Lok Sabha Question No. 2105 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Sub-Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh, Jayanta Kumar Roy

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2105 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## Sub-Scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana

## 2105. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. JAYANT KUMAR ROY:

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

- (a) whether the Government has proposed to launch a new sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada  Yojana  with  targeted  investment  of  Rs.  6,000  crore  to  further  enable  activities  of fishermen,  fish  vendors  and  micro  &  small  enterprises,  improve  value  chain  efficiencies  and expand the market;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has targeted Rs.20 lakh crore agricultural credit to animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries sector in the country;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of other steps being taken by the Government to further enable activities of fishermen, fish vendors, and micro & small enterprises, improve value chain efficiencies, expand the market and for development of animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING:

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and (b):  Yes Sir. The Government has proposed to launch a new sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana with targeted investment of Rs. 6,000 crore to further enable activities of fishermen, fish vendors and micro & small enterprises, improve value chain efficiencies and expand the market. The Sub-Scheme intends to gradually formalize the fisheries sector and facilitate access to institutional financing in the sector, incentivize value chain players such as micro enterprises and/or small enterprises for improving value chain efficiencies, quality assurance and supply of safe fish and fishery  products;  and  for  creation  and  maintenance  of  jobs  with  focus  on  jobs  for  women  in  the fisheries  sector.  The  Sub-Scheme  also  intends  to  help  in  addressing  associated  risks  in  aquaculture system.

(c) and (d):  Yes Sir. The Government has announced increase in agriculture credit target to Rs. 20 lakh  crore  during  the  budget  speech  2023-24  with  focus  on  animal  husbandry,  dairy  and  fisheries. Separate targets for animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries activities are earmaked within the overall agriculture credit target and NABARD has been advised to submit a detailed proposal for fixing of agriculture credit target for FY 2023-24 with focus on increasing credit flows to animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries, including earmarking separate targets for these activities.

(e)  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  States/UTs  through  various  schemes  and programme  for  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture,  animal  husbandry  and  dairying.      The schemes being implemented by Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and  Dairying  for  development  of  fisheries  include;  (i)  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  an  investment  of  Rs.  20,050  crore for  a period  of  five  years  with  effect  from  the  financial  year  2020-21  to  2024-25,  (ii)  Fisheries  and Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  with  a  total  fund  size  of  Rs  7522.48  crore implemented for a period of 5 years from 2018-19 to 2023-24 for providing concessional finance, (iii) Kisan  Credit  Cards  (KCC)  facility  to  fishers  and  fish  farmers  to  meet  their  working  capital requirements. These schemes cover all the States/UTs for development of fisheries sector. Moreover, for development of animal husbandry and dairying, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has been implementing a  number  of  Schemes  and  programmes  which inter  alia include:  (i)  The  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission (RGM)  for  development  and  conservation  of  indigenous  bovine  breeds,  (ii)  National  Livestock Mission with focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat and piggery including feed and fodder development, (iii) Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  for  incentivizing  investments  by  individual  entrepreneurs,  private companies, MSME, Farmers Producers Organizations (FPOs) and Section 8 companies to establish (a)  the  dairy  processing  and  value  addition  infrastructure,  (b)  meat  processing  and  value  addition infrastructure  and  (c)  Animal  Feed  Plant;  (iv)  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development   to enhance  quality  of  milk  and  milk  products  and  increase  share  of  organized  milk  procurement,  (v) Dairy  Processing  and  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  with  focus  on  building  an  efficient  milk procurement system by setting up of processing and chilling infrastructure & installation of electronic milk adulteration testing equipment at village level, (vi) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmers Producer  Organizations  engaged  in  dairy  activities  to  provide  working  capital  loan  to  State Cooperatives and Federations.