Lok Sabha Question No. 2901 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Women Beneficiaries under PMMKSY
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2901 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 TH  MARCH, 2025

## Women Beneficiaries under PMMKSY

## 2901. Shri G M Harish Balayogi:

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

- (a) the  number  of  beneficiaries  (women/SC/ST)  under  various  components  of  Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Yojana, in Andhra Pradesh State and district-wise;
- (b) the details of Funds allocated and released as a one-time incentive to farmers (women/ SC/ST beneficiaries) for the adoption of aquaculture insurance, State-wise and districtwise in Andhra Pradesh;
- (c) the details regarding the supply chains established under the scheme to provide safe fish products to consumers in Andhra Pradesh, district-wise;
- (d) the Funds allocated and released under the scheme as Performance Grants for Village Level Organizations, Federations of Self-Help Groups, Fish Farmer Producer Organizations, cooperatives in Andhra Pradesh, State and district-wise; and
- (e) the  details  of  beneficiaries  and  the  amount  of  funds  allocated  and  released  for  the creation and maintenance of jobs under the scheme, separately for men and women?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing  a  new  Central  Sector  Sub-scheme  namely  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of ₹6000 crore.

Under PM-MKSSY, the Sub-scheme provides support for: (i) formalization of the unorganized part of fisheries sector by providing work based digital identity to fishers, fish farmers and other stakeholders through National Fisheries Digital Platform (ii) facilitating access to institutional credit, (iii) incentive for adoption of aquaculture insurance by providing 'one-time incentive' to the farmers by providing 40% of the premium (up to ₹25,000 per hectare, or ₹1 lakh per farmer for 4 hectares, SC/ST and women beneficiaries get an additional 10% incentive (iv) improvement of  fisheries  value-chain  efficiencies  under  component  2  through  Performance  grant  for  a

Microenterprise i.e. 25% of the total investment or Rs.35 lakhs, whichever is lower, for General Category and 35% of total investment or Rs.45 lakhs, whichever is lower, for SC, ST and Women owned microenterprises.  In  addition,  Performance  Grant  for  Village  Level  Organizations  and Federations of SHGs, FFPOs and Cooperatives shall not exceed 35% of total investment or Rs.200 lakhs,  whichever  is  lower    and  for  establishment  of  supply  chains  of  safe  fish  products  to consumers under Component 3 through Performance grant for a Small and Microenterprise  i.e. 25% of the total investment or Rs.35 lakhs, whichever is lower for microenterprise and 25% of total investment or ₹75 lakhs, whichever is lower for small enterprise for General Category and 35% of total investment or Rs.45 lakhs, whichever is lower for microenterprise and 35% of total investment or ₹100 lakhs, whichever is lower, for SC, ST and Women for small enterprise. In addition, Performance Grant for Village Level Organizations and Federations of SHGs, FFPOs and Cooperatives shall not exceed 35% of total investment or Rs.200 lakhs, whichever is lower. Along with this, PM-MKSSY aims to provide an amount of Rs.10,000 and Rs.15,000 per year for creation and maintenance of jobs for a men and woman respectively subject to the limit of 50% of total eligible grant.

Further, The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) under PM-MKSSY on 11.09.2024. The NFDP aims at formalization of the Indian fisheries and aquaculture sector through creation of work-based digital identity and the database for all stakeholders in fisheries sector. It also serves as 'one-stop' solution for access to institutional credit, strengthening of fisheries co-operatives, incentivizing aquiculture insurance, performance-based incentives, fisheries' traceability systems and training and capacity building. Till date, 20,25,676 fishers, fish farmers and other stakeholders have registered on NFDP including 209850 registrations from Andhra Pradesh. The registrations include  56,165  Women  beneficiaries,  8374  SC  beneficiaries  and  5075  ST  beneficiaries.  The district-wise details are furnished at Annexure-I.

Under the NFDP, the module for aquaculture insurance, credit Facilitation, performance grant, traceability and training and capacity building has been developed and made live. The beneficiary can login to the NFDP portal and apply for availing the benefit. As on date, 286 lead applications for Aquaculture Insurance including 13 applications from Andhra Pradesh have been submitted by the beneficiaries covering 716 hectare farms and the same have been forwarded to the insurance companies on the portal. Further, 8 applications for Performance Grant including 6 applications under component 2 and 2 applications under component 3 have been received under PM-MKSSY. As of now, no applications have been received from Andhra Pradesh for Performance Grant.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 2901 put in by Shri G M Harish Balayogi, , Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for answer on 18 th March, 2025 regarding Women Beneficiaries  under PMMKSY: District-wise details of registrations under National Fisheries Digital Platform in Andhra Pradesh

| Name of the District        |   No. of Female registrations |   No. of Male registrations |   Total registrations |   SC registrations |   ST registrations |
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| Alluri Sitharama Raju       |                            57 |                         364 |                   421 |                 25 |                140 |
| Anakapalli                  |                           305 |                        1126 |                  1431 |                 18 |                 47 |
| Anantapur                   |                           291 |                        1692 |                  1983 |                183 |                 47 |
| Annamayya                   |                             8 |                         150 |                   158 |                  8 |                 17 |
| Bapatla                     |                           990 |                        2076 |                  3066 |                 43 |                125 |
| Chittoor                    |                           684 |                         928 |                  1612 |                224 |                138 |
| Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema |                          4299 |                        6363 |                 10662 |                 90 |                  6 |
| East Godavari               |                         12380 |                       35557 |                 47937 |                340 |                174 |
| Eluru                       |                           619 |                        1352 |                  1971 |                308 |                 28 |
| Guntur                      |                          1574 |                        7745 |                  9319 |                658 |                807 |
| Krishna                     |                         11406 |                       20778 |                 32184 |               2202 |                594 |
| Kurnool                     |                           373 |                        3450 |                  3823 |                363 |                 90 |
| Nandyal                     |                            63 |                         327 |                   390 |                 17 |                 16 |
| NTR                         |                           193 |                         362 |                   555 |                122 |                 24 |
| Palnadu                     |                            42 |                         254 |                   296 |                 59 |                126 |
| Parvathipuram Manyam        |                            73 |                         617 |                   690 |                 34 |                338 |
| Prakasam                    |                          1952 |                        7687 |                  9639 |                305 |                212 |
| Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |                          3195 |                       10355 |                 13550 |                743 |               1058 |
| Sri Sathya Sai              |                            51 |                         606 |                   657 |                 38 |                 15 |
| Srikakulam                  |                          8547 |                       17094 |                 25641 |                 65 |                 64 |
| Tirupati                    |                           572 |                        2692 |                  3264 |                241 |                287 |
| Visakhapatnam               |                          5434 |                       19673 |                 25107 |                172 |                210 |
| Vizianagaram                |                          1457 |                        3547 |                  5004 |                 98 |                343 |
| West Godavari               |                          1495 |                        8514 |                 10009 |               1944 |                 96 |
| Y.S.R. Kadapa               |                           105 |                         376 |                   481 |                 74 |                 73 |
| Total                       |                         56165 |                      153685 |                209850 |               8374 |               5075 |