Lok Sabha Question No. 1531 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Fish Landing Centres
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1531 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Fish Landing Centres

## 1531.   SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

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

- (a) the details of the steps being taken to improve the infrastructure at Fishing Harbours and Fish Landing Centres (FLCs) nation-wide; and
- (b) the details of project locations, the overall project cost and the anticipated outcomes focusing on enhanced post-harvest operations and safety for fishing vessels?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and (b) : The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying  with  effect  from  the  financial  year  2020-21  has  been  implementing  a  flagship scheme namely Pradhan MantriMatsyaSampadaYojana (PMMSY) with an investment of Rs. 20,050  crore  in  all  States/Union  Territories(UTs)  nationwide  for  development  of  fisheries. The  development  of  fishing  harbours  and  fish  landing  centres  is  one  of  the  thrust  areas supported  under  the  PMMSY.  Support  was  also  provided  under  the  erstwhile  Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries implemented during the period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 for development of such fisheries  infrastructure.  The  central  financial  assistance  has  been  provided  to  the  State Governments/Union  Territories  and  other  central  agency  as  per  the  scheme  guidelines  for development  such  fishing  harbours  and  fish  landing  centers.  Further,  these  scheme  also envisage suitable linkages and convergence with the Sagarmala Scheme of Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) for development of fishing harbours/fish landing centers.

This  Department  with  effect  from  the  financial  year  2018-19  has  also  been  implementing Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs.7522.48 crores. FIDF  inter-alia provides concessional finance to various Eligible Entities(EEs), including State Governments/Union Territories and State entities for development  of  identified  fisheries  infrastructure  facilities  through  Nodal  Loaning  Entities (NLEs).FIDF inter-alia envisages development of fishing harbours and fish landing centres nationwide.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has so far  approveda total  of  107  fishing  harbours  and  fish  landing  centres  projects  amounting  to Rs.9077.80  Crores  comprising;(i)13  fishing  harbours/fish  landing  centres  amounting  to  Rs 1463.63  Crores  for  central  financial  assistanceunder  CSS  on  Blue  Revolution:  Integrated Development  and  Management  of  Fisheries,(ii)  48  fishing  harbours/fish  landing  centres projects at a total cost of Rs. 2526.20 Crore including modernization of five major fishing harbours at  a  cost  of  Rs.624.44  crorefor  central  financial  assistance  under  PMMSY  and  (iii)  46  fishing harbours and fish landing centre projects at a total cost of  Rs.5088 Crores under FIDF for concessional  finance.  The  project-wiselocation  and  cost  of  fishing  harbours/fish  landing centres approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY),  Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries&Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)are furnished at Annexure-I. The fishing harbour/fish landing centre once it is commissioned, create multifarious benefits such  as  creation  of  sheltered  basin  to  ensure  safety  of  fishermen,  fishing  vessels  and assetsduring  rough  weather  and  natural  calamities,  creation  ofsafe  landing,  berthing  and facilities for post harvest handling of fish and fisheries products and breakwaters for creating tranquility conditions in harbour basin and channel for safety of fishing vessels. The Fishing Harbour and Fish Landing Centres also helps augmentation of fish production in the region, growth  of  subsidiary  fisheries  industries  and  processing  units  in  and  around  the  fishing harbours/fish  landing  centres,  ample  employment  opportunities  during  the  construction  of projectand after commissioning of project. The increased economic activities including value addition  related  manufacturing  units  in  the  region  helps  in  improving  the  socio-economic conditions of the fishers and local population.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred question No. 1531put in by Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Member of Parliament for reply on 12.12.2023 regarding Fish Landing Centres :  Details of the Fishing harbour/Fish Landing Centres proposals approved under Central Schemes

## A. Details  of  the  Fishing  harbour/Fish  Landing  Centres  proposals  approved  under  CSS  on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries

