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Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana envisages to add fish production of 70 lakh metric tonnes by 2024-25
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Tuesday, 03 December, 2024, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Our Bureau, New Delhi
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The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been implementing the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of 5 years from financial year 2020-21 to FY 2024-25, at a total outlay of Rs 20,050 crore. The scheme envisaged to add an addition fish production of 70 lakh metric tonnes by 2024-25, enhance aquaculture productivity from the national average of 3 tonne to 5 tonne per hectare, reduce post-harvest losses from 25% to around 10%, generate about 55 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities, enhancement of fisheries exports from Rs 46,589 crore (2018-19) to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2024-25, enhancing per capita fish consumption from the current 5-6 kg to 12 kg during tenure of five years, encourage private investment and facilitate growth of entrepreneurship in the fisheries sector.
The Department of Fisheries, Government of India, during the last four financial years (FY 2020-21 to 2023-24), and current financial year (2024-25), has approved fisheries developmental proposals of various State Governments, Union Territories and other Implementing Agencies at a total cost of Rs.20864.29 crore with central share of Rs. 8871.45 crore under the PMMSY. The concerted efforts of Governments, fishers, fish farmers and other fisheries stakeholders through various initiatives/schemes has resulted in (i) increase of annual fish production in the country during the last 5 years from 141.64 lakh tonne during 2019-20 to an all-time record of 175.45 lakh tonne in 2022-23, (ii) creation of direct and indirect employment opportunities to about 58 lakh in fishing and aquaculture related activities on account of the fisheries development projects, (iii) increase in fisheries export from Rs.46662.85 crore in 2019-20 to Rs.60524.89 crore in 2023-24, (iv) enhanced per capita fish consumption from 5-6 kg to 12-13 kg, (v) enhance aquaculture productivity to 4.7 tonne per hectare, (vi) reduction of post-harvest losses to 10-15% amongst the others.
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the PMMSY during the last four financial years (FY 2020-21 to 2023-24) and current financial year (2024-25), has accorded approvals to the fisheries development proposals of Government of Gujarat for the development of fisheries and aquaculture in the State at a total cost of Rs. 960.68 crore with a central share of Rs.329.07 crore. The activities approved for the State of Gujarat under the PMMSY primarily include construction of rearing and grow out ponds, establishment of hatcheries, Seaweed cultivation, establishment of cages in reservoirs and seas, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS) and biofloc culture units, deep sea fishing vessels for traditional fishers, up gradation of existing fishing vessels for export competency, providing of safety kits to marine fishermen, construction of cold storages and ice plants, construction of new fish feed mills and feed plants and post-harvest transportation units and construction of Smart and Integrated Fishing harbour at Jakhau in Kutch District. These approved activities inter-alia creating multifarious benefits to local fisheries, fish farmers and other fisheries related stakeholders of the project localities in the State of Gujarat.
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