Lok Sabha Question No. 5072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-24
Subject: Budget Allocation for PMMSY
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Mohammad Jawed, Shri Baijayant Panda

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5072 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th MARCH, 2026

## Budget Allocation for PMMSY

## 5072.  Shri Baijayant Panda: Dr. Mohammad Jawed:

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

- (a) the  details  of  the  budget  estimates  and  actual  expenditure  for  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), year-wise since FY 2021-22;
- (b) the reasons for the reduction in PMMSY allocation from Budget Estimates Rs. 2,465 crore to Revised Estimates Rs. 1,500 crore in FY 2025-26, along with the major components where cuts were made;
- (c) the quantity and amount of fisheries export year-wise since FY 2021-22 till date;
- (d) whether  the  programme  was  successful  in  achieving  its  target  of  increasing  fisheries  export earnings to Rs. 1 lakh crore by 2024-25, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) the  number  of  fishers  covered  under  PMMSY  fisher  insurance  year  since  FY  2021-22  and State/UT-wise;
- (f) the  details  of  total  insurance  premium  amount  borne  by  the  Centre  FY  2021-22,  year  and State/UT-wise;
- (g) the total value of exports from the fisheries sector during FY 2024-25 and FY 2025-26;
- (h) the value of fisheries exports from the State of Odisha during the said period; and
- (i) whether further measures are proposed under PMMSY in this regard, if so, the details there of and the steps taken by the Government under PMMSY to prevent harvest and post harvest losses in Odisha?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a)  and  (b)  :The  year-wise  details  of  the  budget  estimates  and  actual  expenditure  incurred  for implementation  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  since  FY  2021-22  are furnished below:

|   S.No . | Year    |   BE |   RE | Expenditure                |
|----------|---------|------|------|----------------------------|
|        1 | 2021-22 | 1000 | 1200 | 1169.19                    |
|        2 | 2022-23 | 1879 | 1410 | 1169.86                    |
|        3 | 2023-24 | 2000 | 1500 | 1148.88                    |
|        4 | 2024-25 | 2352 | 1500 | 977.28                     |
|        5 | 2025-26 | 2465 | 1500 | 1151.72 (as on 15.03.2026) |

The main reasons attributed for reduction  in  allocation under PMMSY from Budget Estimates Rs. 2,465 crore to Revised Estimates Rs. 1,500 crore in FY 2025-26 are; delay in  compliance of new guidelines  on  new  fund  flow  mechanism  and  readiness  by  the  State  Governments,  delay  in adoptability  and  on-boarding  on  the  new  system  of  funds  flow,  delay  in  contribution  of  State Governments share, availability of unspent balance of previous years, slow pace of expenditure  by the States and UTs on account of delays at the State/UT level in approvals, tendering, land issues, execution  of  projects,  especially  infrastructure-related  projects  and  timely  readiness  of  viable fisheries and aquaculture development proposals.

(c)  and  (d)  :  The  export  of  fisheries  and  fisheries  products  in  terms  of  quality  has  increased  from 13,69,264 metric tonne in 2021-22 to 16,98,170 metric tonne in 2024-25 and in terms of value, it is increased from Rs. 57,586.48 crore in FY 2021-22 to Rs  62408.45  crore during the  FY 2024-25. Year-wise details of the export of fisheries and fisheries products since 2021-22 are furnished below:

| Fisheries product export   | 2021-22   | 2022-23   | 2023-2024   | 2024-25   |   2025-2026 (April-25 to January-26) |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-----------|--------------------------------------|
| Quantity (in metric tonne) | 13,69,264 | 17,35,286 | 17,81,602   | 16,98,170 |                          1.61279e+06 |
| Value (in Rs. crores)      | 57,586.48 | 63,969.14 | 60,523.89   | 62408.45  |                      61091.2         |

In  order  to  enhance  India's  export  competitiveness  and  higher  price  realization,  the  PMMSY supports a basket of interventions/activities along the fisheries value chain including enhancement of quality  fish  production,  expansion,  diversification  and  intensification  of  brackish  water  aquaculture, promotion  of  export-oriented  species,  infusion  of  technology,  robust  disease  management  and traceability,  training  and  capacity  building,  creation  of  modern  post-harvest  infrastructure  with seamless cold chain, development of smart and integrated fishing harbours and fish landing centres etc. The fisheries exports earning in India have more than doubled during the last decade with its increase from Rs 30,213 crore in 2013-14 to Rs. 62,408 crore during FY 2024-25.

