Development of Fisheries and Fishermen

 Development of Fisheries and Fishermen

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched various schemes/programmes for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture and empowerment of fishermen community in the country. Details of the Central Schemes/Programmes implemented are as below:

           

 

The State-wise details of the projects approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25) are furnished at Annexure-I.

 

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) implemented by the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying inter-alia focus on training, awareness, and capacity building of fishers, fish farmers, and fish workers/vendors. The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) functioning under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying  has been designated as Nodal agency for implementing the training, awareness and capacity-building programmes under PMMSY. During the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25), the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has supported a total of 3,028 webinars, workshops, and training sessions, benefiting 2,92,315 fish farmers, entrepreneurs, and coastal youth. These initiatives have been instrumental in advancing sectoral potential across production, productivity, post-harvest management, and marketing linkages, in alignment with the objectives of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)

 

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), inter-alia provides support for creation of modern post-harvest cold chain infrastructures such as cold storages, ice plants, fish transportation vehicles including refrigerated and insulated vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and autorickshaws with ice/fish holding boxes, marketing and fish market infrastructure facilities. For strengthening the post-harvest infrastructure, during the last five financial years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25),  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 fish retail fish markets, 21 wholesale fish markets have been sanctioned under PMMSY in all States and Union Territories at a total outlay of Rs.2375.25 crore.

 

The Government of Uttar Pradesh has reported that the ponds, reservoirs and other water sources available in Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh have been utilised optimally for fisheries purpose. The details of the projects implemented by the Government to promote fisheries in Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh is furnished at Annexure-II

 

Annexure-I

 

The State-wise details of the projects approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25)

                                                                                       (Rs. in lakhs)

Sl. No.

State/UT

Total Project Cost

Central Share approved

Central Funds Released

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

1

Andaman and Nicobar

5822.10

3095.53

1196.70

2

Andhra Pradesh

240552.67

56331.08

43013.68

3

Arunachal Pradesh

20028.09

13232.11

11354.52

4

Assam

54162.88

29844.11

18760.09

5

Bihar

54850.48

17440.25

8794.08

6

Chhattisgarh

93211.45

30876.37

23666.00

7

Daman & Diu, Dadra and NH

13516.89

13243.49

178.90

8

Delhi

533.25

286.08

163.30

9

Goa

11685.19

4911.44

4769.74

10

Gujarat

89754.81

32486.72

10365.69

11

Haryana

76086.75

26216.03

12136.61

12

Himachal Pradesh

15450.52

7921.83

5045.07

13

Jammu and Kashmir

15019.86

7773.04

11850.39

14

Jharkhand

44548.36

15163.90

9607.34

15

Karnataka

105898.15

36613.93

29502.15

16

Kerala

134755.43

57743.01

34415.24

17

Ladakh

3399.20

2061.36

1470.62

18

Lakshadweep

6746.48

4441.63

1442.12

19

Madhya Pradesh

91960.97

30550.92

24287.17

20

Maharashtra

147263.78

56029.31

30452.07

21

Manipur

20181.70

9584.34

2944.63

22

Meghalaya

13262.36

7425.72

4596.18

23

Mizoram

14785.80

8128.27

6947.36

24

Nagaland

16538.38

10696.52

7332.54

25

Odisha

129842.00

47944.55

34726.21

26

Puducherry

35230.01

29176.00

6124.91

27

Punjab

16792.95

4703.61

2695.92

28

Rajasthan

6612.14

2222.73

512.93

29

Sikkim

7827.78

4681.83

3300.05

30

Tamil Nadu

115615.80

44865.07

15394.38

31

Telangana

33937.09

10872.64

3287.61

32

Tripura

25974.81

14853.41

6791.59

33

Uttar Pradesh

129432.78

41230.51

28165.28

34

Uttarakhand

32297.12

16667.56

18355.72

35

West Bengal

54439.44

22554.68

5507.70

36

Others (Transponders, etc.)

36400.00

21840.00

49780.40

37

Insurance activities

8927.77

8927.77

8927.77

38

PMMKSSY

1193.07

1193.07

1181.61

39

Central Sector Projects

202877.29

165148.29

69712.20

Total

2127415.58

918978.71

558756.47

 

 

Annexure-II

 

Details of projects implemented to promote fisheries in Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh

 

Sl. No.

Name of the activity

Numbers

Area

Unit Cost (Rs. in Lakhs)

Total Project cost

(Rs. in Lakhs)

1

Beneficiary oriented Schemes

1.1

Backyard Re-circulatory Aquaculture System

20

–

0.50

10.00

1.2

Biofloc Pond

10

–

14.00

140.00

1.3

Cycle with Ice Box

24

–

0.10

2.4.00

1.4

Large Recirculatory Aquaculture System

3

–

50.00

150.00

1.5

Live Fish Vending

3

–

20.00

60.00

1.6

Medium Recirculatory Aquaculture System

3

–

25.00

75.00

1.7

Motorcycle With Ice Box

4

–

0.75

3.00

1.8

Pond Construction

–

61.31

11.00

674.40

1.9

Rearing Unit

–

14.10

7.00

98.70

1.10

Small Re-circulatory Aquaculture System

13

–

7.50

97.50

2

Non-Beneficiary oriented Scheme

2.1

Construction of wholesale fish market

1

–

6187.70

6187.70

 

 

This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 12th August, 2025.