Lok Sabha Question No. 3062 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-08
Subject: Fish Production and Consumption
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3062 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  AUGUST, 2023

## Fish production and Consumption

## 3062.    SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

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

- (a)   the details of main objectives and achievements of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana and the main areas covered thereunder;
- (b)   the total fish production and consumption in the country;
- (c)   the quantity of fish exported to various countries along with the names of countries;
- (d)   the  date  on  which  the  National  Livestock  Mission  was  launched  along  with  the  main  objectives  of  the same;
- (e)   the number of sub-missions working under this mission;
- (f) the details of achievements of sub-missions during the last nine years;
- (g)   the total milk production of the country and per capital availability; and
- (h) the  date  on  which  National  Programme  for  Dairy  Development  was  launched  and  the  details  thereof including its objectives and achievements?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing the flagship scheme, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of 5 years from Financial Year  (FY)  2020-21  to  2024-25,  with  the  objectives:  (i)  to  harness  the  fisheries  potential  in  a  sustainable, responsible, inclusive and equitable manner,  (ii) enhancing  the  fish production and productivity (iii) modernizing  and  strengthening  of  value  chain  -  post-harvest  management  and  quality  improvement,  (iv) doubling  fishers  and  fish  farmers'  incomes  and  generation  of  employment,  (v)  enhancing  contribution  to Agriculture Goss Value Added (GVA) and exports, (vi) social, physical and economic security for fishers and fish farmers and (vii) robust fisheries management and regulatory framework.

The PMMSY is designed and implemented to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality,  technology,  post-harvest  infrastructure  and  management,  modernisation  and  strengthening  of  value chain, traceability, establishing a robust fisheries management framework and fishers' welfare. During the last three  FY  2020-21,  2021-22  and  2022-23)  and  current  FY  2023-24,  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, under PMMSYhas sanctioned projects worth of Rs. 15822.54 crores with a central share of Rs. 6546.57 croreshas been approved and central funds of Rs. 3051.23 croreshas been released to various State Governments/Union Territories and other implementing agencies under PMMSY for development of fisheries sector in the country.

- (b):  The fish production in the country stood at an all-time high of 162.48 lakh tonnes during the FY 2021-22 and the per capita average quantity of fish consumed in the country is 6.31 Kg per annum.
- (c):   The country-wise details of fish exported during the last five years are as under;

## Quantity in Metric Tonnes

| Name of the Country   |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |   2021-22 |   2022-23 |
|-----------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Japan                 |     84080 |     78507 |     86814 |     90308 |    109199 |
| USA                   |    281913 |    305178 |    291948 |    372611 |    306334 |
| European Union        |    165571 |    165773 |    152770 |    198484 |    207976 |
| China                 |    225519 |    329479 |    218343 |    266989 |    405547 |
| South East Asia       |    446966 |    223398 |    217710 |    243401 |    431774 |
| Middle East           |     60232 |     57387 |     48606 |     58426 |     77677 |
| Others                |    128278 |    129929 |    133319 |    139045 |    196780 |
| TOTAL                 |   1392559 |   1289651 |   1149510 |   1369264 |   1735286 |

(d) to (f): The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  is  implementing  the scheme of National Livestock Mission (NLM) since the financial year 2014-15. In view of the present need of the sector, the said NLM scheme has been revised and realigned in the FY 2021-22. The revised scheme of NLM aims towards employment generation, entrepreneurship development, increase in per animal productivity and thus targeting increased production of meat, goat milk, egg and wool to meet the domestic needs and enhance their exports through the forward and backward linkage for the produceunder the umbrella scheme Development Programme.

The revised National Livestock Mission has following three Sub-Missions:

- (i) Sub-mission on Breed Development of Livestock and Poultry: Proposes to focus on entrepreneurship development and breed improvement in poultry, sheep, goat and piggery by providing the incentivization to the Individual, Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs), Farmer Cooperative Organisations (FCOs), Joint Liability Groups (JLGs), Self Help Groups (SHGs), Section 8 companies for entrepreneurship development and also to the State Governments for breed improvement infrastructure.

(ii) Sub-mission  on Feed  and  Fodder  Development: Aims towards  strengthening  of  fodder  seed  chain  to improve availability of certified fodder seed required for fodder production and encouraging entrepreneurs for establishment of Fodder Block/ Hay Bailing/ Silage making units through incentivization.

(iii)  Sub-mission on Innovation and Extension: Aims to incentivize the Institutes, Universities, Organizations carrying  out  research  and  development  related  to  sheep,  goat,  pig  and  feed  and  fodder  sectors,  extension activities, livestock insurance and innovation.

(g) and (h): The  Department  of  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (DAHD),  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme across the country since February, 2014. The said scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with the following two components and its respective objectives:

(i) The Component ''A'' of NPDD scheme focuses on creating/ strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing  equipment  as  well  as  primary  chilling  facilities  for  State  Cooperative  Dairy  Federations/  District Cooperative  Milk  Producers'  Union/  SHGs/  Milk  Producer  Companies/  Farmer  Producer  Organizations throughout the country.

ii) The Component 'B' of the NPDD scheme "Dairying through Cooperatives' has the aim to increase sale of milk and dairy products by increasing farmer's access to organized market, upgrading dairy processing facilities and marketing infrastructure and enhancing the capacity of producer owned institutions, thereby contributing to increase in returns to milk producers in the project area.

The major achievements under the NPDD programs are as under:

i.    15.36  lakh  new  farmers  were  given  benefit  of  membership  of  dairy  co-operative societies  and  40.40 lakh litres of additional milk procured under the projects.

ii. 23.80 lakh litres per day new milk processing capacity has been established. About 82 dairy plants have been strengthened/ upgraded.

iii. 3577 Bulk Milk Coolers with 73.68 lakh litres chilling capacity, 4719 Electronic Milk Adulteration Machines and 28317 Automatic Milk Collection Unit and Data Processing and Milk Collection Unit installed at village level dairy cooperative societies.

iv. 244 dairy plant laboratories have been equipped with Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Technology based milk  analysers/  Electronic  Milk  Adulteration  Testing  Equipment  and  other  lab  equipment  for  checking adulteration in milk.

In the year 2021-22, the total milk production of the country has been recorded as 22,20,68,000 tonnes with per capita availability of 446 Gram/ Day.

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