Lok Sabha Question No. 2815 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Inland Fisheries
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  MARCH, 2026

## Inland Fisheries

## 2815.  Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy:

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

- (a) whether the Government has undertaken any comprehensive assessment of inland fisheries potential in Telangana, particularly in large reservoirs, irrigation tanks and water bodies developed under recent irrigation projects;
- (b) whether the Government has any proposals to establish Integrated Inland Fisheries Clusters in Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY);
- (c) the total funds sanctioned, released and utilized in the State under the scheme during the last three years, component-wise;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to support value chain infrastructure including hatcheries, feed mills, cold storage, fish processing units and export facilitation centres in the State; and
- (e)  whether  any  special  measures  are  being  considered  to  promote  cage  culture,  ornamental fisheries, women self-help group participation and digital marketing platforms to enhance fishermen incomes in the State?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The Government of Telangana has informed that a baseline study on inland fisheries resources in the State was undertaken in 2018 by the Agriculture Finance Corporation Limited, Mumbai.
- (b):  The  Department  of  Fisheries  (DoF),  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and  Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, is promoting integrated development of fisheries and aquaculture through 34 production and processing clusters across various subsectors under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), including in Telangana. A Murrel Cluster has been notified in Mancherial  district.  Additionally,  a  project  for  establishing  a Centre  of  Excellence  for  Murrel in Mancherial district, Telengana has been approved under PMMSY at a cost of ₹250 lakh.
- (c):  PMMSY has been implemented in all States and UTs, including Telangana, since 2020-21. Under the scheme, the DoF has approved proposals of the Government of Telangana amounting to ₹347.20 crore, with a central share of ₹109.91 crore. Of this, ₹39.96 crore has been released to the State based on utilisation reported. Component -wise details of approvals are provided in Annexure -I.
- (d): Under the PMMSY, DoF, GoI has approved several activities including support for value chain infrastructure including (i) 21 unit of hatcheries, (ii) 2 unit of feed mills, (iii) 2 unit of Live fish vending centres, (iv)  275 unit of Three wheelers with Ice Box including e-rickshaws for fish vending, (v) 500 units of motor cycle with icebox, and (vi) State of Art whole sale fish market at Hyderabad for fish processing  unit  and  export  facilitation.  The  Department  has  also  approved  proposals  for  such support to the State as given in the Annexure I referenced in (c).
- (e): The DoF has approved 89 cage -culture units in reservoirs under PMMSY. The Government of Telangana has further informed that 238 Mobile Fish Retail Units have been provided to Women Self -Help Groups for fish marketing. Additionally, 2,17,192 fishers and fish farmers in Telangana have been registered on the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP).

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## Annexure I

Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2815 due for answer on 10 th  March, 2026 put in by Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy regarding 'Inland Fisheries'

## (Rs in Lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the Components                                                                         | Units/Ha   | Total Project Cost   | Central Share   |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------|-----------------|
| (i)       | (ii)                                                                                           | (iii)      | (iv)                 | (v)             |
| 1         | Establishment of New Freshwater Finfish Hatcheries                                             | 21         | 525.00               | 168.00          |
| 2         | Construction of New Grow-out ponds                                                             | 823.68     | 5765.76              | 1740.27         |
| 3         | Inputs for fresh water Aquaculture                                                             | 759.86     | 3039.44              | 912.13          |
| 4.        | Stocking of Fingerlings in Reservoirs                                                          | 140053.2   | 16096.00             | 3951.92         |
| 5.        | Establishment of Medium RAS (with 6 tank of minimum 30m3/tank capacity 10ton/crop)             | 6          | 150                  | 48              |
| 6.        | Establishment of large RAS (with 8 tank of minimum 90m3/tank capacity 40ton/crop)              | 5          | 250                  | 78              |
| 7.        | Installation of cages in Reservoirs                                                            | 89         | 267                  | 64.08           |
| 8.        | Insulated vehicles                                                                             | 6          | 120                  | 40.8            |
| 9.        | Three wheelers with Ice Box including e- rickshaws for fish vending                            | 275        | 825.2                | 268.2           |
| 10.       | Construction of fish kiosks                                                                    | 185        | 1850                 | 576             |
| 11.       | Mini Feed mill of production capacity 2 ton/day                                                | 2          | 60                   | 18              |
| 12.       | Live fish vending centres                                                                      | 2          | 40                   | 14.4            |
| 13.       | Motor cycle with ice box                                                                       | 500        | 375                  | 108             |
| 14        | Livelihood and nutritional support for socio- economically backward active traditional fishers | 970        | 43.65                | 14.55           |
| 15.       | Support for providing safety kits for fishermen of traditional fishing vessels                 | 350        | 350                  | 96              |
| 16.       | Providing boats and nets for traditional fishermen                                             | 52         | 260                  | 71.4            |
| 17.       | State of Art whole sale fish market at Hyderabad                                               | 1          | 4703.52              | 2822.11         |

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