Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-05
Subject: Incubators in Fisheries Sector
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Gyaneshwar Patil

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

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.352 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Incubators in Fisheries Sector

## 352. SHRI GYANESHWAR PATIL:

## Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING मत्स्यपालन , पशुपालन और डेयरी मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a dedicated business incubator, the first of its kind in the country, to nurture fisheries start-ups in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) is the implementing agency for incubators in fisheries sector;
- (d) if so, whether NCDC has identified batches of incubators in the States;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the details of other steps being taken in the fisheries sector under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), State-wise including Madhya Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a)  to  (e):      The  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  implemented  by  the Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying, inter-alia envisages for establishment of Fisheries Incubation Centers (FICs) with a view to nurture fisheries start-ups in the country.

National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) has been notified as one of the End Implementing  Agencies  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY.  With financial  support  under  PMMSY, NCDC has in November, 2021 set up a Fisheries Business Incubation Centre (LIFIC) at its Gurugram, Haryana campus. It is reported that NCDC completed 11 batches of incubators at the LIFIC and the state-wise details of such incubators as reported by NCDC is furnished at Annexure-I.

(f):      The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a flagship scheme namely 'Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)' with an investment of ₹20,050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21 in all the States and Union Territories including Madhya Pradesh. The PMMSY intends to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest  infrastructure  and  management,  modernization  and  strengthening  of  value  chain, traceability,  establishing  a  robust  fisheries  management  framework  and  fishers'  welfare.  The Department of Fisheries, during the last financial years (2020-21 to 2022-23) and current year 2023-24  accorded  approvals  to  the  proposals  of  various  States/UTs  and  other  implementing agencies to the tune of Rs. 17118.62 crore including proposals of Government of Madhya Pradesh for Rs. 747.57 crore for development of fisheries and aquaculture in the State. State/UT-wise details of the proposals approved under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-II.

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Annexure-I

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  352  put  in  by Shri  Gyaneshwar  Patil,  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament,  Lok  Sabha  for  answer  on  05 th December, 2023 regarding Incubators in Fisheries Sector

| S.No   | Name of the State   |   Number of Incubatees |
|--------|---------------------|------------------------|
| 1      | Arunachal Pradesh   |                      4 |
| 2      | Assam               |                      2 |
| 3      | Bihar               |                     12 |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh        |                      2 |
| 5      | Gujarat             |                      5 |
| 6      | Haryana             |                      8 |
| 7      | Himachal Pradesh    |                      2 |
| 8      | Jammu &Kashmir      |                      6 |
| 9      | Jharkhand           |                      3 |
| 10     | Karnataka           |                      6 |
| 11     | Kerala              |                      7 |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh      |                     10 |
| 13     | Maharashtra         |                     10 |
| 14     | Manipur             |                      2 |
| 15     | Odisha              |                      3 |
| 16     | Punjab              |                      1 |
| 17     | Rajasthan           |                      3 |
| 18     | Tamil Nadu          |                      5 |
| 19     | Telangana           |                      2 |
| 20     | Tripura             |                      4 |
| 21     | Uttar Pradesh       |                      6 |
| 22     | Uttarakhand         |                      6 |
| 23     | West Bengal         |                     20 |
| Total  | Total               |                    129 |

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No.  352  put  in  by Shri  Gyaneshwar  Patil,  Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament,  Lok  Sabha  for  answer  on  05 th December, 2023 regarding Incubators in Fisheries Sector

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                | Total Project Cost   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------|
| (i)       | (ii)                    | (iii)                |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar        | 5365.35              |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 233237.67            |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 16209.09             |
| 4         | Assam                   | 45616.27             |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 51738.50             |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh            | 71917.00             |
| 7         | D &D&Dadra&NH           | 631.20               |
| 8         | Delhi                   | 533.25               |
| 9         | Goa                     | 10742.09             |
| 10        | Gujarat                 | 79883.67             |
| 11        | Haryana                 | 62420.25             |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh        | 12767.35             |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir          | 12870.36             |
| 14        | Jharkhand               | 38472.20             |
| 15        | Karnataka               | 91955.19             |
| 16        | Kerala                  | 90185.20             |
| 17        | Ladakh                  | 2883.20              |
| 18        | Lakshadweep             | 6450.98              |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh          | 74757.24             |
| 20        | Maharashtra             | 111878.84            |
| 21        | Manipur                 | 18613.70             |
| 22        | Meghalaya               | 12072.68             |
| 23        | Mizoram                 | 8980.52              |
| 24        | Nagaland                | 9935.65              |
| 25        | Odisha                  | 92452.60             |
| 26        | Puducherry              | 19451.48             |
| 27        | Punjab                  | 15541.75             |
| 28        | Rajasthan               | 6310.14              |
| 29        | Sikkim                  | 7209.53              |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu              | 80633.45             |
| 31        | Telangana               | 23123.09             |
| 32        | Tripura                 | 20524.64             |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh           | 108911.30            |
| 34        | Uttarakhand             | 29298.07             |
| 35        | West Bengal             | 42688.64             |
|           | Total A                 | 1552662.13           |
| 35        | Central Sector Projects | 159199.38            |
|           | Total A+B               | 1711861.51           |