| Sl. No.   | Name of Project                                                 | Location                            |   Project Cost (Rs. crores) |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.        | Modernisation of Sassoon Dock Fishing Harbour                   | Mumbai, Maharashtra                 |                       92.52 |
| 2.        | Construction of Karanja Fishing Harbour (Revised)               | Raigad, Maharashtra                 |                      149.8  |
| 3.        | Construction of Anandwadi Fishing Harbour                       | Sindhudurg, Maharashtra             |                       88.44 |
| 4.        | Construction of 3rd Stage of Mangarol Fishing Harbour           | Junagarh, Gujarat                   |                      155.83 |
| 5.        | Construction of Kulai Fishing Harbour                           | Mangalore, Karnataka                |                      196.51 |
| 6.        | Construction of HejmadiKodi Fishing Harbour                     | Udupi, Karnataka                    |                      138.6  |
| 7.        | Construction of Taining walls at Alvekodi and Tenginagundi FLCs | Uttar Kannad District, Karnataka    |                       86.08 |
| 8.        | Construction of Mookaiyur Fishing Harbour                       | Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu |                      113.9  |
| 9.        | Construction of Kunthukal Fish Landing Centre                   | Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu |                       74    |
| 10.       | Construction of Chandipur Fishing Harbour                       | Balasore District, Odisha           |                       49.94 |
| 11.       | Upgradation of Puducherry Fishing Harbour                       | Thengaithittu District, Puducherry  |                       15.63 |
| 12.       | Construction of Biyyaputhippa Fish Landing Centre               | West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh       |                       13.58 |
| 13.       | Construction of Juvvaladinne Fishing Harbour                    | SPSR Nellore, Andhra Pradesh        |                      288.8  |
|           |                                                                 | Total                               |                     1463.63 |

## B. Fishing harbour/Fish Landing Centres proposals approved under PMMSY

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                         | Location                     |   Project Cost (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | Development of Mallet Bunder Fishing Harbour                            | Mallet Bunder, Maharashtra   |                         96.6  |
|         2 | Modernization of Paradip Fishing Harbour                                | Paradip , Odisha             |                        108.91 |
|         3 | Modernization and up-gradation of Chennai Fishing Harbour               | Chennai , Tamil Nadu         |                         97.95 |
|         4 | Modernization and up-gradation of Cochin Fishing Harbour at Thoppumpady | Thoppumpady, Kerala          |                        169.17 |
|         5 | Modernization and up-gradation of Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour Fishing | Visakhapatnam,Andhra Pradesh |                        151.81 |

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                                      | Location                          |   Project Cost (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         6 | Up-gradation of Pazhayar Fishing Harbour in Mayiladuthurai District, Tamil Nadu      | Pazhayar, Tamil Nadu              |                         26.26 |
|         7 | Development of Stage-II Fishing Harbour at Nuagarh (Astranga), Odisha                | Nuagarh (Astranga), Odisha        |                         82.86 |
|         8 | Development of Pudimadaka Fishing Harbour in Anakapalli District, Andhra Pradesh     | Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh        |                        387    |
|         9 | Development of Budugatlapalem Fishing Harbour in Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh | Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh        |                        386.2  |
|        10 | Development of Kothapatnam Fishing Harbour in Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh      | Prakasam District, Andhra Pradesh |                        364    |
|        11 | Modernization and upgradation of existing fishing harbour at Petuaghat               | Medinipur, West Bengal            |                         43.17 |
|        12 | Modernization and upgradation of existing fishing harbour at Shankarpur              | PurbaMedinipur, West Bengal       |                         44.7  |
|        13 | Modernization and upgradation of existing fishing harbour at Frasergunj              | South 24 Paraganas, West Bengal   |                          7.05 |
|        14 | Modernization and upgradation of existing fishing harbour at Kakdwip                 | South 24 Paraganas, West Bengal   |                         14.5  |
|        15 | Expansion of Kasaragod Fishing Harbour                                               | Kasaragod, Kerala                 |                         70.53 |
|        16 | Upgradation and modernization of Harbour in Ponnani                                  | Mallapuram, Kerala                |                         18.73 |
|        17 | Upgradation and modernization of Harbour in Puthiyappa,                              | Kozhikode, Kerala                 |                         16.06 |
|        18 | Upgradation and modernization of Harbour in Koyilandy                                | Kozhikode, Kerala                 |                         20.9  |
|        19 | Maintenance dredging of existing harbor in Kayamkulam                                | Kollam, Kerala                    |                          5.53 |
|        20 | Maintenance dredging of existing harbor in Chettuva                                  | Trissur, Kerala                   |                          5.53 |
|        21 | Maintenance dredging of existing harbor in Ponnani                                   | Mallapuram, Kerala                |                          6.37 |
|        22 | Maintenance dredging of existing harbor in Beypore                                   | Kozhikode, Kerala                 |                          5.94 |

