Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-17
Subject: Schemes to Promote Fish Farming and Dairy Development
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## Schemes to Promote Fish Farming and Dairy Development

## 3593. Dr. Jayanta Kumar Roy:

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

- (a) whether the Government has launched any schemes to promote fish farming and dairy development in Jalpaiguri district and if so, the details of funds allocated and beneficiaries identified; and
- (b) the details of steps being taken to address challenges faced by small-scale dairy farmers and fishers in Jalpaiguri?

## ANSWER

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

(a) and (b): To promote fish farming and dairy development in India including Jalpaiguri district,  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying, Government of India has implementing  taken various schemes/ programmes for  holistic  development  of  fisheries  and  dairying  sector  such  as  Pradhan  Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Fund (FIDF) and a new sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samiridhi Saha Yojana (PM-MKSSY) in fisheries sector and Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS) and National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) in dairying sector across the country including Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal.

Besides, the projects with a total outlay of Rs. 544.38 crore including central share of Rs.  225.54  crore  have  been  sanctioned  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with release of central fund of Rs. 50.76 crore to West Bengal during two years (2022-23 and 2023-24) and current Financial Year (2024-25). The major approved  fisheries  activities  under  the  aforesaid  Scheme  include  establishment  of freshwater finfish hatcheries and brood banks, expansion of aquaculture areas through the construction of rearing and grow-out ponds, stocking of fingerlings in wetlands and reservoirs, development of ornamental fish rearing and breeding units, promotion of recreational fisheries, and establishment of Recirculating Aquaculture System (RAS) and  biofloc  units.  Additionally,  the  scheme  covers  the  installation  of  cages  in reservoirs, the establishment of cold storage and ice plants, the setting up of fish feed mills,  the  construction  of  fish  kiosks,  and  the  provision  of  post-harvest  transport vehicles, including refrigerated vehicles and insulated transport units. Other significant activities involve the development  of modern  fishing harbours at Petuaghat, Shankarpur,  Frasergunj, and  Kakdwip,  the establishment of fish  value-added enterprises,  and  the  implementation  of  safety  kits  and  diagnostic  mobile  labs  for fishermen. In the District of Jaipalguri, West Bengal, under PMMSY, projects worth of Rs.1518.10 lakh with government assistance of Rs.863.23 lakh have been approved.

National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) aims at creating/ strengthening of infrastructure for quality testing equipment as well as primary chilling facilities for State Cooperative Dairy Federations/ District Cooperative Milk Producers Union/ Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ Milk.  Under NPDD scheme, 3 projects have been approved in West Bengal with the total project cost of Rs.4.04 crore lakh with a central share of Rs.3.93 crore and out of this an amount of Rs.3.63 crore has been released till date.

The facilities supported under the schemes for benefit of traditional fishers inter-alia include;  livelihood  and  nutritional  support  for  socio-economically  backward  active traditional fishers' families during fishing ban period, insurance cover to fishers and fishing  vessels,  providing  boats  and  nets  to  traditional  fishermen,  training  and  skill development, providing cold-chain and marketing facilities, promotion of ornamental fish rearing unit, pen culture, procurement of transport vehicles like motor cycle with ice box, cycle with ice box, three wheeler with ice box, fish retail market and fish kiosk. Besides, since 2018-19, the Government has extended facilities of Kisan Credit Card (KCC)  to  fishers  and  fish  farmers  to  help  them  to  meet  their  working  capital requirements. 1490 KCC cards has been sanctioned to fishers and fish farmers in the state of West Bengal till 15-11-2024.

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