Lok Sabha Question No. 3100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-22
Subject: Human Resource Development Support to Fisheries Sector
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3100 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22 ND  MARCH, 2022

## Human Resource Development Support to Fisheries Sector

## 3100. SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  established  institutions  for  providing  Human  Resource Development support to the fisheries sector; and
- (b) if so, the details of the selected institutes, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Department of Agricultural Research and Education is the apex body for coordinating, guiding and managing research and education  in  agriculture  and  allied  sectors  including  fisheries  and  aquaculture.  The  Central Institute  of  Fisheries  Education  (CIFE),  a  deemed  to  be  University  under  ICAR  with  its headquarters at Mumbai, Maharashtra carries out human resource development through postgraduate and doctorate programmes in 11 disciplines. CIFE has two regional research centres at Kolkata (West Bengal) and Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) which conduct certificate courses on different aspects of fisheries and aquaculture. Besides, other fisheries Research Institutes and their Centres under ICAR located in different States also provide human resource development support to the fisheries sector through training and demonstrations. A list of such institutes is given in the statement at Annexure.

The  Central  Institute  of  Fisheries,  Nautical  and  Engineering  Training  (CIFNET)  and National Institute of Fisheries Post Harvest technology and Training with headquarters at Kochi in  Kerala  are  functioning  under  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry and Dairying also impart training  in various  aspects of fisheries.  CIFNET has its other  units  at  Chennai  in  Tamil  Nadu and Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. Moreover, the Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  been implementing a flagship scheme namely 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' with highest ever estimated investment of Rs. 20050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years  with  effect  from  the  financial  year  2020-21  which inter  alia promotes  activities  like training,  awareness,  exposure  and  capacity  building.  National  Fisheries  Development  Board (NFDB) has been identified as nodal agency for providing training and awareness programmes under PMMSY. These training programmes are implemented through Fisheries Departments of States/Union Territories, various institutes such as ICAR  fisheries institutes, Fisheries Universities/Colleges of Fisheries, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) and NFDB regional centres.

Statement referred to in the reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3100 raised by Shri Sridhar Kotagiri, Hon'ble Member of Parliament for answer on 22 nd March, 2022 regarding Human Resource Development Support to Fisheries Sector

|   Sl. No. | ICAR Institutes                                             | Headquarters              | Locations of Regional/Research Centres                                                                                                                                                        |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE)        | Mumbai (Maharashtra)      | Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) Rohtak (Haryana) Kolkata (West Bengal) Motipur (Bihar)                                                                                 |
|         2 | ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI)    | Kochi (Kerala)            | Mandapam, Chennai& Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Veraval (Gujarat) Mumbai (Maharashtra) Karwar, Mangalore (Karnataka) Calicut, Vizhinzam (Kerala) West Bengal (Digha) |
|         3 | ICAR-Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI)    | Barrackpore (West Bengal) | Bangalore (Karnataka) Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Guwahati (Assam) Vadodara (Gujarat) Kolkata (West Bengal) Kochi (Kerala)                                                                      |
|         4 | ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT),      | Kochi (Kerala)            | Mumbai (Maharashtra) Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) Veraval (Gujarat)                                                                                                                         |
|         5 | ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA),    | Bhubaneswar (Orissa)      | Bangalore (Karnataka) Rahara (West Bengal) Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) Bhatinda (Punjab)                                                                                                      |
|         6 | ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), | Chennai (Tamil Nadu)      | Kakdwip (West Bengal) Navsari (Gujarat)                                                                                                                                                       |
|         7 | ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR),     | Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)   | Kochi (Kerala)                                                                                                                                                                                |
|         8 | ICAR- Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research (DCFR),   | Bhimtal (Uttarakhand)     | --                                                                                                                                                                                            |

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