Lok Sabha Question No. 238 (STARRED), answered on 2022-08-02
Subject: Development of Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION No. 238 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  AUGUST, 2022

## Development of Fisheries

## *238.  SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  a  huge  potential  for  the  development  of  fisheries  in  the  country especially in the State of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken any steps or proposes to give permission for feed meal, seed center, marketing, cold storage vans at the central level related to fisheries for  the  livelihood  and  upliftment  of  Scheduled  Castes  and  Scheduled  Tribes  in  the country especially in the Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency of Maharashtra during the last three years; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof as on date?

## 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 †*238 put in by Shri Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Member of Parliament for answer on 2 nd  August, 2022 regarding Development of Fisheries

(a):      Yes  sir.    The  country  is  endowed  with  huge  potential  in  terms  long  coastline,  vast Exclusive  Economic  Zone  (EEZ)  and  continental  shelf  area,  brackishwater  area,  estuaries, backwaters  and  lagoons,  rivers  and  streams,  canals,  floodplain  wetlands,  lakes,  ponds  & tanks, reservoirs, saline alkaline areas and other water bodies for development of fisheries. State of Maharashtra has a coastline of 720 km long, continental shelf of 55,529 sq.km, rivers &  canals,  brackishwater,  estuaries  and  reservoirs,  tanks  and  ponds  for  development  of fisheries.

(b)  and  (c):      The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying has been taking various steps and implementation of schemes for development of fisheries  in  the  country  including  in  the  State  of    Maharashtra.  Welfare  of  fishermen upliftment of the economic status of fishers, fish farmers and related stakeholders including SC/ST/women  are  core  objective  of  the  scheme.  The  schemes  implemented  include;  (i) Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of  Fisheries  implemented at  a  total  central  outlay  of  Rs  3000  crore  for  a  period  of  5  years from 2015-16 and 2019-20, (ii) Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore implemented for a period of 5 years from 2018-19 to 2023-24 for providing concessional finance, (iii) issuance of Kisan Credit Cards (KCC)  to  fishers  and  fish  farmers  and  (iv)  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY)  under  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Abhiyan  with  an  investment  of  Rs.20,050  crore implemented for a period of 5 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during  last  two  financial  year  i.e.  2020-21  and  2021-2022  has  accorded  approval  to  the fisheries development proposals of Government of Maharashtra at a total cost of Rs. 607.72 crore  with  central  share  of  Rs.  287.87  crore  under  PMMSY.  The  approved  proposals  also include support for fish seed hatcheries, fish feed mills, post harvest cold chain facilities like iceplants/cold storages, refrigerated vehicles, insulated vehicles, motor cycle with ice boxes, fish kiosks and retail markets. The Government of Maharashtra has reported that during FY 2021-22,  7(seven) proposals for supply of two refrigerated vehicles,  three insulated vehicles and two motor cycle with ice boxes with the Government assistance of Rs 66.90 lakh  were sanctioned  under  PMMSY  for  the  ST  category  beneficiaries  in  Akole  Taluka  in  Shirdi Parliamentary Constituency.

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