Lok Sabha Question No. 136 (STARRED), answered on 2016-05-03
Subject: Fish Production
Ministry: AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE
Asked by: ADVOCATE NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD   MAY, 2016

## FISH PRODUCTION

## *136. ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE कृ षि और कृ िक कल्याण मंत्री be pleased to state:

- (a) whether India is one of the largest fish producing countries in the world and if so, the details thereof during the last three years, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether fish production in the country is much higher than domestic consumption and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the prospects of fish exports from the country and the expected foreign exchange earnings from the surplus fish production; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to promote the fish production in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (SHRI RADHA MOHAN SINGH)

- (a) to (d):  A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  136  put  in  by  ADV. NARENDRA KESHAV SAWAIKAR, Member of Parliament for answer on 3 rd   May, 2016 on Fish Production.

- (a):   Yes, Madam. India is the second largest producer of fish in the world.  The State-wise details of fish production in the country during the last three years, State/UT-wise is given at Annexure .
- (b): Yes,  Madam.  According  to  the  Food  and  Agriculture  Organization  of  the  United  Nations report  on  The  State  of  World  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture-2014  average  annual  per-capita consumption of fish and fish products in the country is 2.85 kg . Accordingly, the domestic consumption of fish adds up to about 36 lakh tonnes whereas the total fish production in the country during 2015-16 was 107.95 lakh tonnes (provisional).
- (c): As per data available, the export of different variety of fish for the last 3 years, is mostly of Frozen Shrimp, Frozen Fish, Frozen Cuttle Fish, Frozen Squid, Chilled Items and other fish and fish products, and these varieties have tremendous potential for export. The details of the export  of  marine  products  for  the  last  three  years  from  India  including  foreign  exchange earnings as reported by the Marine Products Exports Development Authority (MPEDA) are as under:
- (d): For the realization of Blue Revolution the Government has continuously been taking steps to create the necessary ecosystem in the form of extending necessary financial and legal support and  instituting  regulatory  mechanisms  for  the  public,  cooperative  and  private  sectors  to increase production and productivity of fish. The Government has accorded approval to the restructured Central Sector Scheme 'Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries' by merging and integrating the existing schemes of fisheries of the  Department,  with  the  following  broad  components:-  National  Fisheries  Development Board  (NFDB)  and  its  activities,  Development  of  Inland  Fisheries  and  Aquaculture, Development  of  Marine  Fisheries,  Infrastructure  and  Post  Harvest  Operations,  National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen, Strengthening of Database and Geographical Information System of the fisheries  sector  and  Monitoring,  Control  and  Surveillance  (MCS)  and  other need  based  interventions, with an overall objective to  enhance  fish  production  and productivity.

| Year                             | Year                             |   2013-14 |         2014-15 |   2015-16 ( Provisional) |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------|-----------------|--------------------------|
| Quantity of Exports (in tonnes ) | Quantity of Exports (in tonnes ) |  983756   |     1.05124e+06 |                928647    |
| Value of Exports                 | Rs. Crore                        |   30213.3 | 33441.6         |                 29842.2  |
| Value of Exports                 | US Dollar (Million)              |    5007.7 |  5511.12        |                  4600.56 |

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## ANNEXURE TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 136 ON ' FISH PRODUCTION ' TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd  MAY, 2016

|       |                     | In tonnes   | In tonnes   | In tonnes   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| S.No. | States/UTs          | 2013-14     | 2014-15 (P) | 2015-16(P)  |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh      | 2018416     | 1876775     | 2333427     |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 3625        | 3849        | 4410        |
| 3     | Assam               | 266700      | 283182      | 291692      |
| 4     | Bihar               | 432298      | 459014      | 494579      |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh        | 284959      | 302569      | 317334      |
| 6     | Goa                 | 114059      | 121108      | 115095      |
| 7     | Gujarat             | 798493      | 847840      | 826295      |
| 8     | Haryana             | 105580      | 112105      | 111200      |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh    | 9834        | 10442       | 10894       |
| 10    | J&K                 | 20000       | 21236       | 20294       |
| 11    | Jharkhand           | 104820      | 111298      | 117987      |
| 12    | Karnataka           | 555310      | 588628      | 695647      |
| 13    | Kerala              | 708645      | 751439      | 680615      |
| 14    | Madhya Pradesh      | 96258       | 102207      | 115387      |
| 15    | Maharashtra         | 602679      | 638925      | 620955      |
| 16    | Manipur             | 28541       | 30305       | 31266       |
| 17    | Meghalaya           | 5752        | 6107        | 6140        |
| 18    | Mizoram             | 5940        | 6307        | 6536        |
| 19    | Nagaland            | 7465        | 7926        | 7835        |
| 20    | Odisha              | 413785      | 439357      | 469709      |
| 21    | Punjab              | 104020      | 110448      | 125340      |
| 22    | Rajasthan           | 35100       | 37269       | 44353       |
| 23    | Sikkim              | 420         | 446         | 443         |
| 24    | Tamil Nadu          | 624296      | 662877      | 697612      |
| 25    | Telangana*          | -           | 265379      | 264234      |
| 26    | Tripura             | 61950       | 65779       | 63560       |
| 27    | Uttarakhand         | 3889        | 4129        | 3581        |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh       | 464484      | 493189      | 537936      |
| 29    | West Bengal         | 1580647     | 1678331     | 1632178     |
| 30    | A&N Islands         | 36948       | 39231       | 38292       |
| 31    | Chandigarh          | 113         | 120         | 132         |
| 32    | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 50          | 53          | 0           |
| 33    | Daman &Diu          | 19860       | 21087       | 27751       |
| 34    | Delhi               | 880         | 934         | 780         |
| 35    | Lakshadweep         | 18717       | 19874       | 11949       |
| 36    | Puducherry          | 42081       | 44682       | 70047       |
|       | Total               | 9572270     | 10164449    | 10795485    |