Lok Sabha Question No. 436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-02
Subject: Fish Farmer Producer Organizations
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Smt. Sajda Ahmed

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2 ND  DECEMBER, 2025

## Fish Farmer Producer Organizations

## 436. Smt. Sajda Ahmed:

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

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  form  fish  farmer  producer  organizations  to  ensure financial support and inclusive growth of genuine fishing communities, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the budgetary allocation made/funds disbursed under the Matsya Shakti Project, State- wise;
- (c) the details of such fish farmer producer organizations formed in the country including in West Bengal; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government for strengthening fisheries-based entrepreneurship in West Bengal?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

- (a): The  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY) inter-alia provides  financial assistance for setting up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the  fishers  and  fish  farmers  and  enhance  their  bargaining  power.  The  Department  of  Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY 2024-25) has approved projects worth of Rs.544.86 crore for formation of 2195 FFPOs in the country including  41  FFPOs  in  the  State  of  West  Bengal.  This  project  is  implemented  through  central agencies namely the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It is reported that so far a total 1990 Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been formed in the country including 41 FFPOs in the State of West Bengal.
- (b): The Ministry of Minority Affairs has informed that under the flagship scheme namely Pradhan Mantri  Virasat  Ka  Samvardhan  (PM  VIKAS),  the  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research(ICAR), Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (ICAR-CMFRI) has been allocated a target for training 690 beneficiaries. The targeted 690 beneficiaries includes training to 270 in non-traditional fisheriesbased skills such as 90 in Fish Hatchery Production, 180 in Cage Culture Fish Farming and 420 women  are  targeted  for  leadership  and  entrepreneurship  development  programmes,  aimed  at enabling them to establish and manage their own enterprises. It is also reported that with a total project outlay of approximately ₹56 lakh, this initiative stands as a strategic investment in the longterm  empowerment,  livelihood  resilience,  and  socioeconomic  advancement  of  coastal  minority communities.

(c): The State-wise details of the Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country including in the State of West Bengal under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-I

(d): The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY) inter-alia emphasizes for strengthening of fisheries based entrepreneurship and provides financial assistance to fishers, fish farmers  and  entrepreneurs  for  taking  up  various  fisheries,  aquaculture  and  post-harvest  related activities. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has so  far  accorded  approval  to  the  proposals  of  Government  of  West  Bengal  for  development  of fisheries and aquaculture including post-harvest infrastructure at a total cost of Rs.546.58 crore with a central share of Rs.226.86 crore under PMMSY. The key activities approved under above said projects  include  establishment  of  fish  hatcheries,  construction  of  biofloc  ponds,  ornamental  fish rearing units, establishment of Re-circulatory Aquaculture Systems, fish feed mills, ice plants/cold storages, refrigerated/insulated vehicles, establishment of wholesale fish markets, modernization/up-gradation of existing fishing harbours in the State.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 436 for answer on 2 nd  December, 2025 regarding Fish Farmer Producer Organizations - State-wise details of the Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25)

| S.No.   | Name of State/UTs   |   Number of FFPOs formed |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------|
| 1       | Madhya Pradesh      |                      107 |
| 2       | Jharkhand           |                       28 |
| 3       | Odisha              |                       30 |
| 4       | Uttar Pradesh       |                       75 |
| 5       | Maharashtra         |                      196 |
| 6       | Jammu & Kashmir     |                        2 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh    |                       18 |
| 8       | Ladakh              |                        1 |
| 9       | Chhattisgarh        |                       56 |
| 10      | Gujarat             |                       95 |
| 11      | Daman and Diu       |                        2 |
| 12      | Bihar               |                       48 |
| 13      | Manipur             |                      148 |
| 14      | Meghalaya           |                        9 |
| 15      | Assam               |                      176 |
| 16      | Mizoram             |                       18 |
| 17      | Tripura             |                      122 |
| 18      | Telangana           |                      245 |
| 19      | Andhra Pradesh      |                      176 |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu          |                      113 |
| 21      | Uttarakhand         |                       32 |
| 22      | West Bengal         |                       41 |
| 23      | Kerala              |                      127 |
| 24      | Karnataka           |                       64 |
| 25      | Haryana             |                        2 |
| 26      | Rajasthan           |                       10 |
| 27      | Nagaland            |                       43 |
| 28      | Goa                 |                        3 |
| 29      | Puducherry          |                        1 |
| 30      | Arunachal Pradesh   |                        2 |
| Total   |                     |                     1990 |

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