Lok Sabha Question No. 656 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-03
Subject: Increase in Fish Production
Ministry: FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
Asked by: Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION. No. 656 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2026

## Increase in Fish Production

## 656. Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara:

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

- (a) the details of the increase in fish production as of December 2025 since the launch of the scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY);
- (b) the number of women beneficiaries via disbursement of funds under the scheme during the said period;
- (c) whether support has been provided for cold chains, processing and packaging under the scheme during the said period and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the detail of the beneficiaries, disbursement of funds and the fish production in the Palghar district in Maharashtra during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying, Government  of  India with effect from the Financial Year 2020-21  is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture sector in the country. This scheme during its implementation period of last five years has made vital contribution towards augmentation of fish production in the country. During the period of PMMSY, the fish production in the country has increased from 141.64 lakh tonne (2019-20) to 197.75 lakh tonne (2024-25).
- (b): The PMMSY inter-alia encompasses inclusive development by providing higher financial  assistance  of  60  percent  of  the  unit  cost  for  women  beneficiaries  under beneficiary-oriented activities.  Under the PMMSY, during the last five Financial Years (2020-21 to 2024-25), fisheries development proposals amounting to Rs. 4061.96 crore with central share of Rs. 1534.46 crore have been sanctioned for covering a total 99,018 women beneficiaries across various States and Union Territories..

(c): The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Ministry  of  Fisheries,  Animal  Husbandry  and Dairying, Government of India during the last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25), has sanctioned a total of 734 cold storages and ice plants,  27,301 units of fish transportation facilities such as 10924 motorcycles with ice boxes, 9412 bicycles with ice boxes, 3915 auto rickshaws, 1265 live fish vending units, 1406 insulated trucks and 379 refrigerated trucks, 6410 fish kiosks, 202 retail fish markets, 21 wholesale fish markets under PMMSY in all the States and Union Territories at a total cost of Rs 2375.25 crore.

(d): The  Department  of  Fisheries,  Government  of  Maharashtra,  has  reported  that during  the  last  three  years,  i.e.,  from  FY  2022-23  to  FY  2024-25,  a  total  of  six  (06) projects are sanctioned in Palghar District with a total project cost of ₹1.92 crore. The State Government of Maharashtra has further reported that 32 fish production related projects are sanctioned in Palghar District during the last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25) under the PMMSY. It is further reported that the production related projects taken up under PMMSY have also contributed towards overall fish production of 61.40 tonnes in Palghar District.

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