Lok Sabha Question No. 3194 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for Poor Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3194 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  AUGUST, 2023

## Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for Poor Fishermen

## 3194.  SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV

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

- (a) whether the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana of Rs. 20,000 crore is being run for poor fishermen and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether 60 percent of the funds have to be invested by the beneficiaries under the said yojana;
- (c) if so, the manner in which the poor fishermen are likely to be benefited; and
- (d) the details of amount released so far under the said yojana, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to (d): 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 Rs.20050 crore in fisheries sector. This scheme is implemented in all the States/Union Territories (UTs) for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21 for holistic development of fisheries sector and welfare of fishers. Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to various beneficiaries including fishermen and fish farmers for taking up activities  relating  enhancement  of  fish  production  and  productivity,  quality,  technology,  postharvest  infrastructure  and  management,  modernisation  and  strengthening  of  value  chain, traceability,  establishing  a  robust  fisheries  management  framework  and  fishers'  welfare.  The Government  financial  assistance  for  beneficiary  oriented  activities  is  limited  to  40%  of  the project/unit cost for General category and 60% of the project/unit cost for SC/ST/Women and as such  the  remaining  60%  and  40%  respectively  is  invested  by  the  beneficiaries  for  taking  up intended activities under this Scheme.

During the last three financial years (FY 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23) and till date of current financial year (2023-24), the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has accorded approvals to the proposals worth of Rs. 15822.54 crore with a central share of Rs. 6546.57 crore and central funds of Rs. 3051.25 crore has been released to various State  Governments/Union  Territories  and  other  implementing  agencies  for  development  of fisheries sector and benefits of fishers and other stakeholders. The State-wise details of the funds released so far under PMMSY is furnished at Annexure-I.

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Statement referred to in reply to the  Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 3194 put in by Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for answer on 08 th  August, 2023 regarding Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana for Poor Fishermen

| Sl. No.     | State/UT                | Funds Released (Rs. In lakhs)   |
|-------------|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
| (i)         | (ii)                    | (iii)                           |
| 1           | Andaman &Nicobar        | 696.70                          |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh          | 34111.79                        |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh       | 4463.02                         |
| 4           | Assam                   | 10371.25                        |
| 5           | Bihar                   | 4184.12                         |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh            | 10414.27                        |
| 7           | D &D&Dadra&NH           | 178.90                          |
| 8           | Delhi                   | 163.30                          |
| 9           | Goa                     | 3274.74                         |
| 10          | Gujarat                 | 6516.70                         |
| 11          | Haryana                 | 6151.73                         |
| 12          | Himachal Pradesh        | 2913.69                         |
| 13          | Jammu &Kashmir          | 7175.80                         |
| 14          | Jharkhand               | 5636.41                         |
| 15          | Karnataka               | 22727.73                        |
| 16          | Kerala                  | 23854.08                        |
| 17          | Ladakh                  | 364.05                          |
| 18          | Lakshadweep             | 1419.12                         |
| 19          | Madhya Pradesh          | 12474.90                        |
| 20          | Maharashtra             | 17878.16                        |
| 21          | Manipur                 | 1944.63                         |
| 22          | Meghalaya               | 2215.41                         |
| 23          | Mizoram                 | 3248.72                         |
| 24          | Nagaland                | 3375.09                         |
| 25          | Odisha                  | 19355.34                        |
| 26          | Puducherry              | 5713.91                         |
| 27          | Punjab                  | 1244.78                         |
| 28          | Rajasthan               | 364.12                          |
| 29          | Sikkim                  | 1215.74                         |
| 30          | Tamil Nadu              | 4882.51                         |
| 31          | Telangana               | 5185.57                         |
| 32          | Tripura                 | 3715.35                         |
| 33          | Uttar Pradesh           | 18468.68                        |
| 34          | Uttarakhand             | 5415.37                         |
| 35          | West Bengal             | 5075.97                         |
| Total A     |                         | 256391.62                       |
| B Total A+B | Central Sector Projects | 48733.10                        |
| 305124.73   | 305124.73               | 305124.73                       |

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