Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (STARRED), answered on 2021-07-20
Subject: Fish Mortality Rate
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sajda Ahmed

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 38 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH  JULY, 2021

## Fish Mortality Rate

## *38. SHRIMATI SAJDA AHMED :

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the increase in fish mortality rate due to ecological degradation and if so, the details thereof ;

- (b) the  amount invested for the  development of critical infrastructure in  fisheries  during  the last three years, State-wise; and

- (c) whether  the  Government  has  adopted  any  policy  to  check  the  pollution  caused  by  the fishing  gear  in  rivers,  particularly  by  nylon  and  plastic  materials  and  if  so,  the  details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

(SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) to (c):  A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No  *38  put  in  by Shrimati  Sajda  Ahmed,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for  answer  on  20 th July, 2021 regarding Fish Mortality Rate

(a): While  it  is  a  fact  that  the  ecological  degradation  resulting  in  deterioration  of  water quality will have an impact on fish health, no information have been received recently in the Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  regarding increase in fish mortality rate due to ecological degradation as such.

(b): An  investment  to  the  tune  of  Rs.7338.83 crore  has  been  approved  during  last  three years  for  the  States/Union  Territories  for  developing  production  and  post  harvest  related critical  infrastructure in fisheries sector under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  and  the  erstwhile  Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  on  Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development  and  Management  of Fisheries.  State-wise  details  of  the  investment  approved  during  the  last  three  years  are furnished at Annexure.

(c): Fisheries  being  State  subject,  respective  State  Government/Union  Territories  under their  respective  legislations/policies,  regulate  and  manage  the  fisheries  in  inland  areas including issues such as regulation of use of fishing gear in rivers.

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Statement  referred  to  Part  (b)  of  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No  *38 regarding Fish Mortality Rate put in by Shrimati Sajda Ahmed, Honourable Member of Parliament for answer on 20 th July, 2021. State-wise details of investment approved for  developing  production  and  post  harvest  related  critical  infrastructure  in  fisheries sector during the last three years

| Name of the States                 |   Total Investment approved during last three years (Rs. in crore) |
|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands           |                                                             15.91  |
| Andhra Pradesh                     |                                                            940.85  |
| Arunachal Pradesh                  |                                                             29.02  |
| Assam                              |                                                            127.35  |
| Bihar                              |                                                            462.88  |
| Chhattisgarh                       |                                                            289.98  |
| Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                              6.31  |
| Delhi                              |                                                              3.86  |
| Goa                                |                                                             49     |
| Gujarat                            |                                                            921.75  |
| Haryana                            |                                                            107.81  |
| Himachal Pradesh                   |                                                             82.38  |
| Jammu &Kashmir                     |                                                             94.78  |
| Jharkhand                          |                                                            125.1   |
| Karnataka                          |                                                            380.47  |
| Kerala                             |                                                            301.18  |
| Lakshadweep                        |                                                             40.13  |
| Madhya Pradesh                     |                                                            237.14  |
| Maharashtra                        |                                                            299.342 |
| Manipur                            |                                                             43.296 |
| Meghalaya                          |                                                            115.86  |
| Mizoram                            |                                                             58.056 |
| Nagaland                           |                                                             57.07  |
| Odisha                             |                                                            308.58  |
| Puducherry                         |                                                             60.35  |
| Punjab                             |                                                             55.84  |
| Rajasthan                          |                                                             15.81  |
| Sikkim                             |                                                             36.94  |
| Tamil Nadu                         |                                                           1123.77  |
| Telangana                          |                                                            195.042 |
| Tripura                            |                                                             74.8   |
| Uttar Pradesh                      |                                                            584.552 |
| Uttarakhand                        |                                                             74.56  |
| West Bengal                        |                                                             17.81  |
| Ladakh                             |                                                              1.25  |
| Total                              |                                                           7338.83  |

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