Lok Sabha Question No. 1192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-27
Subject: National Fisheries Development Board
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Bhola Singh

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27 TH  JULY, 2021

## National Fisheries Development Board

## 1192.   DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

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

- (a) whether  the    Government    has    set    up    National  Fisheries  Development  Board (NFDB) for development of fisheries sector;
- (b) if so, the details of schemes implemented by the Board  along  with  the  achievements made  and  funds spent  during  the  last  three  years,  scheme-wise  and State-wise;
- (c) whether the  NFDB  performs  any  activities  in training and extension facilities to Fishermen;
- (d) if so, the details thereof including beneficiaries therefrom, State-wise;
- (e) the  details  of  projects  undertaken  along  with  the  achievements    made    and    funds spent  during  the  last three years, scheme-wise and State-wise;
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the functioning of the NFDB;
- (g) if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) the    details    of    other    steps    being    taken    by    the  Government  to  strengthen  the NFDB?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (e): Yes, Sir. The  Department  of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry  and  Dairying  had  in  July,  2006  set  up  National  Fisheries  Development  Board (NFDB) with its head office at Hyderabad for development of fisheries in the country.

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) since its inception has taken up various fisheries developmental activities like cage culture, domestic marketing, ornamental fisheries, technology upgradation, seaweed cultivation, wetland development, quality seed production, species diversification, aquatic quarantine facilities, Aquatic Animal Health Laboratories, use of Solar power in fisheries and Innovative activities. Besides, the Board has funded various Training  and  Extension  programmes  for  skill  development  of  fishers,  fish  farmers  and fisheries officials. Activity-wise and year-wise details of the funds released by NFDB during the past three years for development of fisheries including human resource development are furnished at Annexure-I.

(f) and (g): Yes, Sir. The activities and functioning of the National Fisheries Development Board  (NFDB)  has  been  periodically  reviewed  through  the  Executive  Committee  (EC) chaired by Secretary, Department of Fisheries and Governing Body(GB) chaired by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and provided guidance from time-totime.  Since  inception  of  NFDB,  39  meetings  of  the  Executive  Committee  (EC)  and  8 meetings of Governing Body (GB) have been held so far to review the activities of NFDB and to oversee its functions.

(h): Under  the    'Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  -  A  scheme  to bring  about  Blue  Revolution  through  sustainable  and  responsible  development  of  fisheries sector  in  India'  implemented  by  the  Department  of  Fisheries(DoF),  Ministry  of  Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  NFDB has been  entrusted with the work of appraisal of proposals received from the States/UTs. Besides, under PMMSY, NFDB has been designated as a nodal agency for implementing Capacity building programmes, Entrepreneur Development Models, Insurance for fishers (GAIS) and subvention of insurance premium for fishing  vessels,  Fish  Farmers  Producer  Organizations(FFPOs),  traceability  &  certification, river ranching and outreach activities. NFDB is also the Nodal Implementing Agency (NIA) of 'Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund' (FIDF) implemented by the DoF. The NIA under FIDF, scrutinizes, evaluates, apprises the proposal submitted by Eligible Entities (EEs).

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  1192  for  answer  on  27 th July,  2021  regarding  National  Fisheries  Development Board(NFDB) Activity-wise and year-wise details of the funds released by NFDB.

(Rs. in lakhs)

| S.No.   | Activity                                                                       |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.      | Cage culture                                                                   |   1004.74 |   4508.03 |    131.57 |
| 2.      | Coldwater fisheries                                                            |      0    |     38.87 |      0    |
| 3.      | Domestic marketing                                                             |     73.49 |    123    |    386.11 |
| 4.      | e-governance                                                                   |     22.55 |      6    |     20.37 |
| 5.      | Fish festivals                                                                 |     36.72 |     32.68 |     18.19 |
| 6.      | Human Resource Development                                                     |    632.51 |    613.48 |     92.18 |
| 7.      | Innovative activities                                                          |    223.5  |    132    |     89.59 |
| 8.      | National Freshwater Fish Brood Bank (NFFBB)                                    |     25.02 |      9.01 |     47.66 |
| 9.      | Ornamental Fisheries                                                           |    212.76 |    256.75 |    141.79 |
| 10.     | Seaweed cultivation                                                            |    120.56 |     77.82 |     61.35 |
| 11.     | Technology Upgradation Projects (TUP)                                          |    299.01 |    139.6  |    166.9  |
| 12.     | Wetland Development                                                            |    151.21 |     40.13 |     17.49 |
| 13.     | Aquatic Animal Health Lab                                                      |     56    |    283.59 |    405.74 |
| 14.     | Quality seed Program                                                           |    601.63 |    890.88 |     72.78 |
| 15.     | RAS System                                                                     |    200.3  |    240.94 |     60.56 |
| 16.     | Solar Projects                                                                 |     80    |     61.2  |      0    |
| 17.     | Aquatic Quarantine Facility                                                    |    500    |      0    |    230    |
| 18.     | Aspirational Districts Development                                             |      0    |    112.75 |     40.07 |
| 19.     | Centre of Aquatic Animal Disease Informatics and Referral Diagnostics (CADRID) |      0    |    114.1  |      0    |
| 20.     | Deep sea fishing                                                               |      0    |    473.38 |      0    |
| 21.     | Hatcheries                                                                     |      0    |    236.53 |    101.95 |
| 22.     | Innovative Retail outlet                                                       |      0    |      7.5  |      7.5  |
| 23.     | Biofloc culture                                                                |      0    |      0    |      3.6  |
| 24.     | World Fisheries Day 2020 Celebrations                                          |      0    |      0    |    307.4  |
| 25.     | Publications                                                                   |      0    |      0    |      4.19 |
| 26.     | Publicity under PMMSY-(Outdoor campaigns through Hoardings )                   |      0    |      0    |     38.77 |
| 27.     | River Ranching                                                                 |      0    |      0    |    140.75 |
|         | TOTAL                                                                          |   4240    |   8398.24 |   2586.51 |

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