This policy outlines the Indian government's initiatives for the development of the fisheries sector. Key programs include:
* **Blue Revolution:** Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries, implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2019-20, with a central outlay of Rs. 3000 crore, mobilizing an investment of approximately Rs. 5000 crore.
* **Fisheries Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF):** Launched in 2018-19 with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore. It provides concessional finance with a 3% interest subvention for a 12-year repayment period (inclusive of a 2-year moratorium).
* **Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY):** Implemented from FY 2020-21 with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crore, addressing gaps in fish production, infrastructure, and fisher welfare. It also includes insurance and training programs.
* **Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah Yojana (PMMKSSY):** A subscheme under PMMSY with an investment of Rs. 6000 crore, focusing on formalizing the fisheries sector, incentivizing aquaculture insurance, and promoting safe fish production.
* **Kisan Credit Card (KCC) Facility:** Extended to fishers and fish farmers from FY 2018-19 to support their working capital needs.
The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has supported 3,028 webinars, workshops, and training sessions, benefiting 2,92,315 individuals from FY2020-21 to FY2024-25.
For post-harvest infrastructure, 734 cold storages and ice plants, 27,301 units of fish transportation facilities, 6410 fish Kiosks, 202 fish retail fish markets, 21 wholesale fish markets have been sanctioned under PMMSY in all States and Union Territories at a total outlay of Rs.2375.25 crore from FY2020-21 to FY2024-25.
As an example, in Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh, projects included beneficiary-oriented schemes like recirculatory aquaculture systems, biofloc ponds, and the distribution of cycles and motorcycles with ice boxes, alongside the construction of a wholesale fish market. The Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, provided this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha on August 12, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying: The central ministry responsible for the development of fisheries and related sectors in India.
Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries: A Centrally Sponsored Scheme implemented from FY 2015-16 to FY 2019-20 focusing on the integrated development and management of the fisheries sector.
Fisheries Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund FIDF: A fund launched in 2018-19 to address the infrastructure requirements of the fisheries sector by providing concessional finance.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana PMMSY: A scheme implemented from FY 2020-21 with an estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crore to address critical gaps in fish production, productivity, and the fisheries value chain.
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah Yojana PMMKSSY: A central sector subscheme under PMMSY with an investment of Rs. 6000 crore, aimed at formalizing the fisheries sector and incentivizing aquaculture insurance.
Kisan Credit Card KCC: A credit facility extended to fishers and fish farmers to help them meet their working capital requirements.
National Fisheries Development Board NFDB: The nodal agency for implementing training, awareness, and capacity building programmes under PMMSY.
Uttar Pradesh: A state in India where efforts have been made to optimally utilize water sources in Chandauli District for fisheries.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Development of Fisheries and Fishermen
Posted On: 12 AUG 2025 4:50PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched various
schemes/programmes for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture and empowerment of fishermen
community in the country. Details of the Central Schemes/Programmes implemented are as below:
1. The Centrally Sponsored Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of
Fisheries implemented for a period of 5 years from FY 2015-16 to FY 2019-20 with a central outlay of
Rs.3000 crore and this scheme mobilized an investment of about Rs 5000 crore into the fisheries sector.
1. In order to address the infrastructure requirement for fisheries sector, Fisheries & Aquaculture
Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) was launched in the year 2018-19 with a total funds size of Rs
7522.48 crore. FIDF provides concessional finance to the Eligible Entities (EEs), including State
Governments/Union Territories for development of identified fisheries infrastructure facilities. The
Department of Fisheries, Government of India provides interest subvention up to 3% per annum for the
repayment period of 12 years inclusive of moratorium of 2 years for providing the concessional finance
by the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs) at the interest rate not lower than 5% per annum.The Pradhan
Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has been implementing from FY 2020-21 with an estimated
investment of Rs.20,050 crore. This scheme is designed to address the critical gaps in fish production
and productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernisation and
strengthening of fisheries value chain, establishing a robust fisheries management framework and
fishers' welfare.The scheme also provides insurance of fishers & fish farmers and imparting training for
skill development and capacity building among fishers and fish farmers.To make the fisheries sector
resilient and incentivize adoption of efficiencies in fisheries value chain, the Department of Fisheries,
Government of India has been implementing a Central Sector Sub-scheme "Pradhan Mantri Matsya
Kisan Samridhi Sah Yojana (PMMKSSY)" a sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
Yojana (PMMSY) with an investment of Rs. 6000 crore. PMMKSSY aims at formalization of the
fisheries sector, incentivizing the aquaculture insurance, fisheries micro and small enterprises value
chain efficiency, adoption of safety and quality system for safe fish production etc. Additionally, the
Government of India with effect from the financial year 2018-19 has extended the Kisan Credit Card
(KCC) facility to fishers and fish famers to help them to meet their working capital requirements.
The State-wise details of the projects approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last
five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25) are furnished at Annexure-I.
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) implemented by the Department of Fisheries,
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying inter-alia focus on training, awareness, and capacity
building of fishers, fish farmers, and fish workers/vendors. The National Fisheries Development Board
(NFDB) functioning under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been designated as
Nodal agency for implementing the training, awareness and capacity-building programmes under PMMSY.
