Lok Sabha Question No. 1233 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-30
Subject: Inland Fisheries in Gujarat
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1233 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  JULY, 2024

## Inland Fisheries in Gujarat

## 1233.    Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken any steps for promotion and development of Inland  fisheries  and  associated  processing  &  supply  chain  infrastructure  in  the Gujarat especially in the districts of Bhuj, Abdasa, Gandhidham, Rapar, Mandvi and Anjar of the kachchh Parliamentry Constituency region;
- (b)     if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING: (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a) to (c):  The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) - 'a scheme to bring about Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of fisheries sector in India' at a total investment of Rs. 20050 crore for holistic development of fisheries sector including welfare of fishers. PMMSY  is  being  implemented  in  all  the  States  and  Union  Territories  of  India including Gujarat for a period of 5(five) years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25.

During  last  four  years  (2020-24)  under  PMMSY,  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Government  of  India  has  accorded  approval  to  the  fisheries  developmental proposals  of  Government  of  Gujarat  amounting  to  Rs.  798.83  crore  with  central share of Rs. 242.66 crore. The approved projects inter alia included promotion of inland  fisheries  development  activities  like  stocking  of  fingerlings  in  reservoirs, establishment of fish feed mills, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS), Biofloc culture  units,  supply  of  boats  and  nets  for  traditional  fishermen.  The  approved activities  also  included  cold  chain  facilities  like  cold  storages  and  ice  plants, transportation units like refrigerated vehicles, insulated vehicles, motor cycle with ice boxes, three wheelers with ice boxes, live fish vending centres, disease diagnostic and quality testing lab, insurance to fishers for holistic development of the fisheries

sector including Inland fisheries in various districts of Gujarat.

Government of Gujarat has informed that, presently due to local sentiments there is ban of reservoir fish culture in entire Kachchh district. Therefore, projects on inland fisheries and associated processing and supply infrastructure are not taken up in areas of Bhuj, Abdasa, Gandhidham, Rapar, Mandvi and Anjar in Kachchh district. However, other activities under the PMMSY and state scheme are implemented for development  and  promotion  of  marine  fisheries  such  as  promotion  of  seaweed culture  along  with  training  and  capacity  development,  subsidy  to  beneficiaries  in procurement  of  gill  nets,  OBM  two-stroke  &  four  stroke  engines,  polypropylene ropes,  jumbo  plastic  crates  for  fishing  vessels  and  insulated  boxes  to  retail  and wholesale fish vendors for hygienic marketing of fish, etc.

*****