Parliament Question: Development of pisciculture infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1321 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11th FEBRUARY, 2026 Development of pisciculture infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh 1321 Shri Sana Sathish Babu: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state: (a) the funds allocated, sanctioned, released and utilised for development of pisciculture and allied infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years with district-wise details thereof, (b) the schemes or initiatives being implemented in the State for pisciculture infrastructure development, including the financial assistance or subsidy provided, district- wise details thereof; and (c) the infrastructure projects sanctioned in Andhra Pradesh during the last five years and the physical progress achieved under each, district-wise detail thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH (a) to (c): The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India (GoI) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in all States and UTs, including the State of Andhra Pradesh, since 2020-21. Under the PMMSY Scheme, the Government of India had envisaged an investment of Rs. 2,405.00 Crore with a central allocation of Rs.850.00 crore to the State of Andhra Pradesh. The DoF, GoI has approved the proposal of the Government of Andhra Pradesh at a total cost of Rs. 2416.92 crore, with a central share of Rs.569.86 crore, and Rs.482.55 crore has been released as the central share for the implementation of various activities in the State. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has reported that the activities approved for the state under PMMSY for developing pisciculture and allied infrastructure include hatcheries, biofloc ponds, seed stocking, RAS units, ice plants, feed mills, and diagnostic labs. The details of activities implemented over the last five years for the development of pisciculture are furnished in Annexure-I, and district-wise details of approved infrastructure projects furnished in the State of Andhra Pradesh are furnished in Annexure-II. ****ANNEXURE-I Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1321 regarding Development of pisciculture infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh on 11th February, 2026 - details of the approved proposals from the State of Andhra Pradesh for the development of pisciculture and allied infrastructure. S.No. Name of the Activity Physical Unit (Rupees in Lakh) Sanction Implemente Fund Fund ed d Sanction Utilized ed (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) 1 Fresh water Fin fish 5 1 60.00 10.00 Hatcheries 2 New Brackish Hatcheries 10 5 240.00 120.00 3 Biofloc ponds for Fresh 47 10 307.8 65.2 water 4 Seed Stocking of 1914.28 1203.65 2735.00 889.87 fingerlings 5 Large RAS systems 34 10 770.00 260.00 6 Ice Plants- 10T 10 3 153.76 56.00 7 Ice Plants- 50T 4 2 270.00 120.00 8 Large feed mill 20Ton 4 2 360.00 160.00 9 Disease diagnostic and 2 1 20.00 10.00 quality test labs 10 Disease diagnostic 8 3 133.00 28.00 &quality testing mobile labs Total 2038.28 1240.65 5049.56 1719.07ANNEXURE-II Statement referred to in reply to part (a) to (c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1321 regarding Development of pisciculture infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh on 11th February, 2026 - district-wise details of approved infrastructure projects to the State of Andhra Pradesh during the last five years under PMMSY. Project Name of Location of the cost Sl. Compone District infrastructure Status (Rupees in No. nt project Crores) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Juvvaladinne (Approved under Works Nellore 288.80 Blue Revolution Completed Fishing 1 Scheme) Harbors Srikakulam Budagatlapalem 365.81 Works Anakapalli Pudimadaka 392.53 commenced Bapatla Kothapatnam 392.45 Visakhapatna Bheemili 24.86 m Anakapalli Rajayyapeta 24.77 Fish 2 Landing Vizianagaram Chintapalli 23.73 Tender Stage Centres Tirupathi Rayadaruvu 23.9 Anakapalli Dhondawaka 23.9 Kakinada Uppalanka 5.74 Integrated Works 3 Bapatla Parasuvanipalem 88.08 Aqua Park commenced Tilapia Penna Ahobilam Works yet to 4 Fish Brood Anantapur Balancing Reservoir 5.00 Start Bank (PABR) Pedagangallavanipe Srikakulam 2.00 ta Srikakulam Bandaruvanipeta 2.00 Srikakulam Devunaltada 2.00 Srikakulam Iddivanipalem 2.00 Vizianagaram Pathivada Barripeta 2.00 Climate Vizianagaram Chepalakancheru 2.00 Resilient Infrastructure Vizianagaram Mukkam 2.00 Coastal works 5 Visakhapatna Fishermen Bheemili 2.00 commenced in m Villages 13 villages Visakhapatna (CRCFV) PeddaUppada 2.00 m Anakapalli Muthyalammapalem 2.00 Anakapalli Pentakota 2.00 Kakinada Uppada 2.00 Kakinada Konapapapeta 2.00 Kakinada Suryaraopeta 2.00Project Name of Location of the cost Sl. Compone District infrastructure Status (Rupees in No. nt project Crores) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) West Chinnamainavani 2.00 Godavari Lanka West Molaparru 2.00 Godavari Krishna Sorlagondhi 2.00 Krishna Gullalamoda 2.00 Bapatla Adavi Panchayath 2.00 Bapatla Gondisamudram 2.00 Prakasam Pallepalem 2.00 Nellore Tadichetlapalem 2.00 Lakshminarayanapu Nellore 2.00 ram Nellore Edurupalem 2.00 Tirupathi Thupilipalem 2.00 Govindupalli Tirupathi 2.00 Pattapupalem ****