(e) and (f) : The scheme inter-alia provides social security measure to fishers, fish workers through group accidental insurance scheme (GAIS) coverage to both marine and inland fishers and allied fish workers wherein the entire insurance premium amount is shared between the Centre & State in the ratio of 60:40 basis for General States, 90:10 for the Himalayan & North Eastern States and in the case of the Union Territories, the entire premium amount is paid by the Centre. The insurance coverage provided under the PMMSY includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/- against death or permanent total disability, (ii)  Rs.2,50,000/- for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000/-.   During the last four years (2021-22 to 2024-25) and current  financial  years  (2025-26)  of  the  implementation  of  the  PMMSY,  Central  Government  has released a sum of Rs.149.07 crores for insurance coverage of 167.33 lakh fishers with an average of  33.46  lakh fishers  annually.  The  State-wise  details  of  number  of fishers  insured,  central  share released towards insurance premium during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 are furnished at Annexure-I.

(g) to (i) : The export from the fisheries sector during FY 2024-25 was registered all time high at Rs 62408.45 crore and the export during the last three quarters of the current financial year (2025-26) is registered at Rs 61091.17 crore. The Government of Odisha has reported that the value of fisheries exports from the State during 2024-25 was at Rs. 4708.13 crore and during the last three quarters of the  current  financial  year,  the  export  Rs.  4637.32  crores  (till  January,  2026).  The  Department  of Fisheries, Government of India through the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has significantly bolstered the cold chain and marketing infrastructure in the State of Odisha to  reduce post-harvest losses in fisheries value chain and ensure the delivery of quality fish to consumers.Under PMMSY, 32 units of Ice Plants and Cold Storages, 1125 units of transportation vehicles, 21 modern kiosks and 15 Retail Markets have been approved.

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Annexure-I

Statement referred to reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5072 part (e) and (f) put in by Shri Baijayant Panda and Dr. Mohammad Jawed  Members  of  Parliaments  for  answer  on  24 th   March,  2026 regarding Budget Allocation for PMMSY

| Sl No   | Name of the State/ UTs   | Number of Fishers Insured   | Central share towards insurance premium   |
|---------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         | States                   |                             |                                           |
| 1.      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 4,173                       | 15,634,814                                |
| 2.      | Assam                    | 883,630                     | 57,593,811                                |
| 3.      | Bihar                    | 750,000                     | 58,103,715                                |
| 4.      | Chhatisgarh              | 1,102,377                   | 67,002,882                                |
| 5.      | Goa                      | 14,540                      | 7,474,435                                 |
| 6.      | Gujarat                  | 491,237                     | 31,645,793                                |
| 7.      | Haryana                  | 8,076                       | 1,339,593                                 |
| 8.      | Himachal Pradesh         | 54,988                      | 4,391,153                                 |
| 9.      | Jharkhand                | 836,991                     | 53,795,505                                |
| 10.     | Karnataka                | 362,371                     | 31,265,226                                |
| 11.     | Madhya Pradesh           | 504,264                     | 38,862,347                                |
| 12.     | Maharashtra              | 491,159                     | 32,031,188                                |
| 13.     | Manipur                  | 8,534                       | 625,762                                   |
| 14.     | Meghalaya                | 4,280                       | 63,636,549                                |
| 15.     | Odisha                   | 5,391,593                   | 371,924,579                               |
| 16.     | Punjab                   | 15,959                      | 1,310,880                                 |
| 17.     | Rajasthan                | 24,426                      | 1,693,696                                 |
| 18.     | Sikkim                   | 2,905                       | 32,054,073                                |
| 19.     | Tamil Nadu               | 2,781,317                   | 206,496,254                               |
| 20.     | Telangana                | 1,853,832                   | 130,189,464                               |
| 21.     | Tripura                  | 181,724                     | 20,563,794                                |
| 22.     | Uttar Pradesh            | 519,570                     | 33,705,988                                |
| 23.     | Uttarakhand              | 18,115                      | 1,136,819                                 |
| 24.     | West Bengal              | 8,499                       | 194,638,046                               |
|         | Union Territories        |                             |                                           |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar        | 65,087                      | 5,228,182                                 |
| 2       | Delhi                    | 1,881                       | 154,438                                   |
| 3       | Daman & Diu              | 38,267                      | 3,092,852                                 |
| 4       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 125,309                     | 10,207,033                                |
| 5       | Lakshadweep              | 5,928                       | 453,533                                   |
| 6       | Ladakh                   | 7,888                       | 662,490                                   |
| 7       | Puducherry               | 171,456                     | 13,881,474                                |
|         | Grand Total              | 16,730,376                  | 1,490,796,367                             |

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