Lok Sabha Question No. 427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: CRCFVs in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 427 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02 nd  December, 2025

## CRCFVs in Andhra Pradesh

## 427.  Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni:

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

- (a)  whether it is true that two villages - Sorlangondhi and Gullalamoda in Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh have been identified under Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFVs);
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and the time by which such villages have been identified under CRCFV;
- (c)  whether development of CRCFV have been taken as a Central Sector Scheme; and
- (d)  if so, the details of schemes/projects being undertaken by the Government in such villages and to what extent they have become economically vibrant fishermen villages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRYAND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a)  to  (b):  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying, recognizing  the  importance  of  climate  resilient  development  for  the  coastal  communities,  has undertaken a transformative initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Matya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to develop the existing 100 fishermen villages, situated close to the coastline in various States and Union  Territories  (UTs),  including  15  villages  in  Andhra  Pradesh  into  Climate  Resilient  Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV). The scheme component aims to provide need-based infrastructure and  economic  activities  in  the  selected  100  coastal  fishermen  villages  to  enhance  the  climate resilience  of  these  villages.  In  line  with  the  prescribed  guidelines,  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Government of India, in consultation with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, has identified the fifteen (15) villages in the State, which include Sorlangondhi and Gullalamoda, situated in Krishna district.

(c)  to  (d):  The  development  of  CRCFVs  is  implemented  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme component of PMMSY, with a unit cost of ₹200 lakh per fishing village. The entire cost is borne by the  Government  of  India.  The  detailed  project  reports  submitted  by  the  Government  of  Andhra Pradesh for the identified 15 villages, at a total cost of ₹30 crore, have been approved, and ₹7.5 crore has already been released to the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for implementation.

The programmes undertaken in these villages comprise need-based infrastructural facilities and economic activities. As per scheme guidelines, 70% of the outlay is earmarked for infrastructural facilities and the remaining 30%  for fisheries-related economic activities. The approved infrastructural  interventions  in  these  villages  include  fish  drying  platforms,  solar  drying  units, Multipurpose Fisheries Centres, Common Fish Markets, high-mast solar lights, and extension of the existing jetty with additional facilities. The economic interventions encompass solar lights, seaweed culture farms, GPS handsets, life-saving appliances (buoys and jackets), ice boxes, and sea cage culture. These interventions, once implemented as envisaged, will significantly enhance the climate resilience and economic vibrancy of the fishermen villages.

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