Lok Sabha Question No. 25 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Funds Allocated under PMMSY and AHIDF in West Bengal
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Bhojraj Nag, Shri Saumitra Khan

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

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 25 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## Funds Allocated under PMMSY and AHIDF in West Bengal

- *25. Shri Saumitra Khan:

Shri Bhojraj Nag:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  major  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  promote sustainable fisheries, livestock and dairy development in the country especially in West Bengal;
- (b) the total funds allocated, released and utilized under flagship programmes such as  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  and  Animal  Husbandry Infrastructure  Development  Fund  (AHIDF)  during  the  last  five  years  in  the  country especially in West Bengal; and
- (c) whether any steps have been taken by the Government to support modernisation of fisheries infrastructure, cold-chain facilities and fish landing centres to enhance value addition and exports and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (c):

A Statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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Statement referred to in reply to the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *25 for reply on 02.12.2025 put in by Shri Saumitra Khan and Shri Bhojraj Nag, Members of Parliaments regarding 'Funds Allocated under PMMSY and AHIDF in West Bengal'

(a)  to  (c)  :  The  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying  (MoFAH&D), Government  of  India  (GoI)  is  implementing  various  schemes  and  programmes  for holistic development of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying sector in the country including West Bengal namely (i) Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), (ii)  Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), (iii) Rashtriya Gokul Mission (RGM), (iv) National Livestock Mission (NLM), (v) Livestock Census and Integrated Sample Survey Scheme (LC& ISS) (vi) Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer  Producer  Organizations  (SDCFPO)  (vii)  Entrepreneurship  Development  and Employment Generation (EDEG), (viii) Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP), (ix) National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and (x) Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF).

During the last five years under PMMSY Scheme, the projects with total outlay of Rs. 21274.13 crore including central share of Rs. 9189.74 crore have been approved for the  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture  in  the  country.  For  West  Bengal  an investment  target  of  Rs.910.00  crore  with  central  share  of  Rs.350.00  crore  was envisaged under PMMSY. However, the State Government did not submit any proposal and participate in the PMMSY scheme during the initial two years of implementation i.e. 2020-21 and 2021-22 despite several requests at various levels. The State Government commenced  participation  in  PMMSY  from  2022-23  onwards  by  submitting  various fisheries developmental proposals, however, even the proposed project proposals were not as per the PMMSY investment targets for West Bengal. Accordingly, the project worth of Rs.545.16 crore with central share of Rs.221.78 crore have been approved. Government of West Bengal has reported that an amount of only Rs.58.51 crore has been utilized which is around 51% of central funds of Rs. 114.07 crore of central share released so far. To review and expedite the grounding and implementation of approved projects under PMMSY to West Bengal, Hon'ble Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying chaired a review meeting on 2 nd  August, 2025 at Kolkata, West Bengal with the State Fisheries Department of West Bengal.

Major  initiatives  taken  for  development  of  fisheries  and  aquaculture  in  West Bengal under PMMSY include 221nos of New Freshwater Finfish Hatcheries, 53 units of  Cold  storage/Ice  plants,  124  ha  Bio-floc  ponds,  95  units  RAS,  184  nos  of  Feed mills/plants, 40 units of Fish retail units/ Kiosks, 3 units disease diagnostic mobile labs, one  Aquatic  Referral  Labs,    4  nos  Modernization/Up-gradation  of  existing  Fishing Harbours, 7 nos of state of art  whole  sale  fish  market  and    one  Integrated  modern coastal  fishing  village  at  total  cost  of  Rs.242.53  crore.  Further,  18  nos  fisheries infrastructural  projects  (3 Private  &  15  Govt.)  with  outlay  of  Rs.  66.81  crore  in West Bengal have been approved under FIDF. Out 18 FIDF projects, only one private project has been completed and remaining 17 are yet to be completed.

In the livestock and dairy sector, West Bengal has been approved 32 projects under Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) worth Rs.508.90 crore  with  interest  subvention  support  of  Rs.13.60  crore  released.  The  projects approved under AHIDF include 8 dairy processing units, 1 meat processing unit, 14 animal feed plants, and 9 breed improvement and multiplication farms. At the national level,  428  projects  worth  Rs.14,786  crore  have  been  approved  under  AHIDF  with interest subvention  of Rs.430  crore  released.  Under  Rashtriya  Gokul  MissionNationwide Artificial Insemination (AI) programme for free of cost delivery at farmers' doorstep to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines including indigenous breeds, during the last five years, ₹97.51 crore has been released to West Bengal, covering  53.68  lakh  animals  through  85.94  lakh  Artificial  Insemination  dosages  and benefiting 34.97 lakh farmers. Further, under National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme being implemented across the country including West Bengal since 2014-15, 3 projects worth ₹403.47 lakh with central share of ₹393.47 lakh have been approved and ₹363.16 lakh has been released. To support modernization of fisheries infrastructure, cold-chain facilities and fish landing centres for value addition and exports, under PMMSY and FIDF, the Department of Fisheries, GoI has approved projects with total outlay of Rs. 11212.08 crore which includes  cold  storages,  ice  plants,  refrigerated  and  insulated  transport  vehicles,  fish marketing  infrastructure,  fish  processing  plants  and  development/  modernization  of fishing harbours and fish landing centres. As a result of various well thought policies and initiatives of Government of India, India's  seafood  exports  have  more  than  doubled  from  ₹30,213  crore  in  2013-14  to ₹60,523.89  crore  in  2023-24.  The  Marine  Products  Export  Development  Authority (MPEDA) promotes Indian fisheries products through brand promotion and international collaboration, while the Export Inspection Council conducts periodic training programs for  stakeholders.  The  Department  of  Fisheries,  in  collaboration  with  the  Ministry  of Commerce and Industry and other key stakeholders, also holds bilateral meetings with major and emerging seafood export destinations such as the United States, European Union, China, Japan, Russia, Thailand, New Zealand, Australia, and South Korea to further boost seafood exports including share of value-added products. To strengthen India's global presence in the seafood sector, the government is enhancing the ease of doing business by amending regulations, streamlining import procedures, and reducing and  fish import duties  on essential aqua-feed  ingredients, aquaculture inputs, processing and value addition ingredients.

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