Lok Sabha Question No. 770 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-07
Subject: Aqua-Culture Entrepreneurs
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.770 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  FEBRUARY, 2023

## Aqua-Culture Entrepreneurs

## 770. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH:

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

- (a) the details of investment made so far in the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Samapada Yojana, State-wise;
- (b) the  progress  of  proposal  to  exempt  India  from  WTO's  restriction  on  the  distant  water  fishing  and  it's potential impact if such a proposal fails;
- (c) the incentives given by the Ministry to startups and fish farms in the State of Rajasthan during the last five years; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Ministry to promote easy access to credit for aqua-culture entrepreneurs, fish farms and fishing activities?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) :  The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' during the last two financial years (2020-21 and 2021-22) and the current financial  year  (2022-23)  has  accorded approvals to the proposals of 35 States and Union Territories and other Implementing  agencies  for  a  total  investment  worth  Rs.  11783.18  crores.  State-wise  details  of  the  proposals approved under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure.

(b) :  There is no restriction for India to undertake the distant water fishing. Besides, there is no such proposal.

(c) :    The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government of India, under its various schemes including under PMMSY, during  last  five  financial  years  from  2017-18  to  2021-22  and  current  financial  year  (2022-23  )  has  accorded approvals to the proposals of Government of Rajasthan at a total outlay of Rs.47.89 crore with central share of Rs.15.83  crore  for  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture  in  the  State  and  the  approved  activities  includes establishment of hatcheries, construction of  new  freshwater  grow-out,  seed rearing and  biofloc ponds, construction  of  saline  alkaline  ponds,  establishment  of  Recirculatory  Aquaculture  (RAS)    and  Biofloc  Units, establishment of reservoir cages and post-harvest transportation units.

(d) :  To promote easy access to credit for aqua-culture farmers, fish farms and fishing activities the Government of India in 2018-19 extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisher and fish farmers to help them meet their  working  capital  needs.  The  fisheries-related  working  capital  components  covered  under  KCC  include recurring cost towards seed, feed, organic and inorganic fertilizers, lime/other soil conditioners, harvesting and marketing charges, fuel/electricity charges, labour, lease rent (if leased water area) etc. For capture fisheries, the working capital includes the cost of fuel, ice, labouring charges, mooring/landing charges, etc. KCC holders for fisheries  have  the  credit  limit  of  Rs.2  lakh. Under  KCC  facility,  interest  subvention  is  also  made  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.

Besides,  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  during 2018-19 created  a  dedicated  fund  namely  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs. 7522.48 crore for a period of 5 years. FIDF provides concessional finance to the Eligible  Entities  (EEs),  including  SCs/STs/Marginal  Farmers,  Women  entrepreneurs,  Self  Help  Groups  and Cooperatives,  State  Governments/Union  Territories  and  State  entities  for  development  of  identified  fisheries infrastructure facilities through Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs).

Annexure

Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  770 for reply on 07 th  February, 2023-State-wise details of proposals approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the Financial Years 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT        | Total Investment (In Rs. Crores)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------------------|
| (i)       | (ii) (iii)              | (ii) (iii)                         |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar        | 37.12                              |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 2121.03                            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 89.76                              |
| 4         | Assam                   | 328.06                             |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 302.42                             |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            | 364.32                             |
| 7         | D &D&Dadra&NH           | 6.46                               |
| 8         | Delhi                   | 5.33                               |
| 9         | Goa                     | 94.68                              |
| 10        | Gujarat                 | 739.42                             |
| 11        | Haryana                 | 283.22                             |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh        | 98.27                              |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 88.58                              |
| 14        | Jharkhand               | 309.02                             |
| 15        | Karnataka               | 779.79                             |
| 16        | Kerala                  | 540.87                             |
| 17        | Ladakh                  | 14.82                              |
| 18        | Lakshadweep             | 55.88                              |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh          | 497.03                             |
| 20        | Maharashtra             | 715.83                             |
| 21        | Manipur                 | 83.47                              |
| 22        | Meghalaya               | 71.65                              |
| 23        | Mizoram                 | 87.72                              |
| 24        | Nagaland                | 68.62                              |
| 25        | Odisha                  | 632.12                             |
| 26        | Puducherry              | 81.56                              |
| 27        | Punjab                  | 141.94                             |
| 28        | Rajasthan               | 43.05                              |
| 29        | Sikkim                  | 47.33                              |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu              | 574.73                             |
| 31        | Telangana               | 226.78                             |
| 32        | Tripura                 | 96.69                              |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh           | 861.05                             |
| 34        | Uttarakhand             | 163.03                             |
| 35        | West Bengal             | 77.15                              |
|           | TotalA                  | 10728.78                           |
| 36        | Central Sector Projects | 1054.40                            |
|           | Total A+B               | 11783.18                           |

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