Lok Sabha Question No. 2920 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-18
Subject: Women Fish Farmers
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2920 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18 th  MARCH, 2025

## Women Fish Farmers

## 2920. Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani:

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

- (a) the  number  of  registered  and  unregistered  fish  farmers  and  number  of  women fishers in the country;
- (b) the  details  of  women  beneficiaries  under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada Yojana for FY 2021-22 and State-wise;
- (c) whether any specific funds are earmarked for women fishers; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the database, compiled by the Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  &  Dairying,  Government  of  India  in  consultation  with States/UTs  Department  of  Fisheries,  total  2,80,63,538  fishers,  fish  farmers  and  other stakeholders  in  the  country  are  engaged  in  fisheries  sector  comprising  of  1,23,97,908 women. Further, for the formalization of fisheries sector by providing work based digital identity  to  the  fishers  and  other  stakeholders  in  the  fisheries  sector,  National  Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) has been launched under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana  (PM-MKSSY),  a  sub-scheme  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampda  Yojana (PMMSY). Till date,  20,35,969 fish farmers  and organizations  are  registered  on  NFDP including 7,22,131 women.
- (b) to (d): Under  the  flagship  scheme  PMMSY  of  Department  of  Fisheries  (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, projects with total investment of Rs 3049.92 Crore with central share of Rs 1171.38 Crore have been approved  for  57,430  women  beneficiaries.  During  the  FY  2021-22,  projects  with  total investment of Rs 647.44 Crore with central share of Rs 244.52 Crore were approved for 8,438 women beneficiaries. The women beneficiaries engage in fisheries activities such as reservoirs cages, fish rearing in freshwater, biofloc ponds and RAS, establishment of feed mills etc. 50% of the women beneficiaries belong to the states of Karnataka, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. The state-wise details of women beneficiaries for FY 2021-22 are  furnished  as Annexure-I .  Also,  PMMSY  scheme  is  implemented  in  fisheries  and aquaculture sector in all the States/UTs for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21 and funds are earmarked for eligible General, SC, ST, women fishers along with the stakeholders engaged in fish production activity.

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## Annexure-I

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2920 for answer on 18 th  March, 2025 put in by Dr. Gumma Thanuja Rani, Hon'ble  Member  of  Parliament  (Lok  Sabha).  State/UT-wise  details  of  the women beneficiaries under PMMSY for FY 2021-22

| States/UTs        |   Women Beneficiary 2021-22 |
|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| Andaman & Nicobar |                         337 |
| Assam             |                         337 |
| Bihar             |                        1274 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                         165 |
| Delhi             |                           3 |
| Goa               |                          49 |
| Gujarat           |                          59 |
| Haryana           |                          95 |
| Jharkhand         |                         373 |
| Karnataka         |                        2155 |
| Kerala            |                         354 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                         789 |
| Maharashtra       |                         703 |
| Manipur           |                          71 |
| Odisha            |                         963 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                         186 |
| Telangana         |                         125 |
| Tripura           |                         115 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                         237 |
| Uttarakhand       |                          48 |
| Total             |                        8438 |