Lok Sabha Question No. 3868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-21
Subject: Promotion of PiscicultureTraining to Farmers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3868 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  DECEMBER, 2021

## Promotion of Pisciculture

## 3868. SHRI RAMSHIROMANI VERMA :

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage  pisciculture  and achievements made so far, State-wise, district-wise during the last three years; and
- (b) the number of farmers benefitted under the said scheme so far in the country along with the details there of, State-wise, Union Territory-wise and district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  and  (b):  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying has been implementing various schemes/programmes for development of fisheries including  pisciculture.  Details  of  the    Central  Schemes/Programmes  implemented  are  as below:

(i) The Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and  Management  of  Fisheries  implemented  from  2015-16  to  2019-20  for  development  of fisheriesin  the  country.  The  CSS  inter-alia,  extended  financial  assistance  for  creation  of fisheries  infrastructure  including  pisciculture  activities  such  as  construction  of  grow-out ponds for freshwater, brackish and saline water aquaculture, quality  seed rearing facilities, establishment of fish brood banks, hatcheries, installation of cages in reservoirs, seed rearing facilities  fish  raceways,  development  of  waterlogged  areas,  Recirculatory  Aquaculture System (RAS), as well as training and skill development of fish farmers.

(ii) A  dedicated  fund  namely,  'Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development Fund' (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs.7,522.48 crore has been created in the year 2018-19 for providing concessional finance for creation and strengthening of fisheries infrastructure facilities including in the field of pisciculture like development of hatcheries and aquaculture, setting up of brood banks and establishing of cage culture in reservoirs.

(iii) Extension of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) facility to fishers and fish farmers, in the year 2018-19 to help them to meet their working capital needs for pisciculture.

(iv) The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  namely  'Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY)' with  highest ever estimated investment of ₹20050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21 including pisciculture. PMMSY inter-alia aims  at  enhancing fish production and productivity by expansion, intensification, diversification,  technological  infusion  and  productive  utilization  of  land  and  water  in  both inland  and  marine  sectors  through  pisciculture  activities  such  as  setting  up  of  ponds  for freshwater, saline and brackish water aquaculture, input support, facilities like brood banks, hatcheries,  rearing  facilities,  quality  seed  units  and  high  density  aquaculture  activities  like Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS), Bio-floc and cage culture along with imparting training for skill development and capacity building among fishers and fish farmers.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the past three financial years, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21, has approved the proposals to the tune of Rs. 5167.23 crore with total fund release of Rs. 1406.98 Crore for development of fisheries sector including pisciculture in all the States/Union Territories benefitting 9.42 lakh fishers.  The  details  of  state-wise  progress  made  during  the  last  three  years  is  furnished  at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure I

Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  3868 for reply on 21 st December, 2021 -State-wise details of cost of the projects, funds released and Beneficiaries  covered  under  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  of  the  Department  of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the last three years (2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21))

| Sl No   | States/Union Territories        |   Total Project Cost Approved (Rs. In Lakhs) |   Funds Released (Rs. In Lakhs) |   Beneficiaries impacted (Numbers) |
|---------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar                |                                      1591.37 |                          380.3  |                               1304 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                  |                                     32839.4  |                         8747.29 |                             116690 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh               |                                      2902.04 |                          902.78 |                                163 |
| 4       | Assam                           |                                     12734    |                         3480.71 |                              48386 |
| 5       | Bihar                           |                                     46288.2  |                         8567.96 |                              57924 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh                    |                                     28998.7  |                         7585.16 |                              29687 |
| 7       | Daman &Diu &Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                       631.2  |                          178.9  |                                 30 |
| 8       | Delhi                           |                                       386.25 |                          144.3  |                                 29 |
| 9       | Goa                             |                                      4399.63 |                          660.56 |                                251 |
| 10      | Gujarat                         |                                     17175    |                         3314.5  |                              15349 |
| 11      | Haryana                         |                                     10716.8  |                         2256.31 |                                709 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh                |                                      8238.21 |                         2699.64 |                               4511 |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir                  |                                      3929.47 |                         1910.95 |                              34227 |
| 14      | Jharkhand                       |                                     12509.5  |                         2543.86 |                               3347 |
| 15      | Karnataka                       |                                     38028.7  |                        11209.4  |                              50213 |
| 16      | Kerala                          |                                     30078.1  |                        15250.2  |                             180326 |
| 17      | Ladakh                          |                                       125    |                           37.5  |                                 60 |
| 18      | Lakshadweep                     |                                      4013.68 |                         1413.32 |                               3192 |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh                  |                                     23714.7  |                         4950.02 |                              30818 |
| 20      | Maharashtra                     |                                     29825.4  |                         6893.59 |                              12811 |
| 21      | Manipur                         |                                      4319.6  |                         1136.65 |                                278 |
| 22      | Meghalaya                       |                                     11586.4  |                         5565.55 |                                947 |
| 23      | Mizoram                         |                                      5120.2  |                         2126.51 |                              12749 |
| 24      | Nagaland                        |                                      5707.14 |                         3397.91 |                                314 |
| 25      | Odisha                          |                                     30858.2  |                         5454.4  |                              37306 |
| 26      | Puducherry                      |                                      6035.3  |                         2899.87 |                              58395 |
| 27      | Punjab                          |                                      5584.04 |                         3212.94 |                                481 |
| 28      | Rajasthan                       |                                      1580.93 |                          537.97 |                               2504 |
| 29      | Sikkim                          |                                      3694.19 |                         1749.37 |                                420 |
| 30      | Tamil Nadu                      |                                     40093.6  |                        10324    |                             177748 |
| 31      | Telangana                       |                                     19270.6  |                         2508.14 |                              35590 |
| 32      | Tripura                         |                                      7480.47 |                         3530.1  |                              11810 |
| 33      | Uttar Pradesh                   |                                     58446.1  |                        12875.1  |                              13358 |
| 34      | Uttarakhand                     |                                      7455.85 |                         2067.36 |                                834 |
| 35      | West Bengal                     |                                       365.4  |                          185.4  |                                  0 |
| Total   | Total                           |                                    516724    |                       140698    |                             942761 |