Lok Sabha Question No. 4240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-29
Subject: Crisis in Fishing Sector
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Talari Rangaiah

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4240 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29 TH  MARCH, 2022

## Crisis in Fishing Sector

## 4240. DR. TALARI RANGAIAH:

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

- (a) whether the Government has noticed crisis in fishing sector; and
- (b) if so, the details of the steps taken by Government to save the fishing sector along with the break-up of the Government assistance, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

( a ) and (b)  While  as  such,  there  is  no  crisis  noticed  in  fishing  sector,  the  Department  of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India in May, 2020 has approved a new flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana' (PMMSY) with highest investment of Rs. 20,050 crore, for implementation over a period of five  years  from  2020-21  to  2024-25  in  all  States  and  Union  Territories  as  part  of AtmNirbhar  Bharat  Package  in  order  to  support  the  fisheries  sector  from  the  impact  of Covid-19 pandemic. The State-wise details of the proposals approved under the PMMSY is provided at Annexure.

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Annexure Annexure to the reply of the Lok Sabha Un Starred Question No.4240 for reply on 29.3.2022 regarding Crisis in Fishing Sector.

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                | Total Project Cost Approved for 2 years (2020-21 &2021-22)   | Funds Released for utilization   |
|-----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| (i)       | (ii)                    | (iii)                                                        | (iv)                             |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar        | 3005.55                                                      | 709.3                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 65710.7                                                      | 15628.21                         |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 1864.2                                                       | 790.61                           |
| 4         | Assam                   | 20406.1                                                      | 7737.99                          |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 27461.8                                                      | 4240.27                          |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            | 21907                                                        | 6903.3                           |
| 7         | D &D&Dadra&NH           | 645.6                                                        | 186.1                            |
| 8         | Delhi                   | 533.25                                                       | 163.3                            |
| 9         | Goa                     | 8558.19                                                      | 2242.59                          |
| 10        | Gujarat                 | 37789.19                                                     | 5948.55                          |
| 11        | Haryana                 | 15999                                                        | 2573.97                          |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh        | 4434.57                                                      | 1578.35                          |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 5397.99                                                      | 5685.425                         |
| 14        | Jharkhand               | 22549.9                                                      | 2661.81                          |
| 15        | Karnataka               | 39519.53                                                     | 16162.98                         |
| 16        | Kerala                  | 29704.42                                                     | 8610.95                          |
| 17        | Ladakh                  | 744.6                                                        | 157.8                            |
| 18        | Lakshadweep             | 4507.58                                                      | 1442.92                          |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh          | 32372.94                                                     | 7259.16                          |
| 20        | Maharashtra             | 39687.4                                                      | 6972.67                          |
| 21        | Manipur                 | 3829.5                                                       | 1944.63                          |
| 22        | Meghalaya               | 3574.21                                                      | 1611.64                          |
| 23        | Mizoram                 | 3663.88                                                      | 2189.12                          |
| 24        | Nagaland                | 4850.7                                                       | 2162.74                          |
| 25        | Odisha                  | 44155.1                                                      | 10667.29                         |
| 26        | Puducherry              | 3485.32                                                      | 990.5                            |
| 27        | Punjab                  | 5984.715                                                     | 2083.22                          |
| 28        | Rajasthan               | 2409.7                                                       | 386.47                           |
| 29        | Sikkim                  | 2825.31                                                      | 555.21                           |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu              | 33509.58                                                     | 4581.06                          |
| 31        | Telangana               | 14720.6                                                      | 4907.37                          |
| 32        | Tripura                 | 7272                                                         | 2702.0058                        |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh           | 53226.2                                                      | 14005.755                        |
| 34        | Uttarakhand             | 9372.6                                                       | 2389.06                          |
| Total     | A                       | 575678.925                                                   | 148832.3258                      |
| 35        | Central Sector Projects | 79472.14                                                     | 25981.184                        |
|           | Total A+B               | 655151.065                                                   | 174813.5098                      |