Lok Sabha Question No. 2716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-05
Subject: Promoted Schemes for Farmers in Karnataka
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2716 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## Promoted Schemes for Farmers in Karnataka

## 2716.  Shri Kota Srinivasa Poojary:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING :

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any promoted scheme for Intensive Aquaculture of Ponds and Tanks in Karnataka under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the funds disbursed by the Government under the scheme during the last three years;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  there  is  need  to  increase  the  budget  for supporting the aquaculture farmers in Karnataka; and
- (d)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  more  financial  support  to  the aquaculture farmers, who are doing aquaculture farming in ponds and tanks in Karnataka?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India  (DoF,  GoI)  under  the flagship  scheme  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  being  currently implemented envisages promotion of intensive aquaculture system also including ponds and tanks. During last five years, DoF, GoI has approved fisheries developmental projects of  Government of  Karnataka amounting to  Rs.1058.98   crore. The approved activities inter-alia included interventions promoting intensive aquaculture like construction of new Freshwater/brackishwater  and  marine  hatcheries  (19  units),  area  expansion  through ponds and tanks under aquaculture (2205 hectare,), area expansion through biofloc ponds in fresh and brackishwater (351.4 hectare), stocking of fingerlings in reservoirs (346.27 hectare), reservoir cages (700 units), ornamental fish rearing and breeding units (79 units), culture  through  Re-circulatory  Aquaculture  systems  (713  units), Matsya Seva Kendras extension services to facilitate fisheries including fish farming (7 units). The details of funds disbursed by the DoF, GoI to Government of Karnataka under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last three years are as below:

Rs.in lakh

| Sl.No   | Financial Year   |   Funds disbursed under PMMSY |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------------|
| (i)     | 2022-23          |                       6608    |
| (ii)    | 2023-24          |                       2981.36 |
| (iii)   | 2024-25          |                       3793.06 |

(c) & (d):  Department  of  Fisheries,  GoI  is  committed  towards  holistic  development  of fisheries in all States and Union Territories including Karnataka, and it gives high priority towards development of aquaculture with sufficient budgetary provisions. The projects under  PMMSY  are  approved  based  on  the  consolidated  proposals  submitted  by  the respective State Governments. In addition, in order to strengthen the institutional credit in fisheries sector, the facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) has been extended to fishers and fish farmers including aquaculture farming in ponds and tanks to help them to meet their working capital requirements. Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund  (FIDF)  has  also been  created  enabling  concessional  financing to fishers, aquaculture farmers for various activities including aquaculture farming.

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