Lok Sabha Question No. 2771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: National Fisheries Digital Platform
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## National Fisheries Digital Platform

## 2771 Shri Bastipati Nagaraju: Shri B K Parthasarathi:

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state:

- (a) the details regarding the total number of fish farmers, Micro-enterprises and Fish Farmer Producer  Organizations  and  companies  registered  on  the  National  Fisheries  Digital Platform (NFDP), State-wise and year-wise;
- (b) the  details  regarding  the  amount  of  incentive  to  disbursed  to  successful  registrants, Statewise and year-wise;
- (c) the  details  regarding  the  total  number  of  credit  intermediaries  identified  under  Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY), State-wise; and
- (d) the details regarding the total number of borrowers who expressed interest in availing loans on the NFDP platform along with the number of borrowers who successfully completed their loan applications and availed loan along with loan amount and activity supported, State and location-wise for Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI GEORGE KURIAN)

(a) to (d): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing  a  new  Central  Sector  Sub-scheme  namely  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of ₹6000.

The Sub-scheme has four components namely, Component 1-A: Formalization of fisheries sector and facilitating access of fisheries microenterprises to Government of India programs for working capital financing, Component 1-B: Facilitating adoption of aquaculture insurance, Component 2: Supporting microenterprises to improve fisheries sector value chain efficiencies, Component 3: Adoption and expansion of fish and fishery product safety and quality assurance systems, and Component 4: Project management, monitoring and reporting.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) under PM-MKSSY on 11.09.2024. The NFDP aims at  formalization  of  the  Indian  fisheries  and  aquaculture  sector  through  creation  of  work-based digital identity and the database for all stakeholders in fisheries sector. It also serves as 'one-stop' solution for access to institutional credit,  strengthening of fisheries co-operatives, incentivizing aquiculture insurance, performance-based incentives, fisheries' traceability systems and training and capacity building. Under NFDP, 20,25,676 fishers, micro-enterprises, FFPOs and companies has been registered till date. The details of state-wise registration is furnished at Annexure I.

Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Kisan  Samridhi-Sah  Yojana  (PM-MKSSY)  offers  provisions  under Component 1A for enhancing financial inclusion by facilitating access to institutional credit for fish workers/enterprises. Under the NFDP, the Credit facilitation module has been developed and made live. The beneficiary can login to the NFDP portal and avail the benefit. As on date, 4066 lead applications including 129 from Andhra Pradesh has been received from the beneficiaries and the same have been forwarded to banks on the platform for necessary consideration.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2771 put in by Shri Bastipati Nagaraju and Shri B K Parthasarathi, Hon'ble Member of Parliament., Lok Sabha for answer on 18 th  March, 2025 regarding National Fisheries Digital Platform: Statewise details of registrations under National Fisheries Digital Platform in India

| S.No   | State                                    |   Total Number of Registrations |   Number of Individual |   Number of Organization |
|--------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1      | Andaman And Nicobar Islands              |                            3736 |                   3728 |                        8 |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh                           |                          225368 |                 224336 |                     1032 |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                            1621 |                   1611 |                       10 |
| 4      | Assam                                    |                          209935 |                 209518 |                      417 |
| 5      | Bihar                                    |                           98095 |                  97706 |                      389 |
| 6      | Chandigarh                               |                             196 |                    195 |                        1 |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                             |                           18644 |                  18485 |                      159 |
| 8      | Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu |                            1419 |                   1413 |                        6 |
| 9      | Delhi                                    |                             509 |                    490 |                       19 |
| 10     | Goa                                      |                            1934 |                   1928 |                        6 |
| 11     | Gujarat                                  |                           87954 |                  87698 |                      256 |
| 12     | Haryana                                  |                            7446 |                   7435 |                       11 |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh                         |                            7728 |                   7692 |                       36 |
| 14     | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                           25095 |                  25081 |                       14 |
| 15     | Jharkhand                                |                           25144 |                  24939 |                      205 |
| 16     | Karnataka                                |                          179146 |                 176762 |                     2384 |
| 17     | Kerala                                   |                          237135 |                 236863 |                      272 |
| 18     | Ladakh                                   |                              50 |                     50 |                        0 |
| 19     | Lakshadweep                              |                            2213 |                   2211 |                        2 |
| 20     | Madhya Pradesh                           |                           65589 |                  65002 |                      587 |
| 21     | Maharashtra                              |                          207715 |                 205966 |                     1749 |
| 22     | Manipur                                  |                           18414 |                  18280 |                      134 |
| 23     | Meghalaya                                |                           20220 |                  20185 |                       35 |
| 24     | Mizoram                                  |                            3148 |                   3138 |                       10 |
| 25     | Nagaland                                 |                            5101 |                   5087 |                       14 |
| 26     | Odisha                                   |                          139357 |                 139145 |                      212 |
| 27     | Puducherry                               |                            5625 |                   5622 |                        3 |
| 28     | Punjab                                   |                            4070 |                   4065 |                        5 |
| 29     | Rajasthan                                |                            4788 |                   4780 |                        8 |
| 30     | Sikkim                                   |                            1778 |                   1774 |                        4 |
| 31     | Tamil Nadu                               |                          109685 |                 109585 |                      100 |
| 32     | Telangana                                |                          110038 |                 109456 |                      582 |
| 33     | Tripura                                  |                           76408 |                  76307 |                      101 |
| 34     | Uttar Pradesh                            |                           63541 |                  63264 |                      277 |
| 35     | Uttarakhand                              |                           10228 |                  10125 |                      103 |
| 36     | West Bengal                              |                           46603 |                  46526 |                       77 |
|        | Total                                    |                         2025676 |                2016448 |                     9228 |