Lok Sabha Question No. 3760 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-12
Subject: National Fish Farmer Day
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Sudheer Gupta

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3760 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  AUGUST, 2025

## National Fish Farmer Day

## 3760. Shri Sudheer Gupta:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  celebrated  the  National  Fish  Farmer  Day-2025  at  Bhubaneshwar, Odisha recently;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the programmes organized during the celebration;
- (c)  whether the  Government has launched new fisheries clusters under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and if so, the details thereof, location and State-wise;
- (d) the details of expenditure likely to be incurred on the construction of these fisheries clusters and the time by which the work likely to start; and
- (e) the key features of these new fisheries clusters launched in the event?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e):  The National Fish Farmers Day is observed every year on 10 th  July to commemorate the successful induced breeding of Indian Major Carps (IMC) in 1957 by the renowned scientists namely Dr. Hira  Lal  Chaudhury  and  Dr.  K.H.  Alikunhi.    The  intent  of  celebrating  this  day  is  to  recognize  the contributions made by fish farmers, entrepreneurs and fishermen to the development of the nation's fisheries sector and to create an ecosystem to collectively think and discuss the ways to sustainably manage our fisheries resources. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and  Dairying  celebrated  the  National  Fish  Farmers'  Day,  2025  (NFFD-2025)  at  Indian  Council  of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar on 10 th July  2025.    During  the  said  NFFD-2025,  several  key  initiatives  were  launched  including  the announcement of new 17 fisheries production and processing clusters in addition to the already notified 17  clusters,  ICAR  Training  Calendar  on  Fisheries,  Guidelines  on  Hatchery  Accreditation  and  Seed Certification  of  Freshwater  Finfishes  and  Shellfishes.  Beneficiaries  were  felicitated  under  various schemes such as the Kisan Credit Card (KCC), aquaculture crop insurance, fisheries cooperatives and Fish  Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (FFPOs),  and  fisheries  start-ups.  In  addition  to  the  above,  70 fisheries projects were virtually inaugurated and foundation were laid supported under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an outlay of Rs.105 crore, marking a strong push towards infrastructure development, entrepreneurship promotion and inclusive growth in the sector. The Statewise details of locations of these clusters are furnished at Annexure. These clusters are strategically identified for their region-specific potential and are aimed at enhancing fish production, promoting value addition, improving market access and creating livelihood opportunities through fisheries cooperative development and private investment.

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) is designated to assess the gap analysis of all the aforesaid production and processing fisheries clusters  with end-to-end solutions. The budgetary requirements for gap filling projects are undertaken from the ongoing schemes of Government of India like  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY),  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture  Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY), Kisan Credit Card (KCC) etc. and Schemes and programs implemented by the respective States.

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Statement  referred  to  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  untarred  Question  No.  3760 put  in  by  Shri Sudheer Gupta, Member of Parliament for answer on 12 th  August, 2025 regarding National Fish Farmer Day: State-wise details of total 34 Fisheries Clusters notified under PMMSY

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT      | Name of the Cluster          | Leading District           | Partnering District                |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| (i)       | (ii)                      | (iii)                        | (iv)                       | (v)                                |
| 1.        | Jammu & Kashmir           | Coldwater Fisheries          | Anant Nag                  | Kulgam & Shopian                   |
| 2.        | Haryana                   | Saline Water Aquaculture     | Sirsa                      | Rohtak, Hissar and Fatehabad       |
| 3.        | Madhya Pradesh            | Reservoir Fisheries          | Bhopal (Halali Dam)        | Khandwa (Indira Sagar Dam)         |
| 4.        | Chhattisgarh              | Tilapia Cluster              | Raipur                     | Dhamtri and Kanker                 |
| 5.        | Bihar                     | Wetland Fisheries            | Siwan                      | Gopalganj and Chapra               |
| 6.        | Uttar Pradesh             | Pangasius Cluster            | Sidarth Nagar              | Maharajganj and Kabir Nagar, Basti |
| 7.        | Odisha                    | Scampi Cluster               | Balasore                   | Mayurbhanj and Bhadrakh            |
| 8.        | Andhra Pradesh            | Brackish water Aquaculture   | West Godavari (Bhimavaram) | Krishna, Elluru and Nellore        |
| 9.        | Karnataka                 | Sea Cage Cluster             | Uttara Kannada             | Badkal and Kumtta                  |
| 10.       | Sikkim                    | Organic Fisheries cluster    | Soreng                     | -                                  |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                 | Pearl Cluster                | Hazaribagh                 | -                                  |
| 12.       | Tamil Nadu                | Ornamental Fisheries Cluster | Madurai                    | -                                  |
| 13.       | Lakshadweep Islands       | Seaweed Cluster              | -                          | -                                  |
| 14.       | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Tuna Cluster                 | --                         | --                                 |
| 15.       | Telangana                 | Murrel Cluster               | Mancherial                 | Peddapalli                         |
| 16.       | Kerala                    | Pearl Spot Cluster           | Kollam                     | Kottayam                           |
| 17.       | Gujarat                   | Fishing Harbour              | Veraval                    | Mangrol fishing Harbour            |
| 18.       | Punjab                    | Saline water Aquaculture     | Muktsar Sahib              | Fazilka                            |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand               | Cold water Fisheries         | Pithoragarh                | Chamoli Bageswar                   |
| 20.       | West Bengal               | Dry Fish Cluster             | Purba Mednipur             | Sagar Island                       |
| 21.       | Puducherry                | Fishing Harbour              | Karaikal Fishing Harbour   | Thengaithitu Fishing Harbour       |
| 22.       | Nagaland                  | Integrated fish farming      | Mokokchung                 | Chumoukedima                       |
| 23.       | Manipur                   | Pengba fish cluster          | Bishnupur                  | Loktak Lake                        |
| 24.       | Assam                     | Riverine Fisheries           | Goalpara                   | Kamrup and Darang                  |

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | Name of the Cluster      | Leading District   | Partnering District              |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------|
| (i)       | (ii)                               | (iii)                    | (iv)               | (v)                              |
| 25.       | Mizoram                            | Paddy cum fish cluster   | Kolasib            | Serchhip                         |
| 26.       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | Aqua-tourism cluster     | Ziro               | Tawang, West Kameng and Shi-Yomi |
| 27.       | Ladakh                             | Coldwater fisheries      | Kargil             | Leh                              |
| 28.       | Goa                                | Estuarine cage culture   | North Goa          | South Goa                        |
| 29.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | Coldwater Fisheries      | Kullu District     | Mandi                            |
| 30.       | Tripura                            | Pabda fisheries cluster  | Unakoti            | North Tripura                    |
| 31.       | Rajasthan                          | Saline water aquaculture | Churu              | Hanumangarh                      |
| 32.       | Maharashtra                        | Fisheries Cooperatives   | Raigad             | Ratnagiri                        |
| 33.       | Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu | Fishing Harbour          | Diu (Vanakbara)    | --                               |
| 34.       | Meghalaya                          | Organic fish farming     | West Khasi Hills   | East Khasi Hills                 |

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