Lok Sabha Question No. 548 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-06
Subject: Fishing Ban Days
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Ramya  Haridas

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 548 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6 TH  FEBRUARY, 2024

## Fishing Ban Days

## 548. MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a) the details of fishing ban days imposed by both State and Union Government in South Coast in the country;
- (b)   whether the Government has sanctioned or provided financial assistance to the affected fishermen community during the ban period during the last five years and the current year, State and yearwise; and
- (c) the number of fishermen families benefited from such Government efforts, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) The uniform fishing ban is implemented annually by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India (DoF, MoFAHD, GoI) in the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) beyond the territorial waters, for a period of 61 days as per the following details:

East Coast: From 15 th April to 14 th June, (both days inclusive) (61days)

West Coast: From 1 st June to 31 st July, (both days inclusive) (61 days)

The traditional non-motorized fishing boats are exempted from this uniform fishing ban imposed in the Indian EEZ beyond territorial waters. The coastal State Governments and Union Territories (UTs) are also imposing fishing ban for the same period in their respective territorial waters up to 12 nautical miles.

- (b) and (c) The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and  Dairying, Government  of  India  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  'Blue  Revolution:  Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries' (CSS-BR) implemented for a period of 5 years 201516 to 2019-20.  The Governmental financial assistance of Rs. 3000/- per annum is provided to each enrolled beneficiary and the enrolled beneficiary's contribution is Rs.1500/- annually. Such accumulated amount of Rs. 4500/- is disbursed to each enrolled beneficiary by the respective State/UT at the rate of Rs. 1500/- per month during the fishing ban/lean period for three months annually  (both  Inland  and  Marine).  The  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY) being implemented by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India during 2020-21 to 2024-25 also provides livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fisher's families during the fishing ban/lean period, following the same funding pattern as implemented under the CSS-BR Scheme. The State-wise and year-wise details of fishermen beneficiaries covered and amounts released for fishing ban/lean period under CSS-BR Scheme (during 2018-19 to 2019-20) and under PMMSY (during 2020-21 to 2023-24) are furnished at Annexure.

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## Annexure

## Approved livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fishers' families for conservation of fisheries resources during fishing ban/lean period during last 5 financial years and current financial year

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl.N   | Name of the States   | 2018-19        | 2018-19              |                | 2019-20              | 2019-20        | 2020-21              | 2020-21        | 2021-22              | 2021-22        | 2022-23              | 2023-24        | 2023-24              |
|--------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|----------------|----------------------|
| Sl.N   | Name of the States   | No. of Fishers | Financial Assistance | No. of Fishers | Financial Assistance | No. of Fishers | Financial Assistance | No. of Fishers | Financial Assistance | No. of Fishers | Financial Assistance | No. of Fishers | Financial Assistance |
| 1      | Andaman &Nicobar     | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 1000           | 45.00                | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh       | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 98360          | 4426.20              | 98360          | 4426.20              | 123000         | 5535.00              |
| 3      | Assam                | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 20000          | 900.00               | 21000          | 945.00               | 21000          | 945.00               | 21000          | 945.00               |
| 4      | Bihar                | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 50000          | 2250.00              | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh         | 8500           | 255.00               | 7740.00        | 232.20               | 8000           | 360.00               | 8000           | 360.00               | 10000          | 450.00               | 10000          | 450.00               |
| 6      | Gujarat              | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 30000          | 1350.00              | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh     | 2696           | 53.82                | 3717.00        | 111.30               | 3557           | 160.07               | 3557           | 160.07               | 4032           | 181.45               | 2675           | 120.38               |
| 8      | Jammu and Kashmir    | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 17396          | 782.82               | 16286          | 732.87               | 16286          | 732.87               | 14500          | 652.50               |
| 9      | Karnataka            | 0              | 0.00                 | 38518          | 1155.54              | 24003          | 1080.14              | 20414          | 918.63               | 24003          | 1080.14              | 24136          | 1086.12              |
| 10     | Kerala               | 170063         | 4003.58              | 170063         | 4003.58              | 178265         | 7110.00              | 179316         | 8069.22              | 183540         | 8259.30              | 158002         | 6464.10              |
| 11     | Lakshadweep          | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 2500           | 112.50               | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh       | 15100          | 679.50               | 12318.00       | 369.54               | 10385          | 467.33               | 11237          | 505.67               | 10506          | 472.77               | 14989          | 674.51               |
| 13     | Maharashtra          | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 2000           | 90.00                | 2000           | 90.00                |
| 14     | Mizoram              | 5355           | 160.65               | 6283.00        | 188.49               | 6283           | 282.74               | 6283           | 282.74               | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| 15     | Odisha               | 0              | 0.00                 | 3757.00        | 101.77               | 12000          | 540.00               | 20000          | 900.00               | 0              | 0.00                 | 12000          | 540.00               |
| 16     | Puducherry           | 37488          | 855.58               | 4667.00        | 280.00               | 28767          | 1294.52              | 28767          | 1294.52              | 24800          | 1116.00              | 25000          | 1125.00              |
| 17     | Rajasthan            | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 103            | 3.09                 | 2200           | 99.00                | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| 18     | Sikkim               | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 200            | 9.00                 | 60             | 2.70                 | 215            | 9.68                 |
| 19     | Tamil Nadu           | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 216747         | 9753.62              | 170000         | 7650.00              | 190365         | 8566.43              | 179000         | 8055.00              |
| 20     | Telangana            | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 2000           | 90.00                | 4000           | 180.00               | 0              | 0.00                 | 4000           | 180.00               |
| 21     | Tripura              | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 2239           | 67.17                | 4142           | 186.39               | 4246           | 191.07               | 3908           | 175.86               |
| 22     | Uttarakhand          | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 200            | 9.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 | 0              | 0.00                 |
| Total  | Total                | 239202         | 6008.13              | 247063         | 6442.41              | 529745         | 22891.48             | 677462         | 30485.80             | 589198         | 26513.93             | 594425         | 26103.15             |

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