Lok Sabha Question No. 4964 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Schemes for Promoting of Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Rajkumar Roat

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4964 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  APRIL, 2025

## Schemes for Promoting of Fisheries

## †4964. Shri Rajkumar Roat:

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

(a)  the details of total budget assigned and grants released by the Government during the  last  five  years  under  various  schemes  for  promoting  fisheries,  scheme,  State  and category-wise,

(b)  whether  the  Government  provides  boats,  nets  and  other  facilities  to  fishermen  or committees for fisheries, if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the details of benefits availed by them during the last five years, State and year-wise;

(d) whether the Government proposes to strengthen the committees formed earlier for promoting fisheries in Mahi and Kadana dams located in Rajasthan and provide them boats, nets and other facilities; and

(e)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,  Government of India with effect from the financial year 2020-21 has been implementing  a  flagship  scheme  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana (PMMSY) in all States and Union Territories for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture sector in the country. During the  last four years (2020-21 to 2023-24) and current  year(2024-25),  the  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry  and  Dairying  has  accorded  approvals  to  the  fisheries  developmental proposals of various State Governments, Union Territories (UTs)and other implementing  agencies  amounting  to  Rs.20,990.79  crore  with  central  share  of Rs.8926.28  crore  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY). State-wise details of projects, central funds approved and central fund released under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last four years and current year are furnished at Annexure-I.

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY) inter-alia provides boats and nets  to  traditional  fishermen  and  also  other  facilities  to  fishermen,  fish  famers  and other  stake  holders  for  development  of  fisheries  and  livelihood  support.  State-wise details of boats and nets provided to traditional fishermen under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-II.

The other key facilities approved under PMMSY for providing to fishers, fish farmers and  other  stake  holders  include;  32051  hectares  of  aquaculture  area,  support  for upgradation  of  existing  1338  fishing  vessels,  support  for  seaweed  and  bivalve cultivation,  983  hatcheries,  25  Brood  Banks,  12081  Re-circulatory  Aquaculture Systems(RAS), 4205 biofloc units, 55118 reservoir cages, 1525 open sea cages, 5711 raceways and 560.70 hectares pens in reservoirs,  634 ice plants/cold storages, 1091 feed  mills/plants,  202  retail  fish  markets,  6694  fish  kiosks,  27189  units  of  fish transportation facilities, 128 value added enterprise units and 644 ornamental fisheries units. In addition, for better social safety, insurance coverage to an average 32.82 lakh fishers  annually  with  no  contribution  from  beneficiaries,  livelihood  and  Nutritional support to an average 5.95 lakh fishers annually were provided during the last four years (2020-21 to 2023-24) and current year (2024-25) under PMMSY.

(d)  to  (e):  The  Government of Rajasthan  has reported that during the financial year 2021-22, a  total  93  number  of  boats  and  1853  kg  of  nets  have  been  distributed  to tribal  fishermen  located  in  Mahi  Bajaj  Sagar.  The  Government  of  Rajasthan  has further reported that tribal fishermen residing near Mahi Bajaj Sagar and Kadana Bank water are also provided the Group Accidental Insurance coverage and an average 159 tribal fishermen in Mahi Bajaj Sagar and 319 tribal fishermen in Kadana Bank water are provided insurance coverage annually during last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25).

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Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. †4964 put in by Shri Rajkumar Roat, Hon'ble Member of Parliament for answer on 1 st April, 2025 regarding Schemes for Promoting of Fisheries:  State-wise details of projects and central funds approved and Central grants released during the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25) under PMMSY

