Lok Sabha Question No. 4161 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Global Fish Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Aparupa  Poddar, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4161

TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 th  MARCH, 2022

## Global Fish Production

## 4161.  SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING

## मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- a) whether the Government has details regarding share of India in global fish production and if so, the details from the year 2019-20 till date;
- b) the total fish production in the country during the said period;
- c) the  total  number  of  brood  banks  constructed  during  the  said  period,  State-wise particularly in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal;
- d) the total number of hatcheries constructed during the said period, State-wise; and
- e) whether the Government has details regarding the average fish yield per unit cost and if so, the year- wise list of the same during the said period?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) and (b):  The details of India's share in global fish production and total fish production in the country during the year 2019-20 are as under :

| Year    |   Global Fish Production (In million metric tonnes) |   Fish Production in India (In million metric tonnes) |   India's share in global Fish Production (in %) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20 |                                              177.83 |                                                 14.16 |                                             7.96 |

As per the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the global fish production data during 2020-21 is yet to be released.

(c)  and  (d):  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  namely,  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an investment of over Rs.20,000 crore with effective from FY 202021 to FY 2024-25 in all States/Union Territories. The PMMSY, inter-alia, promotes rearing of high value species through establishment of Brood banks, Hatcheries and rearing units, etc. State/  UT-wise  details  of  number  of  brood  banks  and  hatcheries  approved  for  construction during the last two years under PMMSY, including Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and  west Bengal, are given at Annexure - I.

(e):    Fish  production  is  undertaken  in  diverse  production  systems  such as public ponds and reservoirs in extensive manner and private ponds, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS) and Biofloc units in an intensive manner. Fish productivity varies considerably depending on the stocking density and quantity of feed given. This also varies from State to State and also depends on type of species. Under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Department  of  Fisheries  has  roped  in  National  Productivity  Council  (NPC)  to  conduct  a nation-wide  sample  study  to  assess  production  and  productivity  across  regions,  production systems and verities of species.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4161 put in by Shri Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Dr. Krishna Pal Singh Yadav,  Dr.  Sujay  Radhakrishna  Vikhe  Patil,  Shrimati  Aparupa  Poddar,  Dr.  Heena Gavit, Shri Rajendra Dhedya Gavit, Hon'ble Members of Parliament for answer on 29 th March, 2022 regarding 'Global Fish Production'.

## Annexure - I

| S.N.        | Name of the States   | 2019-20     | 2019-20    | 2020-21     | 2020-21    |
|-------------|----------------------|-------------|------------|-------------|------------|
| S.N.        | Name of the States   | Brood Banks | Hatcheries | Brood Banks | Hatcheries |
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar  | -           | -          | -           | 1          |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh       | -           | -          | 1           | 2          |
| 3           | Assam                | -           | -          | -           | 10         |
| 4           | Bihar                | -           | -          | 1           | 12         |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh         | -           | 8          | -           | 4          |
| 6           | Daman and Diu        | -           | -          | 1           | -          |
| 7           | Haryana              | -           | -          | -           | 1          |
| 8           | Himachal Pradesh     | -           | -          | -           | 3          |
| 9           | Jharkhand            | -           | -          | -           | 25         |
| 10          | Karnataka            | -           | 1          | -           | 6          |
| 11          | Kerala               | -           | -          | 1           | -          |
| 12          | Madhya Pradesh       | -           | 9          | -           | 7          |
| 13          | Maharashtra          | -           | -          | 1           | 16         |
| 14          | Manipur              | -           | -          | -           | 8          |
| 15          | Mizoram              | -           | 7          | 1           | 6          |
| 16          | Nagaland             | -           | -          | 1           | 3          |
| 17          | Odisha               | -           | -          | -           | 20         |
| 18          | Rajasthan            | -           | -          | -           | 1          |
| 19          | Tamil Nadu           | -           | -          | 2           | 2          |
| 20          | Telangana            | -           | -          | -           | 6          |
| 21          | Tripura              | -           | 2          | -           | 6          |
| 22          | Uttar Pradesh        | -           | 7          | -           | 27         |
| 23          | West Bengal*         | -           | -          | -           | -          |
| Grand Total | Grand Total          | 0           | 34         | 9           | 166        |