Lok Sabha Question No. 4168 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-19
Subject: Aquaculture Insurance Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Mohibbullah

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4168 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## Aquaculture Insurance Scheme

## 4168.  Shri Mohibbullah:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of aquaculture farmers and farm area covered under the Aquaculture Insurance Scheme, State-wise and district-wise in Uttar Pradesh;
- (b) the details regarding the total amount of premium paid and claims made by such farmers since the inception of scheme, State and district-wise;
- (c) the details regarding the number of farmers who received one time incentive under then scheme, State-wise and district-wise in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  awareness  sessions  on  procedures  followed  by farmers while filing claims; and
- (e) if so, the details regarding the number of sessions organized, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI GEORGE KURIAN)

(a)  and  (e)  :  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  is implementing a new Central Sector Sub-scheme namely the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of ₹6000 crore.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying has developed and made operational the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) under PM-MKSSY on 11.09.2024. The NFDP aims at formalization of the Indian fisheries and aquaculture sector through creation of work-based digital  identities  and  the  database for all stakeholders in fisheries sector. It also serves as 'one-stop' solution for access  to  institutional credit, strengthening  of  fisheries co-operatives, incentivizing aquiculture  insurance,  performance-based  incentives,  fisheries'  traceability  systems  and  training  and capacity building.

The PM-MKSSY under its component 1-B provides for one-time incentive for purchase of aquaculture insurance by the farmers.  The one-time incentive for aquaculture insurance is provided at the rate of 40% of the premium paid with a ceiling up to ₹25,000 per hectare, limiting ₹1 lakh per farmer for farms upto 4 hectares Water Spread Area (WSA). For the intensive aquaculture system including intensive systems  like  cage  culture,  RAS,  bio-floc,  and  raceways  etc.  incentive  for  aquaculture  insurance  is provided at the rate of 40% of the premium paid with a ceiling up to ₹1 lakh per farmer for 1800 m3 for intensive aquaculture systems. Further, the SC/ST and women beneficiaries get an additional 10% of incentive. As on date, 684 lead applications have been received on the NFDP including 58 from Uttar Pradesh and the same have been forwarded to the insurance companies on the portal. Further, a total of  29  aquaculture  farmers  have  applied  for  one-time  incentive  under  PM-MKSSY  on  NFDP  and  8 aquaculture farmers have availed the benefit of one-time incentive. The State and District-wise details alongwith the premium amount are furnished at Annexure-I. A total of 85 awareness camps has been conducted and the state-wise details are furnished at Annexure-II.

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## Annexure-I

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  4168  put  in  by Shri Mohibbullah, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for answer on 19 th  August, 2025 regarding Aquaculture Insurance Scheme

- (i)  State-wise and District-wise details of the One-Time Incentive applications received
- (ii)  State-wise and District-wise details of the One-Time Incentive disbursed

| Sl. No   | Year               | Name of the State   | District      |   No. of Farmers Covered |   Covered Farm area (ha) | Premium amount   |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|
| 1        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | West Godavari |                        4 |                    14.01 | 4,01,754.25      |
| 2        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | Krishna       |                        3 |                    11.56 | 3,52,864.42      |
| 3        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | Eluru         |                        2 |                    30.38 | 7,91,075.99      |
| 4        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | Nellore       |                        1 |                     1.21 | 45,100.00        |
| 5        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | Guntur        |                        1 |                     1.01 | 57,737.40        |
| 6 7 8    | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Tamil Nadu          | Nagapattinam  |                        5 |                     7.24 | 2,19,253.00      |
|          | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Tamil Nadu          | Chennai       |                        2 |                     7.28 | 8,20,892.00      |
|          | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Tamil Nadu          | Pudukottai    |                        3 |                     7.21 | 2,93,794.00      |
| 9        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Tamil Nadu          | Thanjavur     |                        2 |                     5.42 | 2,09,077.00      |
| 10       | 2025-26            | Odisha              | Bhadrak       |                        1 |                     0.4  | 30,737.02        |
| 11       | 2025-26            | Odisha              | Kendrapara    |                        1 |                     0.4  | 21,522.92        |
| 12       | 2025-26            | Puducherry          | Puducherry    |                        1 |                     3.89 | 4,77,116.00      |
| 13       | 2024-25            | Telangana           | Hyderabad     |                        1 |                     1.51 | 72,208.92        |
| 14       | 2025-26            | Mizoram             | Mamit         |                        2 |                     8    | 37,93,132.92     |
|          |                    |                     |               |                       29 |                    99.52 | 75,86,265.84     |

| Sl. No   | Year               | Name of the State   | District      |   No. of Farmers Covered |   Covered Farm area (ha) | Premium amount   |   OTI Amount |
|----------|--------------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|--------------|
| 1        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | West Godavari |                        2 |                     3.96 | 89,780.66        |      37695   |
| 1        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Andhra Pradesh      | Krishna       |                        2 |                     6.8  | 185735.71        |      74294.8 |
| 2        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Tamil Nadu          | Nagapatti nam |                        2 |                     3.23 | 95596.00         |      38238.4 |
| 2        | 2024-25 & 2025- 26 | Tamil Nadu          | Thanjavur     |                        2 |                     5.42 | 2,09,077.00      |      83630.8 |
| Total    | Total              | Total               | Total         |                        8 |                    19.41 | 380,191.37       |     233859   |

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## Annexure-II

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  4168  put  in  by Shri Mohibbullah, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for answer on 19 th  August, 2025 regarding Aquaculture Insurance Scheme: State-wise details of the camps organized

| Sl. No   | Name of State     |   Number of Awareness Camps Organised |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1        | Madhya Pradesh    |                                     3 |
| 2        | Kerala            |                                     6 |
| 3        | Karnataka         |                                     4 |
| 4        | Lakshadweep       |                                     2 |
| 5        | Telangana         |                                     3 |
| 6        | Bihar             |                                     3 |
| 7        | Nagaland          |                                     1 |
| 8        | Assam             |                                     5 |
| 9        | Haryana           |                                     1 |
| 10       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                     6 |
| 11       | Rajasthan         |                                     4 |
| 12       | Tamil Nadu        |                                     8 |
| 13       | Manipur           |                                    10 |
| 14       | Mizoram           |                                     4 |
| 15       | Meghalaya         |                                     4 |
| 16       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                     2 |
| 17       | Sikkim            |                                     4 |
| 18       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                     3 |
| 19       | Ladakh            |                                     1 |
| 20       | Odisha            |                                    11 |
| Total    |                   |                                    85 |

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