India stands third in the world in terms of fish production, said the union minister of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, Parshottam Rupala in a written reply in Lok Sabha.
Rupala said that the government is working on the development of fisheries to attract farmers towards fisheries along with agriculture to increase their income through its various schemes namely.
He also mentioned about the centrally sponsored schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with effect from the financial year 2020-21 to 2024-25 in all states and union territories.
"Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore implemented for a period of 5 years from 2018-19 to 2023-24 for providing concessional finance," he added.
Under PMMSY, during 2020-21 & 2021-22 and the current financial year 2022-23, the department has accorded approval to the fisheries developmental proposal of States/UTs amounting to Rs. 11010.00 crore with a central share of Rs 3,864.99 crore.
Further, the department through National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) is providing grants for taking up various training programmes in fisheries in collaboration with states and UTs, he mentioned.
