Lok Sabha Question No. 1564 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-12
Subject: Insurance Schemes for Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1564 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Insurance Schemes for Fishermen

## 1564.   SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a) the details regarding the number of insurance claims made and the number of insurance claims  settled  under  the  Group  Accident  Insurance  Scheme  (GAIS)  in  the  country during the last three years, State and district-wise including Tamil Nadu, especially in Thoothukudi district;
- (b) the details regarding the number of claims made and number of claims settled in;
- (c) whether 'the fishermen dies from of heart attack while fishing' is also covered under this scheme;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) if  not,  the other insurance schemes that could be availed by the fishermen families in case of such deaths while fishing?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) and (b): The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying,  Government  of  India  under  the  sub-component  on  Group  Accident  Insurance Scheme  (GAIS)  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  provides  insurance coverage to fishers across the Country.  The insurance coverage provided under the PMMSY includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/against accidental death or permanent total disability, (ii) Rs.2,50,000/- for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000/-.  The details of number of insurance claims received and number of insurance claims settled under the said Scheme in the country and district-wise in Tamil Nadu including  Thoothukudi district during the last three years are at Annexure-I &II respectively .

(c) to (e): As per existing norms of GAIS, death of fishermen due to heart attack while fishing is not covered. However, the insurance coverage for such cases could be availed under Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) which provides life insurance cover to all individuals in the age group of 18 to 50 years for death due to any reason.

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  Lok  Sabha  unstarred  Question  No  1564  put  in  by  Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, Honourable Member of Parliament for answer on 12 th  December, 2023 regarding 'Insurance Scheme for Fishermen': State-wise details of Insurance claims received and Insurance  Claims  Settled    during  the  last  three  years  from  2020-21  to  2022-23  under  the  ongoing PMMSY scheme

| Sl. No   | Name of the State/UT   |   Claim received |   Claims Settled |
|----------|------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar      |                6 |                1 |
| 2        | Assam                  |                4 |                2 |
| 3        | Bihar                  |                3 |                0 |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh           |                8 |                0 |
| 5        | Gujarat                |               11 |                0 |
| 6        | Himachal Pradesh       |                4 |                3 |
| 7        | Jammu& Kashmir         |                2 |                1 |
| 8        | Jharkhand              |                2 |                0 |
| 9        | Karnataka              |                5 |                0 |
| 10       | Lakshadweep            |                1 |                0 |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh         |                2 |                0 |
| 12       | Odisha                 |               41 |               21 |
| 13       | Puducherry             |               24 |               10 |
| 14       | Rajasthan              |                1 |                1 |
| 15       | Telangana              |              520 |              344 |
| 16       | Tamil Nadu             |              293 |              169 |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh          |                1 |                1 |
| 18       | Haryana                |                1 |                0 |
| 19       | Tripura                |                1 |                0 |
|          | TOTAL                  |              930 |              553 |

Statement referred to in reply of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No 1564 put in by Smt. Kanimozhi  Karunanidhi,  Honourable  Member  of  Parliament  for  answer  on  12 th December,  2023  regarding  'Insurance  Scheme  for  Fishermen':  District  wise  details  of Insurance  claim  received  and  Insurance  Claims  settled  in  Tamil  Nadu  including Thoothukudi district during the last three years under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) .

| Sl. No.   | Name of the District   |   Claim received |   Claim Settled |
|-----------|------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
| 1         | Chengalpattu           |                9 |               6 |
| 2         | Chennai                |               28 |              16 |
| 3         | Cuddalore              |                7 |               3 |
| 4         | Dindigul               |                3 |               1 |
| 5         | Erode                  |                1 |               1 |
| 6         | Kanchipuram            |                8 |               5 |
| 7         | Kanniyakumari          |               49 |              27 |
| 8         | Mayiladuthurai         |                8 |               6 |
| 9         | Nagapattinam           |               15 |               9 |
| 10        | Pudukkottai            |                4 |               3 |
| 11        | Ramanathapuram         |               61 |              33 |
| 12        | Salem                  |                1 |               1 |
| 13        | Thanjavur              |               11 |               5 |
| 14        | Thiruvallur            |               11 |              10 |
| 15        | Thiruvarur             |                6 |               5 |
| 16        | Theni                  |                1 |               1 |
| 17        | Thoothukudi            |               49 |              31 |
| 18        | Tirunelveli            |                5 |               3 |
| 19        | Vellore                |                1 |               0 |
| 20        | Villupuram             |               15 |               3 |
|           | TOTAL                  |              293 |             169 |

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