Lok Sabha Question No. 4907 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-01
Subject: Inland Fisheries under Scheme
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Janardan Mishra, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4907 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st  APRIL, 2025

## Inland Fisheries under Scheme

## 4907.   Smt Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah:

Shri Janardan Mishra:

Shri Naba Charan Majhi:

Shri Bibhu Prasad Tarai

Shri Madhavaneni Raghunandhan Rao:

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

- (a) the financial allocation made for the various schemes of the Government such as Aquatic Health  Management  and  the  amount  spent  as  of  February  2025,  State-wise,  particularly Uttarakhand and Odisha;
- (b) the number of projects that have been approved under the scheme as of February 2025 and the financial worth of the projects State-wise, particularly Uttarakhand and Odisha;
- (c) the equipment and facilities provided for inland fisheries under the scheme as of February 2025 State-wise, particularly Uttarakhand and Odisha; and
- (d) whether the Ministry has taken steps for aquatic health management  and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 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. Based on receipt of viable proposals, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the  last four years (2020-21 to 2023-24) and current year(2024-25) has accorded approvals to the fisheries  developmental  proposals  of  various  State  Governments,  Union  Territories  and  other implementation agencies amounting to Rs.20,990.79 crore with central share of Rs.8926.28 crore under the PMMSY. This includes the project worth of Rs322.97 crore for Government of Uttarakhand and Rs1138.68 crore for Odisha. Development of aquaculture is one of the thrust areas supported under  PMMSY  for  expansion  of  aquaculture  area,  intensification,  diversification  and  productive utilization of land and water, quality inputs, infusion of technology, post-harvest management and strengthening of value chain.  The key interventions projects/activities approved under PMMSY for development of aquaculture include; 32051 hectares of aquaculture area, 895 hatcheries, 25 Brood Banks, 12081 Re-circulatory Aquaculture Systems, 4205 biofloc units, 55118 reservoir cages and 5711 raceways and 560.7 hectares pens in reservoirs, 3882 hectares of freshwater biofloc pond area.    State-wise  details  of  projects  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 PMMSY inter-alia focuses aquatic animal health management activities to addresses the emergence of new and trans-boundary aquatic diseases especially in aquaculture and aquatic health management projects with an investment of Rs 49.50 crore have been approved during the last four years and current year including the aquatic health management project of Rs 2.40 crore approved for Odisha under this scheme. State/UT-wise details of the Aquatic Health Management projects approved under PMMSY during last four years and current year are furnished at Annexure -II.

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## Annexure-I

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  4907  for answer  on  1 st   April,  2025  regarding  Inland  Fisheries  under  Scheme:  State-wise consolidated details of projects approved and central fund released under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during 2020-21 to 2024-25

(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             | 6800.65         | 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         |
| Total     | A+B                         | 2099078.88           | 892628.55       | 467081.07        |

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No  4907  for answer on 1 st  April, 2025 regarding Inland Fisheries under Scheme: State/UT-wise details of the Aquatic Health Management projects  approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during 2020-21 to 2024-25

Table- (a): Establishment of Disease Diagnostic and Quality Testing Labs (Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of the States   |   Physical (No.) |   Project Cost |   GoI Share |
|----------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       |                2 |             50 |        15   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    |                1 |             25 |        13.5 |
| 3        | Assam                |                1 |             25 |         9   |
| 4        | Delhi                |                1 |             25 |        15   |
| 5        | Gujarat              |                1 |             40 |         9.6 |
| 5        | Jharkhand            |                2 |             60 |        21.6 |
| 6        | Ladakh               |                1 |             30 |        30   |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh       |                2 |             50 |        12   |
| 8        | Maharashtra          |                1 |             25 |         6   |
| 9        | Mizoram              |                1 |             25 |        13.5 |
| 10       | Odisha               |                4 |            100 |        30   |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu           |                1 |             40 |         9.6 |
| 12       | West Bengal          |                1 |             25 |         9   |
| Total    | Total                |               19 |            520 |       193.8 |

Table- (b) :Disease Diagnostic and Quality Testing Mobile Labs/Clinics

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of the States   |   Physical (No.) |   Project Cost |   GoI Share |
|----------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       |                8 |            280 |        79.8 |
| 2        | Kerala               |                1 |             35 |         8.4 |
| 3        | Maharashtra          |                1 |             35 |         8.4 |
| 4        | Manipur              |                5 |            175 |        81.9 |
| 5        | Odisha               |                4 |            140 |        42   |
| 6        | Punjab               |                1 |             35 |         8.4 |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh        |                9 |            315 |        96.6 |
| 8        | West Bengal          |                2 |             70 |        25.2 |
| Total    | Total                |               31 |           1085 |       350.7 |

Table- (c) : Aquatic Referral Labs for Quality Testing and Disease Diagnostics (Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No   | Name of the States   |   Physical (No.) |   Project Cost |   GoI Share |
|----------|----------------------|------------------|----------------|-------------|
| 1        | Bihar                |                2 |        1000    |      600    |
| 2        | Gujarat              |                1 |         140.99 |       84.43 |
| 3        | Kerala               |                1 |         975    |      585    |
| 4        | Meghalaya            |                1 |         282.68 |      254.41 |
| 5        | West Bengal          |                1 |         946    |      567.6  |
| Total    | Total                |                6 |        3344.67 |     2091.44 |

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