Lok Sabha Question No. 684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-28
Subject: Processing of Aquaculture Products
Ministry: FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy, Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 684

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH  NOVEMBER, 2024

## PROCESSING OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS

## 684.  SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR: SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the steps/initiatives taken by the Government to increase the processing of Aquaculture Products across the country, State-wise including in Eluru and Nellore districts in Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) the details of the number of such processing units proposed/under construction and presently operational, State-wise including in the said districts;
- (c) the details of the funds provided by the Government for the establishment of Food Processing Industries (FPIs) of the Aquaculture Products, State-wise including the said districts in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether the Government proposed to increase the establishment of FPIs in the country;
- (e) if so, the details of funds allocated/utilised along with total number of beneficiaries in the country including in the said districts in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (f) whether the Government has carried out any promotional activities/campaigns for the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES (SHRI RAVNEET SINGH )

(a).  To increase the processing of Aquaculture Products across the country including in Eluru and Nellore districts in Andhra Pradesh, Ministry of Food Processing Industries is implementing the Scheme for Operation Greens Long Term Interventions and Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure as component schemes of Pradhan  Mantri  Kisan  Sampada  Yojana  (PMKSY).  Under  the  cold  chain  component  scheme,  the  financial assistance is provided as grant-in-aid @ 35% of eligible project cost for projects in General Areas and @ 50% of eligible project cost for Difficult Areas as well as for projects of SC/ST, Farmers Producer Organisation (FPOs)

and  Self  Help  Groups  (SHGs),  subject  to  maximum  of  Rs.  10  crore  per  project  for  integrated  cold  chain, preservation and value addition infrastructure facilities, without any break, from the farm gate to the consumer in order  to  reduce  post-harvest  losses  of  marine  /fish  (except  shrimp)  products.  While  under  Operation  Greens scheme, Ministry inter alia provides financial assistance as grants-in-aid @35% of eligible project cost for projects in General Areas and @50% of eligible project cost for projects in Difficult Areas as well as for projects of SC/ST, FPOs and SHGs for Integrated Value Chain Development Projects and Standalone Post-Harvest Infrastructure Projects for Shrimps. For Integrated Value Chain Development Projects, maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹15 crore per project; and for Standalone Post-Harvest Infrastructure Projects, maximum grants-in-aid would be ₹10 crore per project.

(b) & (c).  State-wise allocation of funds is not made under any of the component schemes of PMKSY. State-wise details of the processing units for aquaculture products sanctioned in the country including Andhra Pradesh under Operation Greens and Cold Chain scheme of PMKSY is at Annexure .

(d).  Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been implementing central sector umbrella scheme called 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Sampada Yojana (PMKSY)' since 2017-18 across the country. The basic objective of the scheme is to ensure overall development of food processing sector in the country. The PMKSY has several ongoing component schemes such as Agro Processing Cluster (APC), Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure (ICC), Creation / Expansion of Food Processing & Preservation Capacities (CEFPPC) and Operation Greens (OG) to provide financial assistance for setting up of Food Processing Industries (FPI) in the country.

(e).  State-wise allocation of funds is not made under any component schemes of PMKSY for setting up of FPIs. So far this Ministry has provided financial assistance to the 1186 beneficiaries with total approved grant-in-aid of Rs. 8560.62 Crore through PMKSY component schemes in the country. Out of this 72 beneficiaries with approved grant-in-aid of Rs. 777.95 crore are from the State of Andhra Pradesh including 3 in Eluru district with approved grant-in-aid of Rs. 20.00 crore and 8 in Nellore district with approved grant-in-aid of Rs 69.19 crore.

(f).    Under  the  PMKSY  scheme,  various  initiatives  have  been  taken  to  promote  and  increase  awareness  & participation  among  beneficiaries  through  National  &  State  level  awareness  campaigns  such  as  Newspaper advertisement,  Radio  Jingles,  Exhibitions  &  Expos,  Buyer-Seller  Meets,  Ministry's  website,  etc.  since  the inception of the scheme.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 684 ANSWERED ON 28.11.2024 REGRARDING 'PROCESSING OF AQUACULTURE PRODUCTS'.

