Parliament Question: Expenditure for PMMSY

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3733 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25th MARCH, 2026 Expenditure for PMMSY 3733. Shri Haris Beeran Shri Shaktisinh Gohil Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying be pleased to state: (a) the year-wise details of the budget estimates and actual expenditure for the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) since Financial Year 2021-22; (b) reasons for the reduction in PMMSY allocation from BE ₹ 2,465 crore to RE ₹ 1,500 crore in Financial Year 2025-26, along with major components where cuts were made; (c) the year-wise quantity and amount of fisheries export since Financial Year 2021-22 till date and whether programme was successful in achieving its target of increasing fisheries export earnings to ₹ 1 lakh crore by 2024-25; and (d) the year-wise and State-wise/UT-wise number of fishers covered under PMMSY fisher insurance since Financial Year 2021-22. ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) and (b): The year-wise details of the budget estimates and actual expenditure incurred for implementation of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) since FY 2021-22 are furnished below: (₹ in crore) S.No. Year BE RE Expenditure 1 2021-22 1000.00 1200.00 1169.19 2 2022-23 1879.00 1410.00 1169.86 3 2023-24 2000.00 1500.00 1148.88 4 2024-25 2352.00 1500.00 977.28 5 2025-26 2465.00 1500.00 1151.72 (as on 15.03.2026) The main reasons attributed for reduction in allocation under PMMSY from Budget Estimates ₹2,465 crore to Revised Estimates ₹1,500 crore in FY 2025-26 are; delay in compliance of new guidelines on new fund flow mechanism and readiness by the State Governments, delay in adoptability and on-boarding on the new system of funds flow, delay in contribution of State Governments share, availability of unspent balance of previous years, slow pace of expenditure by the States and UTs on account of delays at the State/UT level in approvals, tendering, land issues, execution of projects, especially infrastructure-related projects and timely readiness of viable fisheries and aquaculture development proposals.(c): The export of fisheries and fisheries products in terms of quantity has increased from 13,69,264 metric tonne in 2021-22 to 16,98,170 metric tonne in 2024-25 and in terms of value, it is increased from ₹57,586.48 crore in FY 2021-22 to ₹62408.45 crore during the FY 2024-25. Year-wise details of the export of fisheries and fisheries products since 2021-22 are furnished below: Fisheries product 2021-22 2022-23 2023-2024 2024-25 2025-2026 export (April-25 to January-26) Quantity 13,69,264 17,35,286 17,81,602 16,98,170 1612788 (in metric tonne) Value 57,586.48 63,969.14 60,523.89 62,408.45 61,091.17 (in Rs. crores) In order to enhance India’s export competitiveness and higher price realization, the PMMSY supports a basket of interventions/activities along the fisheries value chain including enhancement of quality fish production, expansion, diversification and intensification of brackish water aquaculture, promotion of export-oriented species, infusion of technology, robust disease management and traceability, training and capacity building, creation of modern post-harvest infrastructure with seamless cold chain, development of smart and integrated fishing harbours and fish landing centres etc. The fisheries exports earning in India have more than doubled during the last decade with its increase from ₹30,213 crore in 2013- 14 to Rs. 62,408 crore during FY 2024-25. (d) : The scheme inter-alia provides social security measure to fishers, fish workers through group accidental insurance scheme (GAIS) coverage to both marine and inland fishers and allied fish workers wherein the entire insurance premium amount is shared between the Centre & State in the ratio of 60:40 basis for General States, 90:10 for the Himalayan & North Eastern States and in the case of the Union Territories, the entire premium amount is paid by the Centre. The insurance coverage provided under the PMMSY includes (i) ₹5,00,000/- against death or permanent total disability, (ii) ₹2,50,000/- for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000/-. During the last four years (2021-22 to 2024-25) and current financial years (2025-26) of the implementation of the PMMSY, Central Government has released a sum of Rs.149.07 crores for insurance coverage of 167.33 lakh fishers with an average of 33.46 lakh fishers annually. The State-wise details of number of fishers insured, central share released towards insurance premium during the period from 2021-22 to 2025-26 are furnished at Annexure-I. *****Annexure-I Statement referred to in reply to part-(d) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3733 put in by Shri Haris Beeran, Shri Shaktisinh Gohil and Smt. Ranjeet Ranjan Members of Parliament for answer on 25th March, 2026 regarding Expenditure for PMMSY Central share towards Number of Fishers Sl No Name of the State/ UTs insurance premium Insured (No.) (in Rs.) States 1. Arunachal Pradesh 4,173 15,634,814 2. Assam 883,630 57,593,811 3. Bihar 750,000 58,103,715 4. Chhatisgarh 1,102,377 67,002,882 5. Goa 14,540 7,474,435 6. Gujarat 491,237 31,645,793 7. Haryana 8,076 1,339,593 8. Himachal Pradesh 54,988 4,391,153 9. Jharkhand 836,991 53,795,505 10. Karnataka 362,371 31,265,226 11. Madhya Pradesh 504,264 38,862,347 12. Maharashtra 491,159 32,031,188 13. Manipur 8,534 625,762 14. Meghalaya 4,280 63,636,549 15. Odisha 5,391,593 371,924,579 16. Punjab 15,959 1,310,880 17. Rajasthan 24,426 1,693,696 18. Sikkim 2,905 32,054,073 19. Tamil Nadu 2,781,317 206,496,254 20. Telangana 1,853,832 130,189,464 21. Tripura 181,724 20,563,794 22. Uttar Pradesh 519,570 33,705,988 23. Uttarakhand 18,115 1,136,819 24. West Bengal 8,499 194,638,046 Union Territories 1. Andaman & Nicobar 65,087 5,228,182 2. Delhi 1,881 154,438 3. Daman & Diu 38,267 3,092,852 4. Jammu & Kashmir 125,309 10,207,033 5. Lakshadweep 5,928 453,533 6. Ladakh 7,888 662,490 7. Puducherry 171,456 13,881,474 Total 1,67,30,376 149,07,96,367/- ******