Lok Sabha Question No. 2182 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-14
Subject: Fishing Harbour and Landing Centres
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Vijay Kumar Dubey

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2182 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  MARCH, 2023

## FISHING HARBOUR AND LANDING CENTRES

## 2182.   SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

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

- (a) the  details  with  regard  to  extension  ofconcessional  finance  and  Kisan  Credit  Card Facilityfor  fisheries  and  animal  husbandry  under  AnimalHusbandry  Infrastructure Development Fund(AHIDF); and
- (b) the details of projects related to enhancementof quality of fishes and export competition, providingstate-of-the-art  infrastructure  and  facilities  for  fishing  harbour  and  landing centres?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) : The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairyinghas launcheda'Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF)' with fund size of Rs.15000 crore, under which 3% interest subvention is being provided to all eligible entities (individual entrepreneurs, private companies,  MSME,  Farmers  Producers  Organizations    and  section  8  companies)  for  Six categories    such  as;  (i)  the  dairy  processing  and  value  addition  infrastructure,  (ii)  meat processing and value addition infrastructure, (iii) Animal Feed Plant, (iv) Breed improvement technology  and  Breed  multiplication  farm,  (v)  Setting  up  of  veterinary  vaccine  and  drugs production facilities and (vi) Animal waste of wealth Management (Agri-waste Management). The other feature of the AHIDF includes; (i) loan up to 90% of the estimated/actual project cost, (ii) credit guarantee, (iii) maximum repayment period of 8 years including moratorium of 2 years on principle amount and (iv) availability of convergence facilities etc.

The Government of India in 2018-19 extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to Animal Husbandry and Fishery farmers to help them to meet their working capital needs. Under KCC facility, interest subvention is available for animal husbandry and fisheries farmers @ 2% per annum at the time of disbursal of loan and additional interest subvention @ 3% per annum in case of prompt repayment as Prompt Repayment Incentive. (b): The  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  being  implemented  by  the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Husbandry and  Dairying,to enhance India's export competitiveness, provides supports for quality fish production, species diversification, promotion  of  export-oriented  species,  branding,  standards  and  certification,  training  and capacity building, creation of post harvest infrastructure with emphasis on seamless cold chain and development of modern fishing harbours and fish landing centers. Under the PMMSY,a total of 26 fishing harbours and fish landing centres proposals at a total cost of Rs. 2158.65 crore have been approved including modernization and upgradation of  existing  8  fishing  harbours.  In  addition,  Rs.1271.00  crore  has  been  sanctioned  for  the construction of 388 ice plant/cold storages, 588 fish feed mill/plants, 179 fish retail markets, 4 State of Art Wholesale fish markets, 6034 fish kiosks including ornamental kiosks and 94 value added  enterprise  units.  Further  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India  has  also sanctioned 20,920 units of post-harvest fish transportation facilities viz., refrigerated (234) and insulated trucks (934), Live Fish Vending Centres (705), auto rickshaws (2783), motor cycles (8237) and bicycles with ice box (8027) at a total cost of Rs. 541.00 crore. Further, to address the critical infrastructure requirements of fisheries and aquaculture sectors,  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  GoI  during  2018-19  has  created  the  Fisheries  and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore to provide interest subvention up to 3% per annum for providing the concessional finance to States/UTs and private sector. Under FIDF, 21 Fishing Harbours to the tune of Rs. 4744.77 crore  has  been  approved  for  various  coastal  States  namely  Tamil  Nadu,  Andhra  Pradesh,

Gujarat and Maharashtra.

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