Lok Sabha Question No. 2982 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Fishermen in Daman-Diu
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2982 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## Fishermen in Daman-Diu

## †2982 Shri Patel Umeshbhai Babubhai :

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of fishermen in Daman-Diu provided Kisan Credit Cards by the Ministry during each financial year so far along with the figures data;
- (b) whether the Ministry is aware of the number amongst the fishermen in Daman-Diu provided Kisan Credit Cards have so far availed the credit facility provided by KCC for working capital needs, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of fishermen in Daman-Diu availed the facility of interest subvention for the next year after using the KCC card for one year along with details thereof?

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

(a) : In the year 2018-19, Government of India extended the facility of the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme to the fishers and fish farmers to meet their working capital requirements. The number of fishermen in Daman-Diu provided with Kisan Credit Card facility by the Banks in each financial year along with the figure data is as under:

| Financial Year         | KCC issued by banks in Daman-Diu   |   Total Amount (Rs. Cr.) |
|------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 2021-22                | 72                                 |                     1.01 |
| 2022-23                | 475                                |                    11.16 |
| 2023-24                | 542                                |                    21.79 |
| 2024-25 (up to Dec-24) | 578                                |                    35.58 |
| Total                  | 1,667                              |                    69.54 |

- (b) : A total of 1667 fishers and fish farmers in Daman-Diu have been issued Kisan Credit Cards, providing them access to a credit facility of ₹69.54 crore from the bank to meet their working capital needs.

(c) : To saturate the eligible fishermen with the KCC facility and facilitate access to institutional credit at subvented interest rate, the Department of Fisheries (DoF) has been actively coordinating with the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, and the Union Territory Administration of Daman & Diu. The 'Nationwide AHDF KCC Campaign  for  2024-25'  has  been  launched  from  15th  September  2024  to  31st  March  2025,  for saturating all the eligible fishers and fish farmers. During this campaign, Gram Panchayat-level KCC Camps  are  being  organized  by  the  State/UT  Fisheries  Departments  for  on-the-spot  scrutiny  of applications sourced in both modes (offline through Common Service Centres and online via the 'JanSamarth' portal (www.jansamarth.in). In the Union Budget 2025-26, the Government of India has enhanced the KCC lending limit for fishers and fish farmers from ₹3 lakh to ₹5 lakh. Additionally, the collateral-free loan limit for KCC fisheries has been raised from ₹1.60 lakh to ₹2 lakh, effective from January 1, 2025. A total of 578 fishers and fish farmers in Daman-Diu have availed the facility of Interest Subvention under KCC in Daman-Diu during the F.Y. 2024-25 (upto December, 2024).