Replacement of Boats and Trawlers

2025-07-22 Information

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India with effect from the FY2020-21 has been implementing a flagship scheme “Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)” with an investment of ₹20,050 crore in all States and Union Territories including in the State of Tamil Nadu. The PMMSY inter-alia provides support for acquisition of Deep-sea fishing vessels for traditional fishermen and procurement of boats (replacement) and nets for traditional fishermen. The Department of Fisheries, Government of India during the last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25) has accorded approvals to the proposals of Government of Tamil Nadu for acquisition of 50 deep sea fishing vessels at a total cost of Rs 60 crore with central share of Rs 17.28 crore and providing 500 boats (replacement) and nets for traditional fishermen at a total investment of Rs 25 crore. The selection of beneficiaries for providing benefits under PMMSY is done by the respective State Governments and Union Territories(UTs) and the PMMSY does not restrict providing deep sea fishing vessels to the fishermen whose boats have been captured by Sri Lanka authorities.

The Government of Tamil Nadu has been advised in the past to accord priority for providing deep sea fishing vessels to the fishermen whose boats have been impounded and apprehended by the Sri Lanka authorities.

The Department of Fisheries, Government of India (DoF, GoI) has also accorded approval to the proposals of Government of Tamil Nadu for construction of three retail fish markets at a cost of Rs 3 crore and establishment of 55 fish kiosks at a cost of Rs 5.50 crore in the State. The Government of Tamil Nadu has reported that a total of 34 kiosk comprising 13 units during 2020-21 and 21 kiosks during FY2021-22 has been established in the State and no fish kiosk has been established in the Mayiladuthurai Constituency.

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) inter-alia provides support for establishment of fish feed mills/plants and providing boats (replacement) and nets for traditional fishermen. The project proposals of various State Governments/UTs for establishment of a total 1114 fish feed mills/plants at a total cost of Rs.802.46 crore and providing a total of 6818 boats (replacement) and nets to traditional fishermen at a cost Rs. 255.91 crore have been approved during last five years (FY2020-21 to FY 2024-25) under the PMMSY. State-wise details of fish mills/plants and providing boats to the traditional fishermen approved during the last 5 years are furnished at Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively.

Annexure-I

State-wise details of beneficiaries covered under livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fishers’ families under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY)

(Rs. In lakhs)

Sl.No

Name of the State/UT

Number of Beneficiaries covered

(No’s)

Average beneficiaries annually covered (No’s)

Project Cost

Share of Government of India

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

(vi)

Andaman & Nicobar

1000

200

45.00

30.00

Andhra Pradesh

442720

88544

19922.40

6640.80

Assam

104000

20800

4680.00

2496.00

Bihar

50000

10000

2250.00

750.00

Chhattisgarh

46000

9200

2070.00

690.00

Gujarat

30000

6000

1350.00

450.00

Himachal Pradesh

17265

3453

776.95

414.37

Jammu and Kashmir

81968

16394

3688.56

2459.06

Karnataka

116378

23276

5237.02

1745.68

Kerala

855165

171033

36466.17

12459.37

Lakshadweep

2500

500

112.50

75.00

Madhya Pradesh

59645

11929

2684.04

894.69

Maharashtra

4000

800

180.00

60.00

Mizoram

18870

3774

849.15

452.88

Odisha

56000

9000

2520.00

839.97

Puducherry

134334

26867

6045.04

4030.02

Rajasthan

6103

461

274.64

91.55

Sikkim

695

139

31.28

16.68

Tamil Nadu

935112

187022

48345.05

14026.69

Telangana

8000

2000

450.00

150.00

Tripura

18612

2907

803.97

446.69

Uttar Pradesh

1000

200

45.00

15.00

Uttarakhand

200

9.00

4.80

Total

2989567

594539

138835.77

49239.25

Annexure-II

State-wise details of Fish Feed Mills/Plants approved during last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY2024-25) under PMMSY

(Rs. In lakhs)

Sl.No

Name of the State/UT

Unit of Feed Mills/plants (No’s)

Total Project Cost

Share of Government of India

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

Andaman and Nicobar

120.00

54.00

Andhra Pradesh

1450.00

450.00

Arunachal Pradesh

120.00

64.80

Assam

112

6220.00

2872.80

Bihar

147

9620.00

2851.20

Chhattisgarh

1711.36

530.89

Goa

30.00

7.20

Gujarat

30.00

7.20

Haryana

1840.00

556.80

Himachal Pradesh

920.00

433.80

Jharkhand

600.00

240.00

Jammu & Kashmir

2196.60

673.18

Karnataka

150.00

50.40

Kerala

150.00

36.00

Ladakh

72.00

43.20

Madhya Pradesh

3940.00

1327.20

Maharashtra

101

5010.00

1749.60

Manipur

180.00

81.00

Meghalaya

150.00

81.00

Mizoram

60.00

32.40

Nagaland

60.00

32.40

Odisha

4000.00

1161.00

Puducherry

60.00

30.00

Punjab

570.00

169.20

Rajasthan

400.00

144.00

Sikkim

60.00

32.40

Tamil Nadu

420.00

120.00

Telangana

120.00

36.00

Tripura

420.00

205.20

Uttar Pradesh

235

27560.80

8322.83

Uttarakhand

280.00

127.80

West Bengal

185

11725.00

3854.40

Total

1114

80245.76

26377.90

Annexure-III

State-wise details of boats (replacement) and nets for traditional fishermen approved during last five years (FY 2020-21 to FY2024-25) under PMMSY

(Rs. In lakhs)

Sl No

Name of the State/UT

Boats approved (No’s)

Project Cost

Share of Government of India

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

(iv)

(v)

Andhra Pradesh

2191

10955.00

2659.20

Assam

176

382.05

182.83

Chhattisgarh

123.40

29.62

Goa

380.00

103.20

Gujarat

310

1550.00

438.00

Himachal Pradesh

1250

1375.00

627.30

Jammu and Kashmir

125.00

50.00

Jharkhand

125.50

39.65

Karnataka

390

1790.00

542.88

Kerala

200

1000.00

240.00

Lakshadweep

100

500.00

300.00

Maharashtra

107

535.00

169.80

Manipur

11.70

5.27

Nagaland

5.85

3.16

Odisha

560

1728.00

523.44

Puducherry

215

1075.00

475.00

Tamil Nadu

500

2500.00

630.00

Tripura

342

395.40

203.29

West Bengal

259

1034.00

355.68

Total

6818

25590.90

7578.32

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 22nd July, 2025.