Lok Sabha Question No. 2343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-10
Subject: Fish Production and Expo Competitiveness
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2343 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## Fish Production and Expo Competitiveness

## 2343.  Shri Muhammed Hamdullah Sayeed:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  effectively  implemented  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampa  Yojana (PMMSY) across all States and Union Territories to enhance fish production and expo competitiveness, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of key focus areas under PMMSY, particularly with regard to infrastructure development, technology infusion and value chain modernisation in the fisheries sector?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (b): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of  India  is  implementing  a  flagship  scheme  namely  the  'Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY)' with a vision to bring Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of Fisheries sector in India with an investment of ₹20050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21 to FY 2024-25. PMMSY inter-alia addresses the key interventions such  as  enhancing  fish  production  and  productivity,  modernizing  and  strengthening  the  value  chain, creating  fisheries  and  post-harvest  infrastructure  and  developing  robust  fisheries  management  and regulatory frameworks. PMMSY has been received overwhelming responses from the State Governments, Union Territories and other entities. Under PMMSY, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India during the last four financial years (FY 2020-21 to 2023-24), and current financial year (2024-25), has accorded  approvals  to  the  fisheries  developmental  projects  of  various  State  Governments,  Union Territories and other implementing agencies amounting to Rs. 20864.29 crore with central share of Rs. 8871.45  crore.  The  key  infrastructure  and  value  chain  projects/activities  taken  up  under  this  scheme include; 58 fishing harbour/fish landing centre projects, 634 ice plants/cold storages, 20 Modern wholesale fish markets including 2 Smart Wholesale Markets, 202 retail fish markets, 6694 mobile fish kiosks, 27189 units of fish transportation facilities, 128 value add enterprises, 5 E-platform for e-trading and e-marketing of fish and fisheries products. Further, PMMSY supports interventions aimed at technology infusion and key projects/activities taken up in this regard include;  12081 Re-circulatory Aquaculture Systems, 4205 biofloc units, 52,058 reservoir cages and 5711 raceways.

The PMMSY during its implementation period has made vital contributions in overall growth of the fisheries and aquaculture especially (i) increase of annual fish production from 141.64 lakh tonne in 2019-20 to 175.45  lakh  tonne  in  2022-23,  (ii)  increase  in  fisheries  export  from  Rs.46662.85  crore  in  2019-20  to Rs.60524.89 crore in 2023-24, (iii) enhanced per capita fish consumption from 5-6 kg to 12-13 kg tonne and (iv) enhance aquaculture productivity from 3 tonne/hectare to 4.7 tonne per hectare.

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