Lok Sabha Question No. 741 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Average Income of Households dependent on Fishing
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.741 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  February, 2023

## Average Income of Households dependent on Fishing

## 741. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  record  of  the  average  income  of  households  dependent  on  fishing  as  the primary means of income across States;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has any data on the average household debt of such families;
- (d)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether it is a fact that the annual earnings of such families have been declining over the last few years; and
- (f) if so, the steps taken by the Government to ensure that such families have a more stable source of income and they diversify their livelihoods?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and (b): Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) conducted a Situation Assessment Survey (SAS)  of  Agricultural  Householdsduring  NSS  77th  round  (January  2019-  December  2019)  with  reference  to  the agricultural year July 2018- June 2019 in the rural areas of the country. As per result of SAS, the average monthly income per  agricultural  household  including  fisheries  during  2018-19  is  Rs.  10,218.  State-wise  information  of  the  average monthly income per agricultural household are furnished as Annexure.

(c) and (d):The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying through its various schemes and programs supplements the efforts of States/UTs in overall development of fisheries and welfare of fisheries. Thedata on debts of the families dependent on fishing is not maintained by Department of Fisheries. The details of loan amount outstanding in respect of Kisan Credit Card loan availed by farmers during the last three years and current year are as below :

| Details of loan amount outstanding (Rs. in crore) in respect of KCC loan availed by farmers   | Details of loan amount outstanding (Rs. in crore) in respect of KCC loan availed by farmers   | Details of loan amount outstanding (Rs. in crore) in respect of KCC loan availed by farmers   | Details of loan amount outstanding (Rs. in crore) in respect of KCC loan availed by farmers   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                                                                                          | 2020                                                                                          | 2021                                                                                          | 2022                                                                                          |
| All India                                                                                     | 743573.42                                                                                     | 753132.85                                                                                     | 937625.03                                                                                     |
| Source: RBI for PSBs &NABARD for RRBs &Cooperatives                                           | Source: RBI for PSBs &NABARD for RRBs &Cooperatives                                           | Source: RBI for PSBs &NABARD for RRBs &Cooperatives                                           | Source: RBI for PSBs &NABARD for RRBs &Cooperatives                                           |

(e) and (f): The Growth rate of the Gross Value Added (GVA) in fisheries sector has shown an increasing trend from Rs. 99,627crore in  2016-17 to Rs. 1,37,716 crore in  2020-21at constant prices  (2011-12).The Department of  Fisheries, Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)  for a period of 5 years with effect from 2020-21 to 2024-25 in all the States/Union Territories to increase the incomes of fishers and fish farmers through increased productivity, enhanced price realization, reduction  in  post-harvest  losses  through  improved  infrastructure  and  transportation  facilities,  value  addition  and providing training and skill upgradation of fishers and fish farmers, upgrading and augmenting market and cold chain infrastructure  and  enhanced  access  to  low  cost  working  capital,  etc.  PMMSY  inter-alia  provides  livelihood  and Nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fisher's families during ban/lean period.

Statement refer to in reply to part (a) and (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.741 for answer on 7 th February,  2023  put  in  by  Shri  Magunta  Sreenivasulu  Reddy,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  regarding 'Average Income of Households dependent on Fishing'.

| State-wise information on Average Monthly Income                         | State-wise information on Average Monthly Income                         | per agricultural household during 2018-19 *                              |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.N.                                                                     | Name of States/UTs                                                       | Average Income (in Rs.)                                                  |
| (i)                                                                      | (ii)                                                                     | (iii)                                                                    |
| 1                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                           | 10,480                                                                   |
| 2                                                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                                                        | 19,225                                                                   |
| 3                                                                        | Assam                                                                    | 10,675                                                                   |
| 4                                                                        | Bihar                                                                    | 7,542                                                                    |
| 5                                                                        | Chhattisgarh                                                             | 9,677                                                                    |
| 6                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                  | 12,631                                                                   |
| 7                                                                        | Haryana                                                                  | 22,841                                                                   |
| 8                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                         | 12,153                                                                   |
| 9                                                                        | Jammu &Kashmir                                                           | 18,918                                                                   |
| 10                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                | 4,895                                                                    |
| 11                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                | 13,441                                                                   |
| 12                                                                       | Kerala                                                                   | 17,915                                                                   |
| 13                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                           | 8,339                                                                    |
| 14                                                                       | Maharashtra                                                              | 11,492                                                                   |
| 15                                                                       | Manipur                                                                  | 11,227                                                                   |
| 16                                                                       | Meghalaya                                                                | 29,348                                                                   |
| 17                                                                       | Mizoram                                                                  | 17,964                                                                   |
| 18                                                                       | Nagaland                                                                 | 9,877                                                                    |
| 19                                                                       | Odisha                                                                   | 5,112                                                                    |
| 20                                                                       | Punjab                                                                   | 26,701                                                                   |
| 21                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                | 12,520                                                                   |
| 22                                                                       | Sikkim                                                                   | 12,447                                                                   |
| 23                                                                       | Tamil Nadu                                                               | 11,924                                                                   |
| 24                                                                       | Telangana                                                                | 9,403                                                                    |
| 25                                                                       | Tripura                                                                  | 9,918                                                                    |
| 26                                                                       | Uttarakhand                                                              | 13,552                                                                   |
| 27                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                            | 8,061                                                                    |
| 28                                                                       | West Bengal                                                              | 6,762                                                                    |
| 29                                                                       | All India                                                                | 10,218                                                                   |
| * includes Fisheries Sector                                              | * includes Fisheries Sector                                              | * includes Fisheries Sector                                              |
| Source : Report on Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households, 2019 | Source : Report on Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households, 2019 | Source : Report on Situation Assessment of Agricultural Households, 2019 |

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