Lok Sabha Question No. 1667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-10
Subject: Conversion of Cooperative Societies into FFPOs
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni, Shri Satish Kumar Gautam

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION. No.†1667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 TH FEBRUARY, 2026

## Conversion of Cooperative Societies into FFPOs

†1667. Dr. Bhola Singh:

Shri Satish Kumar Gautam:

Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni:

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

- (a) Whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Department  of  Fisheries  allocated  the  work  to convert  1000  existing  fisheries  cooperative  societies  into  Fish  Farmer  Producer Organisations  (FFPOs)  to  National  Cooperative  Development  Corporation  (NCDC) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether NCDC provides concessional finance or technical assistance to the said  FFPOs  and  if  so,  the  details  of  the  total  financial  and  technical  assistances provided to the said FFPOs/FPO, State-wise;
- (c) the time to be taken by the NCDC for conversion of there cooperative societies into FFPOs;
- (d) whether it is true that NCDC registered 70 Fish Farmer Producer Organisations to provide market linkages and processing facilities to fishermen and if so, the details thereof in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (e) the details and number of FFPOs promoted, formed and supported by NCDC so far, State-wise including district-wise in Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) implemented by this Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying inter-alia provides  for  setting  up  Fish  Farmers  Producer  Organizations/Companies (FFPOs/Cs) to economically empower the fishers and fish farmers and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries, Government of India in March, 2023 has  accorded  approval  to  the  proposal  of  National  Cooperative  Development Corporation (NCDC) for formation of 1000 existing primary fisheries cooperatives in Coastal States/UTS into Fish Farmer Producer Organisation (FFPOs) at a total cost of Rs.225.50 crore with 100 percent Central financial assistance under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). State/UT-wise details of 1000 Primary Fisheries

Cooperative Societies (PFCS) allocated for formation as FFPOs under PMMSY are furnished below:

| Sl. No   | State/UT       |   Fisheries Cooperative Societies Allocated for formation as FFPOs |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                                                                182 |
| 2        | Goa            |                                                                  4 |
| 3        | Maharashtra    |                                                                316 |
| 4        | Gujarat        |                                                                146 |
| 5        | Karnataka      |                                                                 62 |
| 6        | Kerala         |                                                                124 |
| 7        | Odisha         |                                                                 21 |
| 8        | Tamil Nadu     |                                                                105 |
| 9        | West Bengal    |                                                                 40 |
|          | Total          |                                                               1000 |

The Central grant to the each FFPO is provided in the form of formation and Incubation Cost, Management Cost and Equity Grant under PMMSY. I n  addition,  NCDC also provides concessional finance and technical assistance to FFPOs. The details of total financial assistances provided to FFPOs by NCDC as reported by NCDC are furnished at Annexure-I.

(d) and (e) : In addition, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India in March, 2023 has also accorded approval to another proposal of NCDC for formation of 70 new  Fish  Farmers  Producer  Organisation(FFPOs)  across  the  country  at  a  cost  of Rs.37.80 crore with 100% central grant. This includes formation of seven new FFPOs in the Andhra Pradesh. State-wise details of the 70 new FFPOs registered including that  of  Andhra  Pradesh  are  furnished  at Annexure-II. The  District-wise  details  of number of FFPOs promoted, formed and supported by NCDC in Andhra Pradesh is furnished at Annexure-III.

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.1667 for answer on 10 th  February, 2026 put in by Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Satish Kumar Gautam and Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni, Hon'ble Members of  Parliament  regarding  Conversion  of  Cooperative  Societies  into  FFPOs; Details of total financial assistances provided to FFPOs by NCDC

|   Sl.No. | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                              | Organization Name                                                | NCDC- Regional Office   |   Central Share eligible (Rs. in lakh) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Establishment of an lntegrated Fish Farming unit with Duck & Goat at Motihari District of Bihar (Block Cost Rs. 96.48 lakh)                                                                      | Matsya Kisan Utpadak Sangathan Sahakari Samiti Limited           | Patna, Bihar            |                                  38.79 |
|        2 | Value Addition of Fish and Development of Supply Chain Marketing, Bibwewadi, Pune, Maharashtra (Block Cost Rs. 88.12 lakh)                                                                       | Universal Schedule Caste Matsya ShetkariUtpadak Sah. Sanstha Ltd | Pune, Maharashtra       |                                  50    |
|        3 | The Integrated Reservoir Development, Soldhara, Navsari, Gujarat (Block Cost Rs. 48.74 lakh)                                                                                                     | Gujarat Fish Farmers Producers cooperative society Limited       | Gandhinagar, Gujarat    |                                  48.74 |
|        4 | Value Addition of Fish and Development of Supply Chain Marketing, Arnala, Palghar, Maharashtra (Block Cost Rs. 88.34 lakh)                                                                       | Maharashtra Zilla Ekveera Fisheries and Farming Organisation     | Pune, Maharashtra       |                                  50    |
|        5 | Proposal of Start-up activity of value addition of fish & development of cold chain supply market at block cost of Rs. 77.00 lakh under start-up activities of central component of PMMSY scheme | Kashi Srijan BahuuddesiyaSahkari Samiti Limited                  | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh  |                                  38.5  |

