Inland Fisheries
Inland Fisheries
The Government of Telangana has informed that a baseline study on inland fisheries resources in the State was undertaken in 2018 by the Agriculture Finance Corporation Limited, Mumbai.
(b): The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, is promoting integrated development of fisheries and aquaculture through 34 production and processing clusters across various subsectors under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), including in Telangana. A Murrel Cluster has been notified in Mancherial district. Additionally, a project for establishing a Centre of Excellence for Murrel in Mancherial district, Telengana has been approved under PMMSY at a cost of ₹250 lakh.
(c): PMMSY has been implemented in all States and UTs, including Telangana, since 2020–21. Under the scheme, the DoF has approved proposals of the Government of Telangana amounting to ₹347.20 crore, with a central share of ₹109.91 crore. Of this, ₹39.96 crore has been released to the State based on utilisation reported. Component‑wise details of approvals are provided in Annexure‑I.
(d): Under the PMMSY, DoF, GoI has approved several activities including support for value chain infrastructure including (i) 21 unit of hatcheries, (ii) 2 unit of feed mills, (iii) 2 unit of Live fish vending centres, (iv) 275 unit of Three wheelers with Ice Box including e-rickshaws for fish vending, (v) 500 units of motor cycle with icebox, and (vi) State of Art whole sale fish market at Hyderabad for fish processing unit and export facilitation. The Department has also approved proposals for such support to the State as given in the Annexure I referenced in (c).
(e): The DoF has approved 89 cage‑culture units in reservoirs under PMMSY. The Government of Telangana has further informed that 238 Mobile Fish Retail Units have been provided to Women Self‑Help Groups for fish marketing. Additionally, 2,17,192 fishers and fish farmers in Telangana have been registered on the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP).
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Annexure I
Statement regarding ‘Inland Fisheries’1111111111111111
(Rs in Lakhs)
Sl. No.
Name of the Components
Units/Ha
Total Project Cost
Central Share
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
1
Establishment of New Freshwater Finfish Hatcheries
21
525.00
168.00
2
Construction of New Grow-out ponds
823.68
5765.76
1740.27
3
Inputs for fresh water Aquaculture
759.86
3039.44
912.13
4.
Stocking of Fingerlings in Reservoirs
140053.2
16096.00
3951.92
5.
Establishment of Medium RAS (with 6 tank of minimum 30m3/tank capacity 10ton/crop)
6
150
48
6.
Establishment of large RAS (with 8 tank of minimum 90m3/tank capacity 40ton/crop)
5
250
78
7.
Installation of cages in Reservoirs
89
267
64.08
8.
Insulated vehicles
6
120
40.8
9.
Three wheelers with Ice Box including e-rickshaws for fish vending
275
825.2
268.2
10.
Construction of fish kiosks
185
1850
576
11.
Mini Feed mill of production capacity 2 ton/day
2
60
18
12.
Live fish vending centres
2
40
14.4
13.
Motor cycle with ice box
500
375
108
14
Livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fishers
970
43.65
14.55
15.
Support for providing safety kits for fishermen of traditional fishing vessels
350
350
96
16.
Providing boats and nets for traditional fishermen
52
260
71.4
17.
State of Art whole sale fish market at Hyderabad
1
4703.52
2822.11
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.