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                           | Location                          |   Project Cost (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|        23 | Maintenance dredging of existing harbor in Puthiyappa                     | Kozhikode, Kerala                 |                          5.64 |
|        24 | Maintenance dredging of existing harbor in Koyilandy                      | Kozhikode, Kerala                 |                          5.88 |
|        25 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Thengaithitu (Arikanmedu section)      | Arian, Puducherry                 |                         53.39 |
|        26 | Maintenance Dredging of Colachel Fishing Harbour in Kannyakumari District | Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu         |                          4.94 |
|        27 | Shiroda fish landing centre in Vengurla taluk                             | Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Maharashtra |                         15.24 |
|        28 | DandiMakrebag fish landing centre in Malvan taluk                         | Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg, Maharashtra |                          4.52 |
|        29 | Taramumbri fish landing centre in Deogad taluk                            | Raigad, Maharashtra               |                          7.76 |
|        30 | Dabhol fish landing centre in Dapoli taluk                                | Raigad, Maharashtra               |                          7.76 |
|        31 | Korlai fish landing centre in Murud taluk                                 | Raigad, Maharashtra               |                          9.39 |
|        32 | Palshet fish landing centre in Guhagar taluk                              | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra            |                          7.65 |
|        33 | Revdanda fish landing centre in Alibag taluk                              | Raigad, Maharashtra               |                          8.34 |
|        34 | Asgoli fish landing centre in Guhagar taluk                               | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra            |                         45.96 |
|        35 | Budhal fish landing centre in Guhagar taluk                               | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra            |                          8.83 |
|        36 | Bheemili fish landing centre in Visakhapatnam District                    | Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh     |                          6.57 |
|        37 | Chintapalli fish landing centre in Vizianagram District                   | Vizianagram Andhra Pradesh        |                         24.86 |
|        38 | Rajayyapeta fish landing centre in Visakhapatnam District                 | Visakhapatnam , Andhra Pradesh    |                         23.74 |
|        39 | Rayadaruvu fish landing centre in Tirupati District                       | Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh          |                         23.9  |
|        40 | Dhondavaka Fish Landing Centre in Anakapalli District                     | Anakapalli, Andhra Pradesh        |                         23.9  |
|        41 | Uppalanka fish landing centre in Kakinada District                        | Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh          |                          5.74 |
|        42 | Nettukuppam Fish Landing Centre in Chennai District                       | Chennai, Tamil Nadu               |                         15.7  |

| Sl. No.   | Name of Project                                          | Location                 |   Project Cost (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 43.       | Thazankuppam Fish Landing Centre Chennai District        | Chennai, Tamil Nadu      |                          3.92 |
| 44.       | Arangankuppam Fish Landing Centre Thuruvallur District   | Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu  |                          3.4  |
| 45.       | Goonankuppam Fish Landing Centre Thruvallur District     | Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu  |                          3.4  |
| 46.       | Chunari Village Fish Landing Centre in Goalpara District | Goalpara, Assam          |                         19.91 |
| 47.       | Construction of Fish Landing Centre Periakalapet         | Periakalapet, Puducherry |                         20.14 |
| 48.       | Construction of Fish Landing Centre Nallavadu            | Nallavadu, Puducherry    |                         18.94 |
|           |                                                          | Total                    |                       2526.2  |

## C. Details  of  the  Fishing  harbour/Fish  Landing  Centres  proposals  approved  under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) for concessional finance

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                                | Location                      |   Project Cost (Rs. crores) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Tharangampadi in Nagapattinam               | Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu      |                      120    |
|         2 | Construction of Fishing harbour at ThiruvottriyurKuppam in Tiruvallur District | Tiruvallur , Tamil Nadu       |                      200    |
|         3 | Development of existing Fishing Harbour at Mudhunagar in Cuddalore             | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu         |                      100    |
|         4 | Development of Fishing Harbour at Arcottuthurai in Nagapattinam District       | Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu      |                      150    |
|         5 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Azhagankuppam in Villupuram District        | Villupuram, Tamil Nadu        |                      235    |
|         6 | Development of Fishing Harbour at Vellapallam in Nagapattinam District         | Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu      |                      100    |
|         7 | Expansion and Modernization of Thengapattinam Fishing                          | Thengapattinam, Tamil Nadu    |                      253    |
|         8 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Uppada in East Godavari                     | East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh |                      289.4  |
|         9 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Vodarevu in Prakasham                       | Prakasham, Andhra Pradesh     |                      409.22 |
|        10 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Machilipattinam in Krishna                  | Krishna, Andhra Pradesh       |                      252    |
|        11 | Construction of Fishing harbour at Nizampattinam in Guntur                     | Guntur, Andhra Pradesh        |                      340.78 |
|        12 | Development of Fishery Harbour at Navabandar                                   | Junagadh, Gujarat             |                      295.85 |
|        13 | Development of Fishery harbour at Madhwad                                      | Junagadh, Gujarat             |                      175.07 |
|        14 | Development of Fishery Harbour at Veraval - Phase 2                            | GirSomnath, Gujarat           |                      260    |

