Lok Sabha Question No. 1275 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Subsidy for Purchasing Boats by Fisherman
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. †1275 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2024

## Subsidy for Purchasing Boats by Fisherman

## 1275 Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai:

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

- (a) whether subsidy provided by the Government to the fishermen in Daman and Diu for  purchasing  of  Global  Positioning  System  (GPS)  wireless,  engine,  wire  rope, lamps, fridges, generators and many other items including purchasing of new boats under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  reason for discontinuation of the subsidy in Daman  and Diu (UT) after year 2018-19;
- (c) whether  the  owner  of  boat  or  family  members  received  grant  for  any  casualty reported due to boarding-de-boarding on the boat, storm and fire incidents;
- (d) if so, whether the such grant has been discontinued; and
- (e) if so, the reasons therefor and the details about resuming the subsidy and grant on the above items?

## ANSWER

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

(a):  The  Department of Fisheries, Government of India is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in all the States and Union Territories (UTs) of India from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 for holistic development of fisheries sector including welfare of fishers. The PMMSY inter alia envisages for providing support towards safety kits and communication devices for strengthening safety and security  of  fishermen.  The  safety  kits  envisaged  under  the  PMMSY,  mainly comprised of assistance for supply of Global Positioning System (GPS), life jacket, lifebuoy, other lifesaving appliances, a radar reflector, first-aid box, a set of flares, backup  battery,  search  &  rescue  beacons  etc.  In  addition,  assistance  is  also provided for providing  boats  (as  replacement)  and  nets  for  traditional  fishermen, support for acquisition of deep-sea fishing vessels for traditional fishermen and up gradation of existing fishing vessels for export competency. Projects under PMMSY are  approved  and  central  funds  are  released  based  on  fisheries  developmental proposals submitted by the concerned State/UT. Under PMMSY, during 2020-21, the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India  has  accorded  approval  to  the fisheries developmental projects submitted by UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu at total cost of Rs.6.31 crore. The activities approved include construction of  rearing  ponds,  grow  out  ponds,  ornamental  fish  rearing  units,  cold  storage, establishment of brood bank for seaweed, fish value added enterprise, transport vehicles, freshwater aquaculture etc.

(b):  Government has not discontinued subsidy in UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and    Diu after 2018-19.

(c)  &  (d):  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government of India,  under  PMMSY,  is implementing Group  Accident Insurance Scheme  (GAIS),  through National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) wherein, insurance premium is borne by the Central & State Government and completely borne by the Central Government in case of Union Territories with no contribution from the beneficiary. The scheme is active and insurance coverage provided includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/- against death or permanent total disability, (ii) Rs.2,50,000/- for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000/. The NFDB has informed that 7864 fishers of UT of Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu are covered under the insurance and as on date no such claim request under GAIS has been received.

(e):  Does not arise.