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                    | Total Project Cost   | Central Share   | Funds Released   |
|-----------|-----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|
| (i)       | (ii)                        | (iii)                | (iv)            | (v)              |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar           | 5867.10              | 3122.53         | 696.70           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh              | 239872.67            | 55910.38        | 48211.79         |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh           | 20028.09             | 13232.27        | 9847.62          |
| 4         | Assam                       | 53962.88             | 29682.11        | 20731.89         |
| 5         | Bihar                       | 54712.98             | 17365.23        | 7928.31          |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                | 92338.45             | 30404.41        | 20569.40         |
| 7         | D & D& Dadra & NH           | 13516.89             | 13243.80        | 178.90           |
| 8         | Delhi                       | 533.25               | 286.08          | 163.30           |
| 9         | Goa                         | 11616.49             | 4849.74         | 4405.68          |
| 10        | Gujarat                     | 96068.53             | 29277.71        | 6516.70          |
| 11        | Haryana                     | 76086.75             | 26216.03        | 10151.73         |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh            | 15388.15             | 7861.50         | 3813.69          |
| 13        | Jammu & Kashmir             | 15019.86             | 7773.04         | 7961.80          |
| 14        | Jharkhand                   | 43856.06             | 14818.28        | 11570.76         |
| 15        | Karnataka                   | 105634.95            | 36350.59        | 35958.72         |
| 16        | Kerala                      | 135811.54            | 57628.59        | 31842.33         |
| 17        | Ladakh                      | 3374.60              | 2036.76         | 1016.99          |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                 | 6763.48              | 4458.13         | 1419.12          |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh              | 89925.00             | 29449.98        | 19013.71         |
| 20        | Maharashtra                 | 144767.36            | 54426.66        | 27877.83         |
| 21        | Manipur                     | 20181.70             | 9584.33         | 2944.63          |
| 22        | Meghalaya                   | 13262.36             | 7425.73         | 3596.21          |
| 23        | Mizoram                     | 14785.80             | 8128.27         | 6347.38          |
| 24        | Nagaland                    | 16368.38             | 10543.52        | 6709.46          |
| 25        | Odisha                      | 113867.60            | 46425.75        | 25983.27         |
| 26        | Puducherry                  | 33866.46             | 22996.05        | 5713.91          |
| 27        | Punjab                      | 16792.95             | 4514.79         | 2476.27          |
| 28        | Rajasthan                   | 7095.14              | 2372.65         | 864.12           |
| 29        | Sikkim                      | 7827.43              | 4681.43         | 3300.05          |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                  | 115284.67            | 44535.55        | 13631.12         |
| 31        | Telangana                   | 34117.09             | 10842.16        | 9582.93          |
| 32        | Tripura                     | 25862.81             | 14762.41        | 5859.84          |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh               | 129432.10            | 41230.99        | 28911.70         |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                 | 32297.07             | 16667.37        | 8780.37          |
| 35        | West Bengal                 | 54439.43             | 22554.70        | 5075.97          |
| 36        | Others (Transponders, etc.) | 36400.00             | 21840.00        | 0.00             |
|           | Total A                     | 1899026.06           | 729533.35       | 399654.16        |
| 35        | Central Sector Projects     | 200052.82            | 163095.20       | 67426.90         |

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Annexure-II

Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.  †4964 put in by Shri Rajkumar Roat, Hon'ble Member of Parliament for answer on 1 st April, 2025 regarding Schemes for Promoting of Fisheries:  State-wise details of boats and nets for approved for traditional fishermen during the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25) under PMMSY

(Rs. in lakhs)

| Sl.No   | Name of the States   |   Physical (No.) |   Project Cost |   GoI Share |
|---------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       |             2191 |       10955    |     2659.2  |
| 2       | Assam                |              176 |         382.05 |      182.83 |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         |               20 |         100    |       24    |
| 4       | Goa                  |               76 |         380    |      103.2  |
| 5       | Gujarat              |              250 |        1250    |      330    |
| 6       | Himachal Pradesh     |             1250 |        1375    |      627.3  |
| 7       | Jammu and Kashmir    |               25 |         125    |       50    |
| 8       | Jharkhand            |               62 |         125.5  |       39.65 |
| 9       | Karnataka            |              390 |        1790    |      542.88 |
| 10      | Kerala               |              200 |        1000    |      240    |
| 11      | Lakshadweep          |              100 |         500    |      300    |
| 12      | Maharashtra          |              107 |         535    |      169.8  |
| 13      | Manipur              |               10 |          11.7  |        5.27 |
| 14      | Nagaland             |                5 |           5.85 |        3.16 |
| 15      | Odisha               |              560 |        1728    |      523.44 |
| 16      | Puducherry           |              215 |        1075    |      475    |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu           |              500 |        2500    |      630    |
| 18      | Tripura              |              310 |         369.8  |      189.76 |
| 19      | West Bengal          |              259 |        1034    |      355.68 |
| Total   | Total                |             6706 |       25241.9  |     7451.17 |

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