Lok Sabha Question No. 2801 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-10
Subject: Employment Generation for Fishermen
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal

## MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2801 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th  MARCH, 2026

## Employment Generation for Fishermen

## 2801. Shri K C Venugopal:

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

- (a) Whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  establish  a  National  Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) regional centre in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, and  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  including  funding  and  expected  employment generation for fishermen;
- (b) the status of the pilot project launched by the Government in August 2025 to revive diversified fish farming in Kuttanad and benefits for inland fisheries; and
- (c) the total amount of funds sanctioned, allotted and utilized for Pradhan Mantri Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  during  the  last  three  years,  State-wise including Kerala?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes, the proposal for establishment of a Regional Centre of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) at Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala has been taken with the Government of Kerala. The State Government has been requested to identify and allot suitable  land  at  Thiruvananthapuram  for  setting  up  the  proposed  Centre  and  the response from State Government is awaited.
- (b): No proposal for revival of diversified fish farming in Kuttanad has been received in the Department . However, based on representations received from the Government of  Kerala  in  August  2025,  a  team  of  experts  from  the  Department  of  Fisheries, Government  of  India,  ICAR-Central  Marine  Fisheries  Research  Institute  (CMFRI), ICAR-Central  Institute of  Brackishwater  Aquaculture  (CIBA),  and  the  National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) conducted field visits to study the challenges faced by the paddy farmers and explore the potential for integration of aquaculture in the rice fields of Kuttanad agro-ecosystem.
- (c):  The  year-wise and State-wise funds allocated and released under the scheme Pradhan  Mantri  Matsya  Sampada  Yojana  (PMMSY)  during  the  last  three  years including Kerala have been attached at Annexure-I.

