Lok Sabha Question No. 3111 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Marine Fishing Operations
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Maddila  Gurumoorthy

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3111 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## Marine Fishing Operations

## 3111. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

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

- (a)    whether  the  Government  has  recorded  the  high  incidence  of  post  harvest  losses  in  marine fishing operations during the last three years;
- (b)   if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c)   the reasons for such a high incidence of losses and the details of steps taken to redress it;
- (d)   whether the Government has taken cognizance of the high diesel prices on the fishing community in the country;
- (e)  if so, whether the Government proposes to increase the diesel subsidy to the fishing   community; and
- (f)   if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  to  (c):  No,  Sir,  there  are  no  reports  of  high  incidence  of  post-harvest  losses  in  marine  fishing operations during the last three years that have been received in the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying,  Government  of  India.  Further,  Department  of  Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing flagship scheme  namely  'Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)'  with  a  vision  to  bring  Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of Fisheries sector in India with highest ever investment of ₹20050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year  2020-21  to  2024-25.  PMMSY  inter-alia  aims  to  reduce  post-harvest  losses,  modernize  and strengthen Post-harvest infrastructure and fisheries value chain for development of harvest, post-harvest and marketing infrastructure under the scheme  which  includes construction/modernization and upgradation of fishing harbours/ fish landing centres, setting up of markets and marketing infrastructures, providing cold chain storage facilities and post-harvest transportation facilities. Further, in  order  to  address  the  infrastructure  requirement  for  fisheries  sector,  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Ministry of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  also  created  dedicated  fund  namely  Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a corpus of Rs 7522.48 crore in 2018-19 for providing the concessional finance.

(d) to (f) Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, has reported that the prices of diesel in the country are market-determined with effect from 19.10.2014. Since then, the public sector Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs)  take  appropriate  decision  on  pricing  of  diesel.  Simultaneously,  different  mechanisms  of providing  subsidy/  Tax  exemptions  or  reimbursements  to  control  the  diesel  prices  for  fishing communities exists in different coastal States/UTs.

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