Details of the processing units for aquaculture products sanctioned in the country under Operation Greens and Cold Chain scheme of PMKSY (AS ON 15.11.2024)

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| Sl. No.                                                             | Name of Applicant                                                   | Cluster/ District                                                   | Date of Approval Letter                                             | Total Project Cost (₹ Crores)                                       | Approved Grant (₹ Crores)                                           | Grant Released (₹ Crores)                                           | Status                                                              |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      | Andhra Pradesh                                                      |
| 1.                                                                  | Advishnu Marine Foods Private Limited                               | East Godavari                                                       | 09-11-2022                                                          | 35.00                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 3.33                                                                | Ongoing                                                             |
| 2.                                                                  | Avanti Frozen Foods Private Limited                                 | Kakinada                                                            | 16-11-2022                                                          | 64.62                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 3.                                                                  | Devi Fisheries Limited                                              | Kakinada                                                            | 09-11-2022                                                          | 105.50                                                              | 15.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 4.                                                                  | Rajyalakshmi Marine Exports                                         | Kakinada                                                            | 09-11-2022                                                          | 49.25                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 6.67                                                                | Ongoing                                                             |
| 5.                                                                  | Annam Marine Exports Private Limited                                | Guntur                                                              | 09-11-2022                                                          | 51.00                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 6.                                                                  | Milesh Marine Exports Private Limited                               | Krishna                                                             | 09-11-2022                                                          | 34.85                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 7.                                                                  | Alpha Marine Limited                                                | Nellore                                                             | 09-11-2022                                                          | 98.00                                                               | 9.62                                                                | 9.62                                                                | Completed                                                           |
| 8.                                                                  | Falcon Marine Exports Limited                                       | Nellore                                                             | 16-11-2022                                                          | 59.91                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 10.                                                                 | Devi Sea Foods Limited                                              | West Godavari                                                       | 16-11-2022                                                          | 75.18                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 11.                                                                 | Sandhya Marines Limited                                             | West Godavari                                                       | 09-11-2022                                                          | 72.10                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 0                                                                   | Ongoing                                                             |
| 12.                                                                 | Summit Marine Exports Private Limited                               | West Godavari                                                       | 09-11-2022                                                          | 55.60                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 6.66                                                                | Ongoing                                                             |
| 13.                                                                 | SMSEA Corporation LLP                                               | Visakhap atnam                                                      | 09-11-2022                                                          | 52.27                                                               | 10.00                                                               | 3.33                                                                | Ongoing                                                             |
| Total                                                               | Total                                                               |                                                                     |                                                                     | 753.28                                                              | 124.62                                                              | 29.61                                                               |                                                                     |

## Marine /fish (except shrimp) processing projects approved under Integrated Cold Chain and Value Addition Infrastructure Scheme

