Lok Sabha Question No. 250 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: National Marine Fisheries Census
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 250 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 nd  DECEMBER, 2025

## National Marine Fisheries Census

## 250. Shri Vijayakumar Alias Vijay Vasanth:

Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has allocated Rs.6.2 crore for Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025;
- (b) whether over 1.2 million fisher households targeted across nine coastal States and four UTs have been enumerated, and if so, the details thereof and the progress, State/UT-wise;
- (c) the overall fisheries sector budget for 2024-25 is Rs. 2,616.44 crore and Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) receiving approximately Rs. 2,352 crore and the proportion of fisheries sector budget for digital census operations and the details of remaining unspent and unallocated budget;
- (d) whether the Government has considered infrastructure projects under PMMSY, have an outlay of Rs. 17,210.46 crore and number of approved projects directly related to  coastal fishing villages surveyed under MFC 2025 and the details of disbursement status, if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (e) whether the Government has launched any projects worth Rs. 255 crore under PMMSY across seven coastal States  and  percentage  of  this  is  dedicated  to  census enumeration, fisher registration and alignment of benefits and which states are lagging?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  An  allocation  of  Rs.  14.58  crore  has  been made for the Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025.
- ( b): Against the estimated 1.2 million fisher households across nine coastal States and four Union Territories, 3,69,119 households had been enumerated as on 27.11.2025. The State/UT-wise progress of enumeration is as follows:

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | Households (Nos.)   | Sl. No.   | State/UT    | Households (Nos.)   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------------|-----------|-------------|---------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | 70,160              | 7         | Goa         | 1,060               |
| 2         | Odisha         | 48,591              | 8         | Maharashtra | 27,918              |
| 3         | Gujarat        | 31,139              | 9         | Karnataka   | 15,626              |
| 4         | Tamil Nadu     | 81,745              | 10        | Daman & Diu | 2,561               |
| 5         | Puducherry     | 15,357              | 11        | Lakshadweep | 5,460               |
| 6         | Kerala         | 65,108              | 12        | A&N Islands | 4,394               |
| Total     | Total          | Total               | Total     | Total       | 3,69,119            |

(c):  In  2024-25,  an  allocation  of  Rs.  2,616.44  crore  was  made  to  the  Department  of Fisheries, which was revised to Rs. 1,666.47 crore at the RE stage. Of this, Rs. 1,130.49 crore has been released, while the balance amount of Rs. 535.98 crore remains unspent.

Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the BE allocation of Rs. 2,352 crore was revised to Rs. 1,500 crore at the RE stage, of which Rs. 977.28 crore was released in 2024-25. Out of this released amount, Rs. 60 lakh was earmarked for MFC 2025 under the Central Sector Scheme component of PMMSY.

(d) & (e): Under PMMSY, approvals amounting to Rs. 2,375.25 crore have been accorded to  States/UTs  during  the  last  five  years  for  post-harvest  infrastructure  and  related activities. These cover cold storages, ice plants, transport units, fish markets, kiosks, and similar facilities. In addition, 58 fishing harbours and landing centers, with a total project cost of Rs. 3,365.64 crore, have been approved for coastal States.

MFC 2025,  which  covers  nine  coastal  States  and  four  Union  Territories,  is  a distinct  activity  and  is  not  linked  to  the  funds  allocated  for  infrastructure  projects. However, the details of status of approved post-harvest infrastructure, Fishing Harbours and Fish landing centers in 13 Coastal States /UTs is given below:

(Rs. Crores)

| Sl. No.   | States/UTs          |   Approved Post Harvest Infrastructure |   Approved FHs & FLCs |   Total |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|---------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar |                                   21.5 |                   0   |    21.5 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh      |                                  386.6 |                1442.6 |  1829.3 |
| 3         | Daman & Diu         |                                    1.7 |                 128.9 |   130.6 |
| 4         | Goa                 |                                   61.4 |                   0   |    61.4 |
| 5         | Gujarat             |                                   45.7 |                 205.3 |   251   |
| 6         | Karnataka           |                                  171.1 |                  84.6 |   255.7 |
| 7         | Kerala              |                                  153.3 |                 507.3 |   660.6 |
| 8         | Lakshadweep         |                                   19.8 |                   0   |    19.8 |
| 9         | Maharashtra         |                                  243.1 |                 210.9 |   454   |
| 10        | Odisha              |                                  265.5 |                 288.8 |   554.3 |
| 11        | Puducherry          |                                   16.1 |                 212.4 |   228.5 |
| 12        | Tamil Nadu          |                                  104.9 |                 155.6 |   260.5 |
| 13        | West Bengal         |                                  121.9 |                 109.4 |   231.3 |
| Total     | Total               |                                 1612.6 |                3345.7 |  4958.3 |

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