**Executive Summary**
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is providing financial assistance for the formation of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to enhance the bargaining power and economic status of fishers. Between FY 2020-21 and FY 2024-25, the government approved ₹544.86 crore for 2,195 FFPOs, with 1,990 organizations already established nationwide. Significant developmental funding and entrepreneurship projects have also been approved for the State of Karnataka through FY 2025-26.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**FFPO Formation and Funding**
* **Approval Status:** Projects worth ₹544.86 crore were approved for the formation of 2,195 FFPOs during the period of FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25.
* **Current Progress:** A total of 1,990 FFPOs have been formed across 30 States and Union Territories.
* **Regional Leaders:** Telangana has the highest number of formed FFPOs (245), followed by Maharashtra (196), and both Assam and Andhra Pradesh (176 each).
* **Implementation Agencies:** The project is executed via the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED), and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC).
**Fisheries Development in Karnataka**
* **Total Investment:** The Department of Fisheries approved developmental projects worth ₹1,078.12 crore for Karnataka (FY 2020-21 to FY 2025-26), with a Central share of ₹375.04 crore.
* **Infrastructure Activities:** Approved activities include the construction of ponds, Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), fish/prawn hatcheries, cage culture, ice plants, cold storages, and seaweed culture rafts.
* **Entrepreneurship Models:** Two specific projects were approved—a Fish Trade centre (₹805 lakh) and a fishmeal/fish oil manufacturing unit (₹500 lakh)—with the central share restricted to ₹1.25 crore per project.
**Impact Analysis**
**Fishers and Fish Farmers**
**Impact**
They are economically empowered through organized collective bargaining and improved access to financial assistance for setting up FFPOs.
**Action Required**
Eligible fishers should engage with the designated central agencies to participate in or form FFPOs to benefit from PMMSY schemes.
**Government of Karnataka**
**Impact**
The state is a primary beneficiary of extensive infrastructure funding and entrepreneurship model projects to modernize its fisheries sector.
**Action Required**
The state government must oversee the implementation of approved developmental projects, including the construction of hatcheries, cold storages, and the new Fish Trade centre.
**Central Implementation Agencies (NFDB, SFAC, NAFED, NCDC)**
**Impact**
These agencies are responsible for the administrative and operational execution of the FFPO formation project.
**Action Required**
These bodies must facilitate the formation of the remaining approved FFPOs (the difference between the 2,195 approved and 1,990 currently formed).
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY): A flagship scheme for the fisheries sector providing financial assistance for setting up FFPOs and various fisheries developmental projects.
Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs): Economic entities formed to empower fishers and fish farmers by enhancing their bargaining power and providing financial support.
Department of Fisheries: The primary department under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying responsible for project approvals and fund allocation.
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB): A key central agency responsible for implementing the formation of FFPOs and other fisheries projects across the country.
Karnataka: The primary state highlighted in the document for receiving significant developmental funding (Rs. 1,078.12 crore) and establishing 64 FFPOs.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
FPPOs in the country
Posted On: 25 MAR 2026 11:44AM by PIB Delhi
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) inter-alia provides financial assistance for setting
up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the fishers and fish farmers
and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry and Dairying during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY 2024-25) has approved projects
worth of Rs.544.86 crore for formation of a total 2195 FFPOs in the country including 64 FFPOs in the
State of Karnataka. This project is implemented through central agencies namely the National Fisheries
Development Board (NFDB), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Agricultural
Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Development Corporation
(NCDC). It is reported that so far a total 1990 Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been
formed in the country including 64 FFPOs in the State of Karnataka. The State-wise details of the Fish
Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country under PMMSY are furnished at
Annexure-I.
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under PMMSY
during the last five years (2020–21 and 2024-25) and current year (2025-26) has approved various
fisheries developmental projects worth Rs.1,078.12 crore to the Government of Karnataka with a Central
share of Rs. 375.04 crore. The major activities approved include construction of ponds, Recirculatory
Aquaculture System (RAS), fish/prawn hatcheries, cage culture, ice plants/cold storages, fish
transportation facilities, ornamental fisheries units, matsya seva kendras, seaweed culture rafts etc.
Besides, two projects namely (i) Establishment of Fish Trade centre at a cost of Rs.805 lakh and (ii)
Expansion of fishmeal, fish oil & fish soluble paste manufacturing unit and creation of additional facilities
at a cost of Rs.500 lakh restricting the central share of Rs.1.25 crore each have been approved under the
Entrepreneurship Model Component of PMMSY.
This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan
Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Rajya Sabha in response to a question asked.
JP.
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Annexure-I
Statement regarding FFPOs in the country- State-wise details of the Fish Farmer Producer
Organizations (FFPOs) formed under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during
the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25)S.No. Name of State/UTs Number of FFPOs
formed
1 Madhya Pradesh 107
2 Jharkhand 28
3 Odisha 30
4 Uttar Pradesh 75
5 Maharashtra 196
6 Jammu & Kashmir 2
7 Himachal Pradesh 18
8 Ladakh 1
9 Chhattisgarh 56
10 Gujarat 95
11 Daman and Diu 2
12 Bihar 48
13 Manipur 148
14 Meghalaya 9
15 Assam 176
16 Mizoram 18
17 Tripura 122
18 Telangana 245
19 Andhra Pradesh 176
20 Tamil Nadu 113
21 Uttarakhand 3222 West Bengal 41
23 Kerala 127
24 Karnataka 64
25 Haryana 2
26 Rajasthan 10
27 Nagaland 43
28 Goa 3
29 Puducherry 1
30 Arunachal Pradesh 2
Total 1990
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