| Sl. No.     | Name of Applicant                                    | District    | Date of Approval Letter   | Total Project Cost (₹ Crores)   | Approve d Grant (₹ Crores)   | Grant Release d (₹ Crores)   | Status                |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra                                          | Maharashtra | Maharashtra               | Maharashtra                     | Maharashtra                  | Maharashtra                  | Maharashtra           |
| 1.          | Nekkanti Sea Foods Ltd.                              | Raigad      | 22-05- 2015               | 48.32                           | 10                           | 10                           | Completed             |
| 2.          | Devi Aqua Tech Private Limited                       | Navi Mumbai | 17-04- 2017               | 63.7                            | 10                           | 10                           | Completed             |
| 3.          | Sandhya Marines Ltd.                                 | Raigad      | 19-04- 2017               | 13.43                           | 4.22                         | 4.22                         | Completed             |
| 4.          | Sai Marine Exports Pvt. Ltd.                         | Thane       | 12-10- 2018               | 63.25                           | 8.93                         | 8.93                         | Completed             |
| 5.          | Mourya Aquex Pvt. Ltd.                               | Navi Mumbai | 29-10- 2018               | 44.77                           | 9.83                         | 9.83                         | Completed             |
| 6.          | SAM Aqua Exports LLP                                 | Raigad      | 25-05- 2022               | 43.49                           | 10                           | 9.56                         | Completed             |
| 7.          | GSR Nirman                                           | Navi Mumbai | 25-05- 2022               | 44.33                           | 10                           | 0                            | Under Implementati on |
| 8.          | Andman Cold Chain                                    | Raigad      | 04-05- 2017               | 5                               | 2.81                         | 2.81                         | Completed             |
| 10.         | Minaz Exports                                        | Thane       | 29-02- 2024               | 9.88                            | 1.18                         | 0                            | Under Implementati on |
| 11.         | Malpefresh Marine Exports Private Limited.           | Navi Mumbai | 08-08- 2017               | 18.1                            | 4.37                         | 4.37                         | Completed             |
| 12.         | Alashore Marine Exports Private Limited              | Raigad      | 08-12- 2022               | 36.49                           | 8.51                         | 0                            | Under Implementati on |
| 13.         | Marble Valley Foods and Beverages Private Limited    | Navi Mumbai | 19-04- 2017               | 32.47                           | 8.24                         | 8.24                         | Completed             |
| 14.         | Monsoon Bounty Foods Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd.         | Raigad      | 18-08- 2017               | 11.37                           | 3.42                         | 3.42                         | Completed             |
| 15.         | Megaa Moda Pvt. Ltd.                                 | Thane       | 20-04- 2017               | 35.28                           | 8.27                         | 8.27                         | Completed             |
| 16.         | NDMSea Food Processors and Exporters Private Limited | Navi Mumbai | 29-10- 2018               | 36.08                           | 9.65                         | 9.65                         | Completed             |
| Mizoram     | Mizoram                                              | Mizoram     | Mizoram                   | Mizoram                         | Mizoram                      | Mizoram                      | Mizoram               |
| 17.         | Sandhya Aqua Exports Pvt. Ltd.                       | Aizawal     | 22-10- 2018               | 55.04                           | 9.6                          | 9.6                          | Completed             |
| 18.         | Three Seasons Exim Limited                           | Aizawal     | 27-12- 2018               | 86                              | 10                           | 6.3                          | Under Implementati on |

| 19.         | Yashaswi Fish Meal& Oil Company            | Aizawal     | 12-11- 2018   | 73.05       | 10          | 10          | Completed             |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------------|
| 20.         | Abad Fisheries Pvt. Ltd                    | Aizawal     | 17-04- 2017   | 10.36       | 2.22        | 2.22        | Completed             |
| 21.         | Sagar Multipurpose Storage Pvt. Ltd.       | Aizawal     | 19-07- 2019   | 15.46       | 4.6         | 4.43        | Completed             |
| 22.         | Pasupati Aquatics Pvt. Ltd.                | Aizawal     | 22-07- 2019   | 49.5        | 9.82        | 9.82        | Completed             |
| Nagaland    | Nagaland                                   | Nagaland    | Nagaland      | Nagaland    | Nagaland    | Nagaland    | Nagaland              |
| 23.         | Fedora Sea Foods Private Limited           | Dimapur     | 07-01- 2019   | 38.48       | 8.94        | 8.94        | Completed             |
| 24.         | Sun Aquatic Products Pvt. Ltd              | Dimapur     | 17-04- 2017   | 27.31       | 10          | 9.63        | Completed             |
| 25.         | Poddar Projects Limited                    | Dimapur     | 08-12- 2022   | 37.82       | 7.88        | 0           | Under Implementati on |
| Odisha      | Odisha                                     | Odisha      | Odisha        | Odisha      | Odisha      | Odisha      | Odisha                |
| 26.         | N K Marine Exports LLP                     | Balasore    | 02-01- 2019   | 52.5        | 9.28        | 9.28        | Completed             |
| 27.         | Veerabhadra Exports Pvt. Ltd.              | Balasore    | 28-09- 2020   | 36.38       | 9.88        | 9.88        | Completed             |
| 28.         | Jaya Lakshmi Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.           | Khurda      | 23-11- 2020   | 74.23       | 10          | 9.63        | Completed             |
| 29.         | Castlerock Fisheries Private Limited       | Khorda      | 24-11- 2020   | 40.85       | 10          | 2.37        | Under Implementati on |
| 30.         | Coastal Corporation Limited                | Balasore    | 24-11- 2020   | 71.16       | 9.95        | 9.95        | Completed             |
| 31.         | Grand Marine Exim                          | Balasore    | 23-03- 2023   | 38.45       | 9.8         | 0           | Under Implementati on |
| 32.         | Blue Fin Frozen Pvt. Ltd.                  | Balasore    | 04-07- 2012   | 25.46       | 6.16        | 6.16        | Completed             |
| 33.         | Forstar Frozen Food Pvt. Ltd.              | Khurda      | 04-10- 2013   | 36.68       | 10          | 10          | Completed             |
| 34.         | Seasaga Enterprises Pvt. Ltd               | Khorda      | 19-04- 2017   | 51.46       | 10          | 10          | Completed             |
| 35.         | VKMFoods Private Limited                   | Balasore    | 12-04- 2018   | 16.25       | 4.22        | 4.22        | Completed             |
| 36.         | Mathurapur Agro India Private Limited (SC) | Balasore    | 08-12- 2022   | 19.95       | 4.65        | 1.53        | Under Implementati on |
| Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu                                 | Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu    | Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu  | Tamil Nadu            |
| 37.         | Varma Marine                               | Tirunilveli | 23-11- 2020   | 26.44       | 9.9         | 9.83        | Completed             |
| 38.         | Aparna Marine Exports                      | Thiruvallur | 31-03- 2021   | 40.67       | 9.53        | 9.53        | Completed             |
| 39.         | Elaf Cold Storage                          | Tirunilveli | 18-01- 2019   | 29.99       | 10          | 9.83        | Completed             |
| 40.         | Mizofa Fish Seed Farm                      | Thiruvallur | 11-11- 2011   | 5.2         | 3.03        | 3.03        | Completed             |
| West Bengal | West Bengal                                | West Bengal | West Bengal   | West Bengal | West Bengal | West Bengal | West Bengal           |

