Lok Sabha Question No. 1402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-09
Subject: NSPAAD Phase-II
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Sasikanth Senthil

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09 th  December, 2025

## NSPAAD Phase-II

## 1402.  Shri Sasikanth Senthil:

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

(a) whether the Government has established any monitoring mechanism to assess the actual usage and reporting frequency of the Report Fish Disease mobile application by fish farmers in various States and Union Territories in the country;

(b) the details and number of disease reports received, verified and resolved through the App since its inception in 2023, State-wise; and

(c) whether the Government has conducted any evaluation of response time and technical assistance provided  to  farmers  under  the  National  Surveillance  Programme  for  Aquatic  Animal  Diseases (NSPAAD) Phase-II and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of  India,  is  implementing  the  National  Surveillance  Programme  for  Aquatic  Animal  Diseases (NSPAAD) Phase-II in the Country under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). The  ICAR-National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, is the Coordinating institute for the implementation of NSPAAD Phase-II. As part of NSPAAD Phase-II, ICAR-NBFGR has developed the Report Fish Disease mobile application to facilitate real-time reporting of aquatic animal  health  issues  by  farmers  across  the  country.  As  the  coordinating  institute,  ICAR-NBFGR monitors the application's functioning to track reported disease cases. On receipt of any disease report, ICAR-NBFGR immediately contacts the concerned farmer and informs the designated Nodal and Conodal officers of the respective Fisheries Department of State/Union Territory (UT), as well as the NSPAAD Collaborating Centres for necessary follow-up action.

(b):  As reported by ICAR-NBFGR, the Report Fish Disease mobile application has recorded 22,190 downloads and 356 disease cases submitted by farmers across the country. The state-wise details of disease  reports  received,  verified,  and  resolved  through  the  application,  as  furnished  by  ICARNBFGR, are provided at Annexure I .

(c): The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, is reviewing the implementation of NSPAAD Phase-II regularly at various levels. Further, Fisheries Research Institutions of ICAR, the Universities, Fisheries Colleges, and other collaborating centers of NSPAAD Phase-II are conducting training and awareness on the initiative and the 'Report Fish Disease' mobile application for enhancing the utility of the mobile application to the benefit of the fish farmers. ICAR-NBFGR has also evaluated the responsiveness and technical assistance provided under NSPAAD Phase-II. It has been reported that, upon receipt of a disease case through the mobile application, farmers are contacted within 24 hours , and  management  advisories  based  on  case  history  are  issued  by  the  concerned  State  Fisheries Department officials or the NSPAAD Collaborating Centres within 24 to 48 hours .

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Statement  referred  to  in  reply  of  part  (b)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1402 regarding  NSPAAD  Phase-II  for  answer  on  9 th   December,  2025  -  State-wise  Details  of Disease Cases Reported and Resolved through the Report Fish Disease App.

| S. No.   | State / UT     | Cases Resolved   |
|----------|----------------|------------------|
| (i)      | (ii)           | (iii)            |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 24               |
| 2        | Assam          | 4                |
| 3        | Bihar          | 27               |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh   | 14               |
| 5        | Gujarat        | 4                |
| 6        | Haryana        | 8                |
| 7        | Jharkhand      | 26               |
| 8        | Karnataka      | 5                |
| 9        | Kerala         | 49               |
| 10       | Madhya Pradesh | 8                |
| 11       | Maharashtra    | 22               |
| 12       | Meghalaya      | 1                |
| 13       | Odisha         | 22               |
| 14       | Punjab         | 5                |
| 15       | Rajasthan      | 7                |
| 16       | Telangana      | 5                |
| 17       | Tamil Nadu     | 3                |
| 18       | Tripura        | 5                |
| 19       | Uttar Pradesh  | 76               |
| 20       | Uttarakhand    | 16               |
| 21       | West Bengal    | 25               |
|          | Total          | 356              |

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