Lok Sabha Question No. 1937 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-01
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Fishers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: T.N. Prathapan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1937 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST AUGUST, 2023

## Welfare Schemes for Fishers

## 1937.   SHRI T. N. PRATHAPAN:

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

- (a)     the details of ongoing welfare schemes for fishers in the country;
- (b)  the  total  number  and  data  of  fishers  in  the  country  in  both  marine  and  inland  sectors, State-wise; and
- (c)  whether  the  Government  will  initiate  new  welfare  packages  to  ensure  safe  residence, better education and profitable marketing system, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (c): The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  namely  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with a highest ever investment of Rs. 20,050 crore for a period of 5 years with effect from 2020-21 to 2024-25 for holistic development of fisheries in the Country and welfare of fishermen is at the core of the Scheme. The various welfare measures provided for fishermen under the Scheme are (i) Livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fishers' families for conservation of fish resources during fishing ban/lean period, (ii) Group Accident Insurance Scheme to Fishers  (iii) Insurance premium subvention for  fishing  vessels  (iv)  Communication  and/or  Tracking  Devices  for  traditional and  motorised  vessels  like  VHF/DAT/MAVIC/Transponders  etc.  The  State-wise  details  of total  number  of  fishers  in  the  country  in  both  marine  and  inland  sectors  are  at  Annexure. Further,  at  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  initiate  new  welfare  packages  to  ensure  safe residence, better education and profitable marketing system.

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Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha Starred Question No 1937 put in by Shri T. N. Prathapan,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for  answer  on  1 st   August,  2023  regarding 'Welfare Schemes for Fishers': State-wise total number of fishers in the country

| State/UT's         | Inland Fishermen Population   | Inland Fishermen Population   | Inland Fishermen Population   | Marine Fishermen Population   | Marine Fishermen Population   | Marine Fishermen Population   |             |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------|
| State/UT's         | Male                          | Female                        | Total                         | Male                          | Female                        | Total                         | Grand Total |
| Andhra Pradesh     | 333,558                       | 288,293                       | 621,851                       | 461,712                       | 413,125                       | 874,837                       | 1,496,688   |
| Arunachal Pradesh  | 15,147                        | 8,868                         | 24,015                        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 24,015      |
| Assam              | 1,624,059                     | 900,047                       | 2,524,106                     | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 2,524,106   |
| Bihar              | 3,127,733                     | 2,899,642                     | 6,027,375                     | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 6,027,375   |
| Chhattisgarh       | 146,971                       | 73,384                        | 220,355                       | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 220,355     |
| Goa                | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 5,273                         | 5,272                         | 10,545                        | 10,545      |
| Gujarat            | 120,900                       | 110,085                       | 230,985                       | 167,858                       | 159,848                       | 327,706                       | 558,691     |
| Haryana            | 117,934                       | 521                           | 118,455                       | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 118,455     |
| Himachal Pradesh   | 10,739                        | 1,067                         | 11,806                        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 11,806      |
| Jharkhand          | 94,497                        | 46,400                        | 140,897                       | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 140,897     |
| Karnataka          | 465,352                       | 180,924                       | 646,276                       | 196,970                       | 131,031                       | 328,001                       | 974,277     |
| Kerala             | 122,377                       | 117,819                       | 240,196                       | 431,447                       | 372,718                       | 804,165                       | 1,044,361   |
| Madhya Pradesh     | 1,232,957                     | 999,865                       | 2,232,822                     | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 2,232,822   |
| Maharashtra        | 602,536                       | 529,433                       | 1,131,969                     | 197,760                       | 188,499                       | 386,259                       | 1,518,228   |
| Manipur            | 3,278                         | 44,433                        | 47,711                        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 47,711      |
| Meghalaya          | 11,745                        | 4,822                         | 16,567                        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 16,567      |
| Mizoram            | 5,328                         | 961                           | 6,289                         | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 6,289       |
| Nagaland           | 5,896                         | 2,062                         | 7,958                         | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 7,958       |
| Odisha             | 549,806                       | 371,613                       | 921,419                       | 314,069                       | 282,086                       | 596,155                       | 1,517,574   |
| Punjab             | 7,018                         | 573                           | 7,591                         | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 7,591       |
| Rajasthan          | 31,880                        | 25,380                        | 57,260                        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 57,260      |
| Sikkim             | 488                           | 93                            | 581                           | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 581         |
| Tamil Nadu         | 125,694                       | 110,220                       | 235,914                       | 535,337                       | 512,500                       | 1,047,837                     | 1,283,751   |
| Telangana          | 483,094                       | 379,127                       | 862,221                       | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 862,221     |
| Tripura            | 7,718                         | 43                            | 7,761                         | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 7,761       |
| Uttarakhand        | 7,260                         | 1,092                         | 8,352                         | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 8,352       |
| Uttar Pradesh      | 2,101,383                     | 1,798,622                     | 3,900,005                     | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 3,900,005   |
| West Bengal        | 1,629,481                     | 1,204,093                     | 2,833,574                     | 246,225                       | 156,462                       | 402,687                       | 3,236,261   |
| A and N Islands    | 2,807                         | 946                           | 3,753                         | 12,024                        | 10,164                        | 22,188                        | 25,941      |
| Chandigarh         | 524                           |                               | 524                           | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 524         |
| Daman &Diu and DNH | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 20,529                        | 19,487                        | 40,016                        | 40,016      |
| Delhi              | 3,316                         | 30                            | 3,346                         | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 3,346       |
| Jammu& Kashmir     | 17,396                        | -                             | 17,396                        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 17,396      |
| Ladakh             | 22                            | -                             | 22                            | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 22          |
| Lakshadweep        | -                             | -                             | 0                             | 5,138                         | 1,380                         | 6,518                         | 6,518       |
| Puducherry         | 5,084                         | 3,384                         | 8,468                         | 57,310                        | 41,494                        | 98,804                        | 107,272     |
| All India          | 13,013,978                    | 10,103,842                    | 23,117,820                    | 2,651,652                     | 2,294,066                     | 4,945,718                     | 28,063,538  |

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