Lok Sabha Question No. 3732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: Organic Fisheries Cluster
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Mallu Ravi

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## Organic Fisheries Cluster

## 3732. Dr. Mallu Ravi:

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

(a) the progress of the organic fisheries cluster launched in Sikkim;

(b) whether similar clusters are being planned by the Government to launch in other States of the country; and

(c) the status of the PM-KISAN scheme extension to include fishers in it and its impacts till date?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING: (SHRI GEORGE KURIAN)

(a) and (b) : The Department of Fisheries, Government of India has notified Organic Fisheries Clusters in Soreng District of Sikkim for development of organic fisheries and aquaculture under PMMSY  with  focus  on  development  of  ecologically  healthy  fish  farming  systems.  Series  of consultative meetings and stakeholder consultations involving experts, officials, and farmers were conducted to align the objectives of organic fisheries cluster. A detailed gap analysis study was carried  out  to  identify  bottlenecks  and  areas  requiring  intervention  for  effective  promotion  of organic aquaculture practices. A Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Organic Fisheries Cluster  has  been  prepared  and  infrastructure-based  interventions  have  been  initiated  in  the district.  Construction  of  fish  tanks  through  convergence  with MGNREGA has  already  been initiated.  To  ensure  the  systematic  development  and  sustainability  of  the  Organic  Fisheries Cluster, a comprehensive three-year Strategic Action Plan has been prepared. The plan includes, interventions in the areas of capacity building, input support, certification, infrastructure creation, and market linkage to establish a replicable and self-sustaining organic aquaculture model in the State.

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampadha Yojana (PMMSY) inter-alia provides adoption of a clusterbased approach to enhance the competitiveness of the fisheries sector, facilitate economies of scale, generate higher incomes, accelerate the growth, expansion of fisheries and aquaculture in an  organized  manner  in  cluster  based  approach.  To  continue  the  efforts  for  sustainable development  of  fisheries,  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  India  notified  34  fisheries production and processing clusters in different States/UTs to boost fish production and improve livelihoods. These clusters focus on specific areas like ornamental fisheries, seaweed cultivation, pearl  farming,  Saline  Water  Aquaculture,  Reservoir  Fisheries,  Wetland  Fisheries,  Cold  water Fisheries, Dry Fish Cluster, Integrated fish farming, and tuna fishing.

(c):  The  Department of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare,  Ministry  of  Agriculture  and  Farmers Welfare informed that no proposal is under consideration for extension of PM-KISAN scheme to fishers. Further, it is also informed that fishers and fish farmers having cultivable land are eligible as per the guidelines and can get benefits of PM-KISAN scheme.

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