/electricity charges, labour, lease rent (if leased water area) etc. For capture fisheries, the working capital includes the cost of fuel, ice, labouring charges, mooring/landing charges, etc. KCC holders for fisheries have the credit limit of Rs.2 lakh. Under KCC facility, interest subvention is also made available for animal husbandry and fish farmers @ 2% per annum and additional interest subvention @ 3% per annum in case of prompt repayment as Prompt Repayment Incentive.

Besides, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during 2018-19  created  a  dedicated  fund  namely  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore for a period of 5 years. Under the FIDF concessional finance is provided through the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs) to the Eligible Entities (EEs), including SCs/STs/Marginal  Farmers, Women  &  entrepreneurs,  Self Help  Groups  and Cooperatives, State Governments/Union  Territories  and  State  entities  for  development  of  identified  fisheries  infrastructure facilities.

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Annexure

Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  3323 for reply on 21 st   March,  2023  regarding  Investment  under  PMMSY:  State-wise  details  of  proposals approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the Financial Years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT          | Approved Project Cost (Rs. in lakhs)   |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
| (i)       | (ii)              | (iii)                                  |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar  | 3711.55                                |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh    | 212102.97                              |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh | 8975.74                                |
| 4         | Assam             | 32806.10                               |
| 5         | Bihar             | 30241.80                               |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh      | 39697.00                               |
| 7         | D &D&Dadra&NH     | 645.60                                 |
| 8         | Delhi             | 533.25                                 |
| 9         | Goa               | 9468.39                                |
| 10        | Gujarat           | 73942.42                               |
| 11        | Haryana           | 28322.25                               |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh  | 9826.57                                |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 8858.36                                |
| 14        | Jharkhand         | 30902.10                               |
| 15        | Karnataka         | 77979.17                               |
| 16        | Kerala            | 54087.42                               |
| 17        | Ladakh            | 1481.60                                |
| 18        | Lakshadweep       | 5587.58                                |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh    | 49702.81                               |
| 20        | Maharashtra       | 77224.96                               |
| 21        | Manipur           | 8346.70                                |
| 22        | Meghalaya         | 7165.34                                |
| 23        | Mizoram           | 8771.52                                |
| 24        | Nagaland          | 6861.55                                |
| 25        | Odisha            | 63211.70                               |
| 26        | Puducherry        | 8156.04                                |
| 27        | Punjab            | 14193.70                               |
| 28        | Rajasthan         | 4304.84                                |
| 29        | Sikkim            | 4733.01                                |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu        | 61778.43                               |
| 31        | Telangana         | 23178.09                               |
| 32        | Tripura           | 9669.21                                |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh     | 86105.00                               |
| 34        | Uttarakhand       | 16302.57                               |
| 35        | West Bengal       | 18656.91                               |
|           | Total A           | 1097532.25                             |
|           | Total A+B         | 1203503.55                             |
|           | Say               | Rs.12035.04 crore                      |