Lok Sabha Question No. 321 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-04
Subject: Production Inland Aquaculture
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Rani Srikumar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04 th  FEBRUARY, 2025

## Production Inland Aquaculture

## 321. Dr. Rani Srikumar:

- Will  the  Minister  of  FISHERIES,  ANIMAL  HUSBANDRY  AND  DAIRYING  be pleased to state: (a) the details of inland aquaculture production in the country, State-wise, during the last five years including Tamil Nadu; (b) whether the Government has introduced any advancements or new technologies for enhancing inland aquaculture production, and if so, the details thereof; (c)  the  measures  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  these technologies are accessible and affordable to fish farmers, especially in States like Tamil Nadu; and (d) whether the Government is providing any subsidies or financial assistance for the
- adoption of these technologies and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The details of inland fish production with aquaculture in the country, State-wise, during the last five years including Tamil Nadu is furnished as Annexure-I .
- (b):  Department  of  Fisheries  (DoF),  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  & Dairying, Government of India is implementing a flagship scheme namely 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' with highest ever investment of ₹20050 crore  in  fisheries  sector  for  a  period  of  5  years  with  effect  from  the  financial  year 2020-21 in all the States/UTs to address critical gaps in fish production, productivity,
- quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernization and strengthening  of  value  chain,  reduction  of  post-harvest  losses,  traceability  etc.  in inland  aquaculture.  PMMSY,  inter-alia,  has  supported  projects  with  total  outlay  of ₹5259.85  Crore  in  the  areas  of  infusion  &  adoption  of  new  technologies  such  as Recirculatory Aquaculture System  (RAS), biofloc, cage culture in reservoirs, Integrated Multi-tropic Aquaculture (IMTA), raceways, aquaponics, pen culture etc.

(c): To ensure that the new and latest technologies are accessible and affordable, the Government of India has supported 3028 training and capacity building programme involving  3,02,315  fishers,  fish  farmers  and  other  stakeholders  in  all  States/UTs including Tamil Nadu under PMMSY since 2020-21.

(d):  Under  PMMSY,  the  government  financial  assistance  for  various  beneficiary oriented components and activities is provided to fishers, fish farmers & other eligible beneficiaries  under  Centrally  sponsored  component  of  PMMSY  up  to  40%  of  the unit/project cost for General category  and  60%  for  SC/ST/Women  category beneficiaries. In addition, concession finance with interest subvention up to 3% is also supported for creation and strengthening of fisheries infrastructure including latest fish production technologies under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund. Besides, to facilitate access to institutional credit by fishers and fish farmers, Kisan  Credit  Card  (KCC)  facility  has  also  been  extended  to  fisheries  sector  since 2018-19. Till date, 4,50,799 KCC have been sanctioned to fishers and fish farmers.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 321 for answer on 04 th  February, 2025 put in by Dr. Rani Srikumar, Hon'ble Member  of  Parliament  (Lok  Sabha).  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  Inland  Fish Production in the country

(in lakhs Tonnes)

| S. No.   | States/UTs                 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |   2023-24 |
|----------|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh             |     36.1  |     40.7  |     42.19 |     45.06 |     45.58 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh          |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.09 |      0.09 |
| 3        | Assam                      |      3.73 |      3.93 |      4.17 |      4.43 |      4.99 |
| 4        | Bihar                      |      6.41 |      6.83 |      7.62 |      8.46 |      8.73 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh               |      5.72 |      5.77 |      5.91 |      6.52 |      7.81 |
| 6        | Goa                        |      0.04 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.06 |      0.09 |
| 7        | Gujarat                    |      1.58 |      1.57 |      1.86 |      1.94 |      2.03 |
| 8        | Haryana                    |      1.91 |      2.03 |      2.08 |      2.12 |      2.15 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh           |      0.14 |      0.15 |      0.16 |      0.17 |      0.18 |
| 10       | Jharkhand                  |      2.23 |      2.38 |      2.57 |      2.8  |      3.11 |
| 11       | Karnataka                  |      2.29 |      2.61 |      4.85 |      4.95 |      4.02 |
| 12       | Kerala                     |      2.05 |      2.24 |      2.25 |      2.3  |      2.51 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh             |      2    |      2.49 |      2.93 |      3.42 |      3.82 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                |      1.18 |      1.25 |      1.57 |      1.44 |      2.67 |
| 15       | Manipur                    |      0.32 |      0.33 |      0.33 |      0.34 |      0.45 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                  |      0.14 |      0.16 |      0.18 |      0.19 |      0.2  |
| 17       | Mizoram                    |      0.07 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.05 |      0.05 |
| 18       | Nagaland                   |      0.09 |      0.09 |      0.09 |      0.09 |      0.1  |
| 19       | Odisha                     |      6.6  |      7.01 |      7.89 |      8.39 |      8.97 |
| 20       | Punjab                     |      1.51 |      1.65 |      1.9  |      1.85 |      1.84 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                  |      1.16 |      0.6  |      0.66 |      0.79 |      0.91 |
| 22       | Sikkim                     |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0.01 |      0.01 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                 |      1.74 |      1.75 |      2.12 |      2.32 |      2.47 |
| 24       | Telangana                  |      3    |      3.49 |      3.9  |      4.38 |      4.56 |
| 25       | Tripura                    |      0.78 |      0.82 |      0.82 |      0.83 |      0.86 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand                |      0.05 |      0.06 |      0.06 |      0.07 |      0.09 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh              |      6.99 |      7.46 |      8.09 |      9.15 |     11.6  |
| 28       | West Bengal                |     16.19 |     16.69 |     16.52 |     18.56 |     18.84 |
| 29       | A and N Islands            |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 30       | Chandigarh                 |      0.01 |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 31       | D&N Haveli & Daman and Diu |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 32       | Delhi                      |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0.01 |      0    |      0.01 |
| 33       | Jammu & Kashmir            |      0.21 |      0.21 |      0.25 |      0.27 |      0.28 |
| 34       | Ladakh                     |      0    |      0    |      0.01 |      0    |      0    |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |      0    |
| 36       | Puducherry                 |      0.07 |      0.05 |      0.08 |      0.05 |      0.04 |
|          | All-India                  |    104.37 |    112.49 |    121.21 |    131.13 |    139.07 |