Lok Sabha Question No. 2522 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-08-06
Subject: Sagar Parikrama
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ms Sayani Ghosh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2522 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06 th  AUGUST 2024

## Sagar Parikrama

2522  Ms SAYANI GHOSH:

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

- (a)  the  expected  outcomes  of  the  Sagar  Parikrama  Phase-XII  held  in  the  South  24 Parganas district of West Bengal on January 11, 2024;
- (b) the findings from the inspection of aquaculture in brackishwater and impetus provided by the Government to fisherfolk since then;
- (c) the subsidies or financial support provided to enhance access to technologies such as indigenous seed production and diversified farming in the State; and
- (d) the technical assistance provided for research on native fish species being undertaken by experts in the State?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a)  An  outreach  program  'Sagar  Parikrama'  was  organized  in  12  phases  by  the Department of Fisheries, Government of India (DoF, GoI) as a part of the 75 th  Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav during March 2022 to January 2024. This initiative was aimed to engage with fishermen, coastal communities and stakeholders of fisheries sector across coastline of the country with objectives to share the information on Government schemes related to  fisheries  sector,  promote  sustainable  fishing  practices  and  protection  of  marine ecosystem for a sustainable development of the sector. Phase-XII of the Sagar Parikrama program  in  West  Bengal  was  organized  on  10 th   and  11 th   January  2024  wherein interactions with fishers and stakeholders were held at Digha, Shankarpur, Petuaghat, Bakkhali, Sagardwip Island and Regional Centre of ICAR-Central Institute of Brackishwater  Aquaculture  (CIBA)  Kakdwip.  The  information  about  the  Government schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Kisan Credit Card (KCC)  and  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (FIDF)  were highlighted to the fishermen and stakeholders, encouraging them to avail the benefits under these schemes.
- (b)  The DoF, GoI, under PMMSY has approved the proposals of Government of West Bengal at a cost of Rs.497.88 crore with central share of Rs.209.90 crore during last two years for development of fisheries and aquaculture sector in the state including brackish water aquaculture.

(c)  The DoF, GoI, under PMMSY has approved the projects of the State Government of West Bengal for establishment of 190 units of hatcheries at a cost of Rs.47.45 crore for fish seed production including indigenous fish species. The DoF, GoI has approved 62 unit  of  Recirculatory  Aquaculture  System  and  to  bring  48-hectare  new  area  under aquaculture at a cost of Rs.17.80 crore for diversified fish farming in the state of West Bengal.

(d)  The  DoF,  GoI  is  implementing  the  river  ranching  activity  under  Central  Sector component of PMMSY to enhance fish stocks of native species in the major river system covering 17 States including West Bengal with technical support from ICAR-Fisheries Research Institutes namely, Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CIFRI), Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (ICAR-CIFA) and Directorate of Coldwater Fisheries Research (ICAR-DCFR). Under these activities, 822 lakh fingerlings of native species such as Labeo rohita , Catla catla , Cirrhinus mrigala , and brown trout, along with other native species, have been stocked in major riverine systems like Ganga, Mahanadi, Brahmaputra,  Kaveri  and  Narmada.  ICAR-CIBA  with  its  centere  at  Kakdwip  in  West Bengal is  assisted  under  the  PMMSY  and  ICAR  to  conduct  research  and  technology transfer  of  native  species  such  as  Hilsa,  Bengal  bream,  long  whisker  catfish  ( Mystus gulio ),  scatt  fish  and  Indian  white  shrimp.  This  includes  enhancing  seed  production, improving availability of seeds and formulated feed for farming and adoption of improved farming  methods.  In  addition,  support  for  disease  management  and  guidance  to  fish farmers  of  the  state  is  also  provided  under  the  National  Surveillance  Programme  for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD), which is funded by the DoF, GoI under PMMSY.

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