| 41.   | Mekworld Marines and Exports Pvt. Ltd.   | Howrah            | 31-03- 2021   |   28.22 |     10 |   6.27 | Under Implementati on   |
|-------|------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------|---------|--------|--------|-------------------------|
| 42.   | Vaisakhi Bio Marine Pvt. Ltd.            | Hooghly           | 31-03- 2021   |   44.16 |  10    |   0    | Under Implementati on   |
| 43.   | Mulpuri Aqua Processors                  | Howrah            | 31-03- 2021   |   37.07 |  10    |   9.58 | Completed               |
| 44.   | Krishna Coastal Foods Pvt. Ltd           | Medinipur         | 31-05- 2021   |    6.65 |   1.69 |   1.62 | Completed               |
| 45.   | Gayatri Marine Products                  | South 24 Parganas | 25-05- 2022   |   31.58 |   8.4  |   5.19 | Under Implementati on   |
| 46.   | Aadhya Sea Foods Pvt. Ltd.               | South 24 Parganas | 25-05- 2022   |   39.72 |  10    |   6.18 | Under Implementati on   |
| 47.   | Zoram Fish Seeds Production Centre       | Howrah            | 30-07- 2012   |   17.26 |   9.74 |   9.74 | Completed               |
| 48.   | Nagaland Integrated Cold Chain (ST)      | Hooghly           | 17-04- 2017   |   18.59 |   6.98 |   6.98 | Completed               |
| 49.   | Falcon Marine Exports Limited            | Howrah            | 17-04- 2017   |   77.18 |  10    |  10    | Completed               |
| 50.   | Highland Agro                            | Medinipur         | 19-07- 2019   |   53.08 |  10    |   9.3  | Completed               |
| 51.   | Sabri Food Products Pvt. Ltd.            | South 24 Parganas | 31-03- 2021   |   49.39 |  10    |   9.5  | Completed               |
| 52.   | B One Business House Pvt. Ltd.           | South 24 Parganas | 13-06- 2022   |   33.79 |   9.9  |   2.35 | Under Implementati on   |
| Total | Total                                    | Total             | Total         | 1901.34 | 415.6  | 332.19 |                         |

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