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Fishermen registered under Welfare Scheme

Fishermen registered under Welfare Scheme

 The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) has approved fisheries development proposals including for welfare measures worth Rs. 13,924.24 crore with central share of Rs.6,415.87 crore and a sum of Rs. 3,535.03 crore has been released. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has also been playing a vital role in promoting overall development of the fisheries sector with special emphasis on fishers’ welfare and improving their livelihoods across the country. The State-wise details of the projects approved, central funds released during the last three years under  PMMSY is at Annexure-I while details of fishermen registered under National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) for availing welfare measures is at Annexure-II. 

 (c):      As reported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, the CRZ Notifications were issued with a view to conserve and protect the unique environment of coastal stretches and marine areas while ensuring livelihood security to the fisher communities and other local communities in the coastal areas and promoting sustainable development based on scientific principles. The CRZ Notification provides for livelihood security to the fisherman community. While there are strict regulations for construction, industrial, commercial setups and also residential buildings, the CRZ notification protects the interests of the fisher community by means of suitable enabling provisions even in the No Development Zone (NDZ) of the CRZ. Facilities associated with livelihoods of fishing community such as fish drying yards, net mending yards, traditional boat building yards, ice plants, ice crushing units, auction walls, fish curing facilities etc. have been permitted in the NDZ. Fisher communities and other local communities have also been permitted to repair or reconstruct their dwelling units, as per their traditional rights in the NDZ.

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Annexure-I

: State-wise details of total cost of projects approved and Central fund released under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25)

(Rs.in lakh)

Sl. No

State/UT

Total Project Cost

Central Share

State Share

Beneficiary Share

Funds Released

1

A & N Island

2886.75

1684.25

0.00

1202.50

500.00

2

Andhra Pradesh

162788.20

31720.00

110588.40

20480.40

20604.68

3

Arunachal Pradesh

15411.39

10739.09

1192.96

3479.34

10069.97

4

Assam

33948.88

20184.79

2820.86

10905.21

11043.02

5

Bihar

27501.48

8817.39

5828.27

12792.82

2641.74

6

Chhattisgarh

71304.45

24333.23

16057.49

30512.73

17123.00

7

Daman & Diu &DNH

12885.69

12885.69

0.00

0.00

0.00

8

Delhi

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

9

Goa

3127.00

1187.49

786.33

1146.18

2527.15

10

Gujarat

47334.50

19133.76

12755.84

15444.90

3742.14

11

Haryana

60087.75

21342.86

16005.24

22739.65

9562.64

12

Himachal Pradesh

8499.98

4616.16

545.76

3335.98

3232.64

13

Jammu & Kashmir

9621.87

5043.28

0.00

4578.59

5479.56

14

Jharkhand

22065.66

7916.91

5028.59

8802.16

3341.44

15

Karnataka

66378.62

24444.39

16599.28

25334.96

13382.42

16

Kerala

99446.51

44925.47

34947.29

19573.77

25804.29

17

Ladakh

2654.60

1604.76

0.00

1049.84

1014.02

18

Lakshadweep

2239.00

1343.40

99.20

796.40

0.00

19

Madhya Pradesh

59588.06

20579.82

13175.98

24897.27

14316.19

20

Maharashtra

98160.96

37488.28

27547.59

32678.09

22751.66

21

Manipur

16352.20

7605.42

845.05

7901.75

1000.00

22

Meghalaya

9826.40

5570.31

618.93

3637.17

3039.84

23

Mizoram

8380.80

4523.74

523.65

3333.41

4393.58

24

Nagaland

11718.58

7913.83

862.31

2925.44

5185.25

25

Odisha

67796.00

29341.10

23020.24

15434.70

18381.21

26

Puducherry

30367.18

26290.88

0.00

4074.30

4231.00

27

Punjab

7877.25

2475.70

1650.46

3751.09

2128.08

28

Rajasthan

4175.00

1447.52

964.90

1762.50

148.81

29

Sikkim

5039.28

3176.10

354.55

1508.63

2763.42

30

Tamil Nadu

79530.25

32292.84

34592.83

12644.58

10419.87

31

Telangana

19451.49

6836.46

4394.92

8220.12

1336.47

32

Tripura

18798.51

11345.22

1291.25

6141.05

4137.43

33

Uttar Pradesh

70165.40

22325.57

14888.71

32951.11

14232.77

34

Uttarakhand

20874.47

10756.35

1195.15

8922.97

12444.50

35

West Bengal

54439.44

22554.68

12848.30

19036.45

5507.70

36

Other Institutes

36400.00

21840.00

0.00

0.00

49780.40

37

Insurance Activities

6410.00

6410.00

0.00

3960.00

6410.00

38

PMMKSSY

1193.07

1193.07

0.00

0.00

1193.07

Total (A)

1274726.67

523889.81

362030.31

371996.05

313869.96

Central Sector Proposals (B)

117697.33

117697.33

0.00

115.55

39632.60

Grand Total (A+B)

1392424.00

641587.14

362030.31

331693.14

353502.56

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Annexure-II

 The State-wise details of fishermen registered under National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP)

Sl. No

Name of the States/UTs

Total Registrations

1

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

4,535

2

Andhra Pradesh

2,79,578

3

Arunachal Pradesh

4,227

4

Assam

2,44,469

5

Bihar

1,72,724

6

Chandigarh

219

7

Chhattisgarh

58,951

8

Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

4,789

9

Delhi

940

10

Goa

2,834

11

Gujarat

1,15,682

12

Haryana

8,291

13

Himachal Pradesh

12,040

14

Jammu and Kashmir

30,853

15

Jharkhand

41,591

16

Karnataka

2,00,203

17

Kerala

2,51,378

18

Ladakh

101

19

Lakshadweep

3,292

20

Madhya Pradesh

89,445

21

Maharashtra

2,76,431

22

Manipur

25,412

23

Meghalaya

23,951

24

Mizoram

4,601

25

Nagaland

9,436

26

Odisha

2,39,363

27

Puducherry

14,544

28

Punjab

4,704

29

Rajasthan

6,032

30

Sikkim

2,031

31

Tamil Nadu

3,56,673

32

Telangana

2,63,054

33

Tripura

1,01,424

34

Uttar Pradesh

1,22,312

35

Uttarakhand

10,730

36

West Bengal

74,005

 

Grand Total

30,60,845

 

This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Lok Sabha today in response to a question asked.

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