Lok Sabha Question No. 1235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-09
Subject: Funds under PMMSY
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Rajesh Verma

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1235 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH  FEBRUARY, 2021

## Funds under PMMSY

## 1235.   SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

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

- (a) the number of small farmers benefited under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY);
- (b) the number of such farmers especially in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; and
- (c) the details of total fund released under this scheme during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI)

(a)  to  (c)  :    The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY) - A scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India with  highest ever estimate investment of Rs.20050 crores in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year  2020-21. During  the  current  financial  year  (2020-21),  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has accorded approval to the proposals of 33 State Governments  /Union  Territories  (UTs)  including  the  proposal  of  Government  of  Uttar Pradesh for the benefit of about 2.87 lakh beneficiaries during the current financial year(202021) under the PMMSY.  The district-wise details of the number of farmers benefitted under the PMMSY during the current financial year (2020-21) in Uttar Pradesh as reported by the Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  are  furnished  at  Annexure-I.  As  the  PMMSY  has  been implemented with effect from the current financial year(2020-21), release of funds under this scheme during the last three years does not arise.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Question No. 1235 put in by Shri Rajesh Verma, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for answer on  9 th February 2021 regarding  Funds  under  PMMSY-  Number  of  farmers  benefitted  under  the  PMMSY during the financial year 2020-21 in Uttar Pradesh

|   Sl.No. | District name   |   Number of small farmers benefitted |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|
|        1 | Agra            |                                   30 |
|        2 | Firozabad       |                                   16 |
|        3 | Mainpuri        |                                   16 |
|        4 | Mathura         |                                   58 |
|        5 | Aligarh         |                                    1 |
|        6 | Hathras         |                                   13 |
|        7 | Etah            |                                   13 |
|        8 | Kasganj         |                                   31 |
|        9 | Azamgarh        |                                    6 |
|       10 | Mau             |                                    1 |
|       11 | Balliya         |                                    2 |
|       12 | Prayagraj       |                                    5 |
|       13 | Fatehpur        |                                    5 |
|       14 | Kanpur Nagar    |                                    7 |
|       15 | Kanpur Dehat    |                                    1 |
|       16 | Etawah          |                                    4 |
|       17 | Auraiya         |                                    2 |
|       18 | Farrukhabad     |                                   16 |
|       19 | Kannauj         |                                    4 |
|       20 | Deoria          |                                   13 |
|       21 | Kushinagar      |                                   11 |
|       22 | Banda           |                                    4 |
|       23 | Mahoba          |                                    2 |
|       24 | Jhansi          |                                    4 |
|       25 | Lalitpur        |                                   16 |
|       26 | Balrampur       |                                    8 |
|       27 | Bahraich        |                                    1 |
|       28 | Shravasti       |                                    9 |
|       29 | Sultanpur       |                                    1 |
|       30 | Amethi          |                                    9 |
|       31 | Barabanki       |                                    6 |
|       32 | Bareilly        |                                   21 |
|       33 | Shahjahanpur    |                                   11 |
|       34 | Pilibhit        |                                    9 |
|       35 | Basti           |                                    4 |
|       36 | Santkabir Nagar |                                    4 |
|       37 | Meerut          |                                   23 |

| Sl.No.   | District name    |   Number of small farmers benefitted |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 38       | Hapur            |                                    6 |
| 39       | Bagpat           |                                   10 |
| 40       | Ghaziabad        |                                    2 |
| 41       | G B Nagar        |                                    1 |
| 42       | Bulandshahar     |                                    7 |
| 43       | Moradabad        |                                   11 |
| 44       | Amroha           |                                    9 |
| 45       | Rampur           |                                   10 |
| 46       | Bijnor           |                                   12 |
| 47       | Sambhal          |                                   11 |
| 48       | Lucknow          |                                   12 |
| 49       | Unnao            |                                    1 |
| 50       | Raebareli        |                                    9 |
| 51       | Sitapur          |                                   11 |
| 52       | Hardoi           |                                   10 |
| 53       | Lakhimpur Kheeri |                                    5 |
| 54       | Varanasi         |                                    7 |
| 55       | Chandauli        |                                    1 |
| 56       | Gajipur          |                                    3 |
| 57       | Jaunpur          |                                    3 |
| 58       | Mirzapur         |                                    9 |
| 59       | Sonbhadra        |                                    7 |
| 60       | Bhadohi          |                                    5 |
| 61       | Saharanpur       |                                    3 |
| 62       | Mujaffarnagar    |                                    1 |
|          | Total            |                                  553 |

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