Lok Sabha Question No. 2090 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Central Funds under PMMSY
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2090 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th  MARCH, 2023

## Central Funds under PMMSY

## 2090. SHRI RAMALINGAM S:

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

- (a)   whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the State of Tamil Nadu for setting  up  of  fisheries,  animal  husbandry  and  dairy  projects  under  the  centrally  sponsored schemes and if so, the details thereof and subsequently response in this regard;
- (b)   the  details  of  the  projects  approved,  Central  funds  sanctioned  and  released  under  Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last two years for the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (c)   whether there are any delay in releasing the Central funds under PMMSY and if so, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)   whether the Union Government has formulated any special new scheme to promote fisheries/ prawns  production  in  rural  areas  in  Tamil  Nadu  specially  Mayiladuthurai  and  Nagapattinam Parliamentary Constituencies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) : Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during last two years and current financial year has accorded approvals to various fisheries, animal husbandry and dairy projects submitted by the Government of Tamil Nadu under various schemes, namely (i) National Programme for Dairy Development  (NPDD)  (ii)  Rashtriya  Gokul  Mission  (RGM)  (iii)  Dairy  Processing  &  Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) (iv) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and (v) Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF).
- (b) to (c) :   During the last two years i.e., 2020-21 and 2021-22, and current financial year 2022-23 the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India  has  accorded  approval  to  the  fisheries developmental proposals of Government of Tamil Nadu at a total cost of Rs. 1012.95 crore with central  share  of  Rs.  377.20  crore  under  PMMSY  and  central funds  of  Rs.49.74  crore  has  been released. The central funds are released to the State Government upon utilization of central funds already  released,  compliance  of  Single  Nodal  Agency  (SNA)  guidelines  and  submission  of  the utilization certificates (UCs).
- (d): The flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is implemented in all States and UTs including Tamil Nadu. The Government of Tamil Nadu has informed that under the  PMMSY,  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  fish/prawn  farmers  in  Mayiladuthurai  and Nagappattinam  districts for taking up activities such  as  (i)  establishment  of  need  based brackishwater hatcheries (ii) construction of new ponds for brackishwater aquaculture/saline/alkaline including inputs (iii) construction of biofloc ponds for brackishwater/saline/alkaline including inputs (iv) construction of new grow out ponds and input for fish culture and (v) establishment of biofloc culture system (freshwater).

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