Lok Sabha Question No. 4045 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-17
Subject: Fish Farmer Producer Organisation
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Km. Sudha R

## 4045. Km. Sudha R:

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

- (a) whether any grant has been given by the Government to establish Fish Farmer Producer Organisation (FFPO) to any State in the country, if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the number of FFPO are currently functioning in the country, State-wise; and
- (c) whether there is any proposal of the Government to form FFPO in the State of Tamil Nadu, particularly in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency?

## THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## ANSWER (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a) to (c)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 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. 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 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. The Statewise details of the Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-I. There is no specific proposal at present to form FFPO in the State of Tamil Nadu, particularly in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION. No. 4045 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  MARCH, 2026

## Fish Farmer Producer Organisation

Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4045 for answer on 17 th March, 2026 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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