During the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25), the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB)
has supported a total of 3,028 webinars, workshops, and training sessions, benefiting 2,92,315 fish farmers,
entrepreneurs, and coastal youth. These initiatives have been instrumental in advancing sectoral potential
across production, productivity, post-harvest management, and marketing linkages, in alignment with theobjectives of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), inter-alia provides support for creation of modern
post-harvest cold chain infrastructures such as cold storages, ice plants, fish transportation vehicles including
refrigerated and insulated vehicles, motorcycles, bicycles and autorickshaws with ice/fish holding boxes,
marketing and fish market infrastructure facilities. For strengthening the post-harvest infrastructure, during
the last five financial years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25), 734 cold storages and ice plants, 27,301 units of fish
transportation facilities such as 10924 motorcycles with ice boxes, 9412 bicycles with ice boxes, 3915 auto
rickshaws, 1265 Live fish Vending units, 1406 insulated trucks and 379 refrigerated trucks, 6410 fish Kiosks,
202 fish retail fish markets, 21 wholesale fish markets have been sanctioned under PMMSY in all States and
Union Territories at a total outlay of Rs.2375.25 crore.
The Government of Uttar Pradesh has reported that the ponds, reservoirs and other water sources available in
Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh have been utilised optimally for fisheries purpose. The details of the
projects implemented by the Government to promote fisheries in Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh is
furnished at Annexure-II
Annexure-I
The State-wise details of the projects approved under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during
the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25)
(Rs. in lakhs)
Central Share
Sl. No. State/UT Total Project Cost Central Funds Released
approved
(i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v)
1 Andaman and Nicobar 5822.10 3095.53 1196.70
2 Andhra Pradesh 240552.67 56331.08 43013.68
3 Arunachal Pradesh 20028.09 13232.11 11354.52
4 Assam 54162.88 29844.11 18760.09
5 Bihar 54850.48 17440.25 8794.08
6 Chhattisgarh 93211.45 30876.37 23666.00
7 Daman & Diu, Dadra and NH 13516.89 13243.49 178.90
8 Delhi 533.25 286.08 163.30
9 Goa 11685.19 4911.44 4769.74
10 Gujarat 89754.81 32486.72 10365.69
11 Haryana 76086.75 26216.03 12136.61
12 Himachal Pradesh 15450.52 7921.83 5045.07
13 Jammu and Kashmir 15019.86 7773.04 11850.39
14 Jharkhand 44548.36 15163.90 9607.34
15 Karnataka 105898.15 36613.93 29502.15
16 Kerala 134755.43 57743.01 34415.24
17 Ladakh 3399.20 2061.36 1470.6218 Lakshadweep 6746.48 4441.63 1442.12
19 Madhya Pradesh 91960.97 30550.92 24287.17
20 Maharashtra 147263.78 56029.31 30452.07
21 Manipur 20181.70 9584.34 2944.63
22 Meghalaya 13262.36 7425.72 4596.18
23 Mizoram 14785.80 8128.27 6947.36
24 Nagaland 16538.38 10696.52 7332.54
25 Odisha 129842.00 47944.55 34726.21
26 Puducherry 35230.01 29176.00 6124.91
27 Punjab 16792.95 4703.61 2695.92
28 Rajasthan 6612.14 2222.73 512.93
29 Sikkim 7827.78 4681.83 3300.05
30 Tamil Nadu 115615.80 44865.07 15394.38
31 Telangana 33937.09 10872.64 3287.61
32 Tripura 25974.81 14853.41 6791.59
33 Uttar Pradesh 129432.78 41230.51 28165.28
34 Uttarakhand 32297.12 16667.56 18355.72
35 West Bengal 54439.44 22554.68 5507.70
36 Others (Transponders, etc.) 36400.00 21840.00 49780.40
37 Insurance activities 8927.77 8927.77 8927.77
38 PMMKSSY 1193.07 1193.07 1181.61
39 Central Sector Projects 202877.29 165148.29 69712.20
Total 2127415.58 918978.71 558756.47
Annexure-II
Details of projects implemented to promote fisheries in Chandauli District of Uttar Pradesh
Total Project
Unit Cost (Rs.
Name of the activity Numbers Area cost
Sl. No. in Lakhs)
(Rs. in Lakhs)
1 Beneficiary oriented Schemes
Backyard Re-circulatory Aquaculture
1.1 20 - 0.50 10.00
System
1.2 Biofloc Pond 10 - 14.00 140.00
1.3 Cycle with Ice Box 24 - 0.10 2.4.00
1.4 Large Recirculatory Aquaculture System 3 - 50.00 150.00
1.5 Live Fish Vending 3 - 20.00 60.001.6 Medium Recirculatory Aquaculture System 3 - 25.00 75.00
1.7 Motorcycle With Ice Box 4 - 0.75 3.00
1.8 Pond Construction - 61.31 11.00 674.40
1.9 Rearing Unit - 14.10 7.00 98.70
1.10 Small Re-circulatory Aquaculture System 13 - 7.50 97.50
2 Non-Beneficiary oriented Scheme
2.1 Construction of wholesale fish market 1 - 6187.70 6187.70
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 12th August, 2025.
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