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (d)  &  (e)    of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No.1667 for answer on 10 th  February, 2026 put in by Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Satish Kumar Gautam and Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni, Hon'ble Members of  Parliament  regarding  Conversion  of  Cooperative  Societies  into  FFPOs; State/UT-wise details of formation/registration of new  70 FFPOs under PMMSY

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UTs   |   No of Registered FFPOs |
|-----------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| 1         | Madhya Pradesh      |                        5 |
| 2         | Jharkhand           |                        1 |
| 3         | Odisha              |                        6 |
| 4         | Uttar Pradesh       |                        2 |
| 5         | Maharashtra         |                        5 |
| 6         | Jammu & Kashmir     |                        2 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh    |                        1 |
| 8         | Ladakh              |                        1 |
| 9         | Chhattisgarh        |                        1 |
| 10        | Gujarat             |                        4 |
| 11        | Daman and Diu       |                        2 |
| 12        | Bihar               |                        6 |
| 13        | Manipur             |                        2 |
| 14        | Meghalaya           |                        1 |
| 15        | Assam               |                        1 |
| 16        | Mizoram             |                        1 |
| 17        | Tripura             |                        1 |
| 18        | Telangana           |                        2 |
| 19        | Andhra Pradesh      |                        7 |
| 20        | Tamil Nadu          |                        6 |
| 21        | Uttarakhand         |                        5 |
| 22        | West Bengal         |                        1 |
| 23        | Kerala              |                        4 |
| 24        | Karnataka           |                        3 |
| Total     | Total               |                       70 |

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Statement referred to in reply to part (d) & (e) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1667 for answer on 10 th  February, 2026 put in by Dr. Bhola Singh, Shri Satish Kumar Gautam and Shri  Balashowry  Vallabhaneni,  Hon'ble  Members  of  Parliament  regarding  Conversion  of Cooperative  Societies  into  FFPOs;  District-wise  details  of  number  of  FFPOs  promoted, formed and supported by NCDC in Andhra Pradesh

## I. District-wise Detail of 7 FFPOs along with Districts and Blocks in Andhra Pradesh under 70 FFPOs

|   Sl.No | Name of the FFPO in Andhra Pradesh                                          | District     | Block          |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|
|       1 | Kurnool Sri Matsyanarayana Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.                 | Kurnool      | Gudur          |
|       2 | Nandyala Sri Matsyanarayana Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.                | Nandyala     | Panyam         |
|       3 | Ananthapuram Sri Matsya Narayana Fish Farmer Producers MACS Ltd.            | Anantapur    | Pamidi         |
|       4 | Jalapushpa Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.                                 | SPSR Nellore | Kavali         |
|       5 | Prakasam Coastal Marine Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.                    | Prakasam     | Singarayakonda |
|       6 | Siva Shakthi Fish Farmers Producers Mutually Aided Cooperative Society Ltd. | Sri Balaji   | Thada          |
|       7 | Jai Surya Fish Farmers Producers Mutually Aided Cooperative Society Ltd.    | Bapatla      | Bapatla        |

## II.   District-wise number of FFPOs under the 1000 PFCS in Andhra Pradesh

| S. No.   | Name of the District   |   No. of PFCS |
|----------|------------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Anakapalli             |             2 |
| 2        | Ananthapuram           |             4 |
| 3        | Bapatla                |            11 |
| 4        | Chittoor               |             2 |
| 5        | Konaseema              |            34 |
| 6        | East Godavari          |            12 |
| 7        | Eluru                  |            18 |
| 8        | Guntur                 |             6 |
| 9        | Kakinada               |            10 |
| 10       | Krishna                |             7 |
| 11       | Kurnool                |             3 |
| 12       | Nandyal                |             1 |
| 13       | NTR                    |             1 |
| 14       | Palnadu                |             2 |
| 15       | PVP Manyam             |             5 |
| 16       | Prakasam               |             3 |
| 17       | SPSR Nellore           |             6 |
| 18       | Sri Satya Sai          |             1 |
| 19       | Srikakulam             |            19 |
| 20       | Tirupati               |             5 |
| 21       | Vishakhapatnam         |             3 |
| 22       | Vizianagaram           |             6 |
| 23       | West Godavari          |            20 |
| 24       | YSR Kadapa             |             1 |
| 25       | ASR                    |             0 |
| 26       | Annamayya              |             0 |
|          | Total                  |           182 |

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