Lok Sabha Question No. 262 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Establishment of Fisheries Centres
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Saikia Dilip, Ramesh Chander Kaushik

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 262 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## Establishment of Fisheries Centres

* 262.  SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

## SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a) the  total  funds  sanctioned  and  utilized  under  'Blue  Revolution:  Integrated  Development and Management of Fisheries' during the current year, State-wise particularly in Haryana and North-Eastern States including Assam; and
- (b) the  details  of  fisheries  centres  established  under  this  scheme  in  Assam  and  Haryana including Mangaldoi and Sonipat Parliamentary Constituencies during the last two years and the current year?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) and (b): A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No *262 put in by Shri Dilip  Saikia  and  Shri  Ramesh  Chander  Kaushik  Members  of  Parliament  for  answer  on 22 nd March, 2022 regarding Establishment of Fisheries Centers.

The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying implemented a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS): Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries for a period of five years from 2015-16 to 2019-20 and the CSS has ended on 31 st March, 2020. Under the said CSS, central financial assistance of Rs.2577.49 crore  was  released  to  the  State  Governments/Union  Territories  including  Haryana  and  NorthEastern  States  and  other  implementing  agencies  for  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture. Further, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is now implementing a flagship scheme 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' with highest  ever  investment  of  Rs.20,050  crore  with  effect  from  the  year  2020-21  in  all  the States/UTs including in  Haryana, Assam and other North Eastern States. State-wise details of fund  released  under  PMMSY  during  current  financial  year  i.e.,  2021-22  under  PMMSY  is  at Annexure-I and States namely Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have reported  the  partial  utilization  of  central  funds  against  the  release  of  funds  during  the  current financial year.

During the last two years 2019-20 to 2020-21and the current financial year, 2021-22, the Department  of  Fisheries  has  accorded  approval  to  the  fisheries  development  proposals  of Government of Haryana at a total project cost of Rs. 159.99 crore and a sum of Rs.32.70 crore towards central share has been released. Details of central fund released and utilization reported by  Haryana  and  North  Eastern  States  during  last  two  years  and  current  year  are  furnished  at Annexure-II.  The  approved  activities  include  establishment  of  fish  seed  hatchery,  creation  of infrastructure for fish culture such as fish ponds, Bio-floc, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System, installation  of  cages  in  reservoir,  establishment  of  fish  marketing  infrastructure  and  fish  feed mills. Further, a sum of Rs.210.60 lakh as per the report received from Government of Haryana has been allotted to Sonipat District for construction of new ponds, development of waterlogged area, construction of saline and alkaline pond, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System and Bio-floc system. A regional centre of Central Institute of Fisheries and Education (ICAR-CIFE) has been established in Rohtak, Haryana which is adjacent district of Sonipat to facilitate the development of fisheries and aquaculture in the State.

In  case  of  Assam,  the  project  proposals  at  a  total  outlay  of  Rs.204.60  crore  involving central  share  of  Rs.98.57  crores  have  been  approved  for  fisheries  development  during  the  last two financial years from 2019-20 to 2020-21 and current financial year, 2021-22 and a sum of Rs.80.08  crore  has  been  released.  The  approved  activities  include  establishment  of New Freshwater Finfish Hatcheries, Rearing ponds, grow out ponds, Stocking of Fingerlings in Wet Lands, ornamental fish, RAS, Biofloc culture system, Fish Feed mill, Fish marketing and Post harvest  infrastructure  projects  Viz.  Ice  plants,  Motor  cycle/three-wheeler  with  Ice  Box,  fish kiosks,  Matysa  Seva  Kendra.  Further,  Government  of  Assam  has  reported  that  a  sum  of Rs.293.142 lakh has been sanctioned in Darang district including Mangaldoi for fish hatchery, new rearing pond, new pond construction, inputs for fish farming, inputs for integrated farming, fingerling stocking in Wetlands, large RAS, Cage culture, Pen culture, Motor cycle with ice box, cycle with ice box, Three wheeler with ice box, backyard ornamental unit, recreational fisheries, Medium biofloc, small biofloc, Mini feed mill, fish kiosk and livelihood support to fishers. A regional centre of National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) in Guwahati, Assam has been established  to  facilitate  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture  in  Assam  and  other  North Eastern States.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*262 for answer on 22 nd March, 2022 regarding Establishment of Fisheries Centre: State-wise and scheme-wise central fund released during the current year for development of fisheries and aquaculture

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territories         |   Funds released underPMMSY during 2021-22 (till date) |
|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Andaman &Nicobar                |                                                 509.3  |
|         2 | Andhra Pradesh                  |                                                6006.27 |
|         3 | Assam                           |                                                5061.43 |
|         4 | Bihar                           |                                                1308.15 |
|         5 | Chhattisgarh                    |                                                1658    |
|         6 | Daman &Diu& Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                                   7.2  |
|         7 | Goa                             |                                                 645.85 |
|         8 | Gujarat                         |                                                4804.85 |
|         9 | Haryana                         |                                                1620.03 |
|        10 | Himachal Pradesh                |                                                 111.07 |
|        11 | Jammu &Kashmir                  |                                                1345.27 |
|        12 | Jharkhand                       |                                                1043.35 |
|        13 | Karnataka                       |                                                6155.36 |
|        14 | Kerala                          |                                                7810.74 |
|        15 | Ladakh                          |                                                 120.3  |

|   16 | Lakshadweep    |   98.80 |
|------|----------------|---------|
|   17 | Madhya Pradesh | 4880    |
|   18 | Maharashtra    | 3315.25 |
|   19 | Manipur        |  846.66 |
|   20 | Meghalaya      |  241.84 |
|   21 | Mizoram        |  215.58 |
|   22 | Nagaland       | 1063.53 |
|   23 | Odisha         | 5968.16 |
|   24 | Pondicherry    |  260.05 |
|   25 | Rajasthan      |  227.6  |
|   26 | Sikkim         |  242.01 |
|   27 | Tamil Nadu     | 2642.45 |
|   28 | Telangana      | 4128.03 |
|   29 | Tripura        | 1228.05 |
|   30 | Uttar Pradesh  | 4049.46 |
|   31 | Uttarakhand    | 1476.45 |

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*262 for answer on 22 nd March, 2022 regarding Establishment of Fisheries Centre': Central fund released and utilized by Haryana and North Eastern States during last two years and current year.

(Rs. in lakhs)

|   Sl. No. | State/Union Territories   |   Funds released during last two year and current year (till date) |   State reported utilization of central fund during last two years and current year |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Haryana                   |                                                            3270.44 |                                                                             1311.12 |
|         2 | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                                             815.38 |                                                                                0    |
|         3 | Assam                     |                                                            8008    |                                                                             1671.6  |
|         4 | Manipur                   |                                                            1148.65 |                                                                             1148.65 |
|         5 | Meghalaya                 |                                                            3364.64 |                                                                             2718.31 |
|         6 | Mizoram                   |                                                            1938.34 |                                                                             1564.54 |
|         7 | Nagaland                  |                                                            4025.75 |                                                                             3203.24 |
|         8 | Sikkim                    |                                                            1574.86 |                                                                                0    |
|         9 | Tripura                   |                                                            2753.97 |                                                                              982.96 |

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