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                                                                                                    | Location                   |   Project Cost (Rs. crores) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|        15 | Development of Fishery HarbourPorbandar - Phase 2                                                                  | Porbandar, Gujarat         |                      392    |
|        16 | Development of Fishery Harbour at Sutrapada                                                                        | GirSomnath, Gujarat        |                      232    |
|        17 | Construction of Fisheries Harbour at Jeevana, Taluka Shrivardhan, District Raigad                                  | Raigad , Maharashtra       |                      185.48 |
|        18 | Construction of Fisheries Harbour at Bharadkhol, Near Shrivardham, District Raigad                                 | Raigad , Maharashtra       |                      119.64 |
|        19 | Construction of Fisheries Harbour at Harnai Taluka Dapoli District Ratnagiri                                       | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra     |                      221.34 |
|        20 | Construction of Fisheries Harbour at Sakhari Nate Taluka Rajapur District Ratnagiri                                | Ratnagiri, Maharashtra     |                      146.9  |
|        21 | Development of Fishing Harbour at Satpati Near Palghar, Palghar District                                           | Palghar, Maharashtra       |                      267.12 |
|        22 | Development ofArthungal Fishing Harbour(Balancework)-Kerala                                                        | Allapuzha, Kerala          |                      161    |
|        23 | Establishment of Fish Landing centre at Sorana in Khordha                                                          | Khorda, Odhisa             |                        9.29 |
|        24 | Establishment of Fish Landing centre at Kalupahaghat in Khorda                                                     | Khorda, Odhisa             |                        7.56 |
|        25 | Establishment of Fish Landing centre at atKasia in Badruk                                                          | Badruk, Odhisa             |                        7.85 |
|        26 | Extension of T-Jetty at Tharuvaikulam in Thoothukudi District                                                      | Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu    |                       10    |
|        27 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Mandapam (North) in Ramanathapuram District.                                | Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu |                       10    |
|        28 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Mandapam (South) at in Ramanathapuram District.                             | Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu |                       10    |
|        29 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Kottaipattinam, Pudukottai                                                  | Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu     |                        3.05 |
|        30 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Vadakkamapattinam, Pudukottai                                               | Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu     |                        1.55 |
|        31 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Puthukudi                                                                   | Pudukottai, Tamil Nadu     |                        1.4  |
|        32 | Providing additional facilities to Fish Landing Centre at Portonovo-Annankovil at Cuddalore District               | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu      |                       10    |
|        33 | Providing additional Infrastructure facilities to Fish Landing Centre at Mudasalodai Village at Cuddalore District | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu      |                        9.5  |
|        34 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Chandrapadi Village in Nagapattinum District.                               | Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu   |                       10    |
|        35 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Vanagiri Village in Nagapattinum District.                                  | Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu   |                        8    |
|        36 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre Keezhathottam in Thanjavur                                                     | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu      |                        8    |
|        37 | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Kellamundhal in Ramanathapuram District                                     | Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu |                       10    |

| Sl. No.   | Name of Project                                                                                              | Location                |   Project Cost (Rs. crores) |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 38.       | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Aruvikarai Village in Tirunelveli District                            | Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu |                        10   |
| 39.       | Establishment of fish landing centre at Sothikuppam and Rasapettai village in Cuddalore District             | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu   |                         8.5 |
| 40.       | Establishment of Fish Landing Centre at Mudhaliyarkuppam and Chettynagar Villages in Villupuram District     | Villupuram, Tamil Nadu  |                         7   |
| 41.       | Establishment of Fish landing centre at Chithiraipettai and Nanjalingampettai villages in Cuddalore District | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu   |                         7.5 |
| 42.       | Establishment of Fish Landing Centre at Pudhukuppam and Anichankuppam Villages in Villupuram District        | Villupuram, Tamil Nadu  |                         7   |
| 43.       | Establishment of fish landing centre at Tsunami Nagar and Akkaraigori village in Cuddalore District          | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu   |                         4.5 |
| 44.       | Establishment of fish landing centre at Sonankuppam village in Cuddalore District                            | Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu   |                         5.5 |
| 45.       | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at Sattankuppam in Thiruvallur District.                                 | Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu |                         8   |
| 46.       | Construction of Fish Landing Centre at SunnambukulaminThiruvallur District.                                  | Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu |                         8   |
|           |                                                                                                              | Total                   |                      5088   |

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