Annexure-1

Statement referred to in reply to part-(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2801 put in by Shri K C Venugopal, Hon'ble Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for answer on 10 th March, 2026 regarding Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                         | Total project cost approved   | Total project cost approved   | Total project cost approved   | Central share approved   | Central share approved   | Central share approved   | Funds released   | Funds released   | Funds released   |
|-----------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT                         | 2022-23                       | 2023-24                       | 2024-25                       | 2022-23                  | 2023-24                  | 2024-25                  | 2022-23          | 2023-24          | 2024-25          |
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands      | 0                             | 0.00                          | 500.00                        | 405.25                   | 892.80                   | 386.20                   | 0.00             | 0.00             | 500.00           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                   | 19258                         | 687.00                        | 659.68                        | 38514.40                 | 2748.00                  | 2457.00                  | 19258.00         | 687.00           | 659.68           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                | 3178.47                       | 3566.38                       | 3325.12                       | 5801.98                  | 2387.16                  | 2550.10                  | 3178.47          | 3566.38          | 3325.12          |
| 4         | Assam                            | 2654.18                       | 7360.64                       | 1028.20                       | 8367.32                  | 5479.23                  | 6338.40                  | 2654.18          | 7360.64          | 1028.20          |
| 5         | Bihar                            | 202.40                        | 1573.75                       | 865.59                        | 809.60                   | 6294.28                  | 1713.18                  | 202.40           | 1573.75          | 865.59           |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                     | 7919.50                       | 5155.13                       | 4048.37                       | 9607.89                  | 10759.49                 | 3965.27                  | 7919.50          | 5155.13          | 4048.37          |
| 7         | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                     | 0.00                     | 12886.00                 | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 8         | Diu Delhi                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 568.45                   | 337.44                   | 273.60                   | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 9         | Goa                              | 1059.00                       | 1130.94                       | 337.21                        | 8533.74                  | 2237.40                  | 8370.72                  | 1059.00          | 1130.94          | 337.21           |
| 10        | Gujarat                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 3742.14                       | 4090.02                  | 16084.70                 | 1168.14                  | 0.00             | 0.00             | 3742.14          |
| 11        | Haryana                          | 3577.76                       | 4000.00                       | 1984.88                       | 1424.31                  | 1473.39                  | 1709.56                  | 3577.76          | 4000.00          | 1984.88          |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                 | 1126.96                       | 900.00                        | 1205.68                       | 2075.10                  | 1857.90                  | 1119.19                  | 1126.96          | 900.00           | 1205.68          |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir                | 2020.00                       | 1219.73                       | 2239.83                       | 2900.74                  | 4256.63                  | 385.54                   | 2020.00          | 1219.73          | 2239.83          |
| 14        | Jharkhand                        | 1450.36                       | 854.10                        | 1036.98                       | 13054.31                 | 9691.23                  | 1895.99                  | 1450.36          | 854.10           | 1036.98          |
| 15        | Karnataka                        | 6608.00                       | 2981.36                       | 3793.06                       | 15233.48                 | 13327.98                 | 13226.17                 | 6608.00          | 2981.36          | 3793.06          |
| 16        | Kerala                           | 15316.38                      | 7988.25                       | 2499.66                       | 442.20                   | 867.72                   | 294.84                   | 15316.38         | 7988.25          | 2499.66          |
| 17        | Ladakh                           | 294.35                        | 216.93                        | 502.74                        | 648.00                   | 611.10                   | 148.80                   | 294.35           | 216.93           | 502.74           |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                      | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 5499.40                  | 8071.76                  | 5907.64                  | 0.00             | 0.00             | 0.00             |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                   | 3339.85                       | 5038.41                       | 5937.93                       | 22616.63                 | 10282.72                 | 4235.40                  | 3339.85          | 5038.41          | 5937.93          |
| 20        | Maharashtra                      | 10252.00                      | 9999.67                       | 2499.99                       | 2144.39                  | 4720.59                  | 1264.64                  | 10252.00         | 9999.67          | 2499.99          |
| 21        | Manipur                          | 0.00                          | 1000.00                       | 0.00                          | 1939.22                  | 3154.81                  | 476.28                   | 0.00             | 1000.00          | 0.00             |
| 22        | Meghalaya                        | 659.07                        | 1380.80                       | 999.97                        | 1277.92                  | 2521.95                  | 723.87                   | 659.07           | 1380.80          | 999.97           |
| 23        | Mizoram                          | 694.94                        | 1967.76                       | 1730.88                       | 1488.16                  | 1991.38                  | 4281.29                  | 694.94           | 1967.76          | 1730.88          |
| 24        | Nagaland                         | 1227.80                       | 1665.63                       | 2291.82                       | 18559.20                 | 6770.10                  | 4166.16                  | 1227.80          | 1665.63          | 2291.82          |
| 25        | Odisha                           | 6570.00                       | 3882.00                       | 7929.21                       | 11242.79                 | 1230.75                  | 13445.35                 | 6570.00          | 3882.00          | 7929.21          |
| 26        | Puducherry                       | 2841.00                       | 0.00                          | 1390.00                       | 1615.55                  | 468.16                   | 391.99                   | 2841.00          | 0.00             | 1390.00          |
| 27        | Punjab                           | 676.94                        | 1231.49                       | 219.65                        | 489.12                   | 686.34                   | 272.04                   | 676.94           | 1231.49          | 219.65           |
| 28        | Rajasthan                        | 0.00                          | 0.00                          | 148.81                        | 1215.54                  | 1621.56                  | 339.00                   | 0.00             | 0.00             | 148.81           |
| 29        | Sikkim                           | 679.11                        | 1084.51                       | 999.80                        | 17528.81                 | 4377.10                  | 6991.05                  | 679.11           | 1084.51          | 999.80           |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                       | 0.00                          | 8748.61                       | 1671.26                       | 3759.78                  | 1980.00                  | 1075.20                  | 0.00             | 8748.61          | 1671.26          |
| 31        | Telangana                        | 0.00                          | 397.36                        | 939.11                        | 3781.26                  | 1980.00                  | 1075.20                  | 0.00             | 397.36           | 939.11           |
| 32        | Tripura                          | 1061.19                       | 2144.49                       | 931.75                        | 2411.87                  | 4639.70                  | 4293.38                  | 1061.19          | 2144.49          | 931.75           |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                    | 3789.17                       | 3888.62                       | 6554.98                       | 7877.43                  | 11894.44                 | 2398.68                  | 3789.17          | 3888.62          | 6554.98          |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                      | 6181.02                       | 2553.59                       | 3709.89                       | 6181.02                  | 3197.80                  | 1377.54                  | 6181.02          | 2553.59          | 3709.89          |
| 35        | West Bengal                      | 5075.97                       | 0.00                          | 431.73                        | 18230.39                 | 2760.32                  | 1557.74                  | 5075.97          | 0.00             | 431.73           |