Parliament Question: FIDF in Tamil Nadu

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3734 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25THMARCH, 2026 FIDF in Tamil Nadu 3734. Dr. M. Thambidurai: Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairyingbe pleased to state: (a) the State-wise/UT-wise details of projects approved under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) during the last five years, including those in Tamil Nadu, along with their present status; (b) the number of projects completed so far and the sector-wise infrastructure created there under, including in Tamil Nadu; (c) the details of funds sanctioned, disbursed and utilized under FIDF from 2020-21 to 2025-26, indicating Tamil Nadu’s share; (d) the new infrastructure components proposed during the extended period up to 2025-26, including proposals from Tamil Nadu; and (e) how FIDF complements the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in promoting fisheries sector growth, particularly in Tamil Nadu? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN S INGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH) (a) to (e): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, with effect from financial year 2018-19 is implementing Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore to create and strengthen fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure in the country. FIDF inter-alia provides concessional finance for development of various fisheries infrastructure facilities to the Eligible Entities (EEs), including State Governments/Union Territories, State entities and other stakeholders for development of identified fisheries infrastructure facilities. Under FIDF, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India provides interest subvention up to 3% per annum for providing the concessional finance by the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs) at the interest rate not lower than 5% per annum. Under FIDF scheme, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has so far approved a total 228 proposals/projects at a total cost of Rs. 5559.54 crore with restricting the project cost for interest subvention at Rs. 4351.86 crore for various States/UTs including for the State of Tamil Nadu. Out of these, the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs) have so far sanctioned the loan amount to 111 projects amounting to Rs. 4212.05 crore and disbursed a sum of Rs. 1600.56 crore to the beneficiary States and other agencies. The State/UT-wise details of the projects approved under FIDF till date for infrastructural development in Fisheries sector including in the State of Tamil Nadu are furnished below;(Rs. in crores) Amount No of No of Total No. Total eligible for Sl No Name of State private Govt. of projects Project Cost interest Projects Projects approved subvention 1 Andhra Pradesh 8 0 8 211.88 124.42 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 0 1 0.68 0.54 3 Assam 1 0 1 0.41 0.18 4 Goa 1 4 5 38.05 36.58 5 Gujarat 1 4 5 984.74 617.45 6 Himachal Pradesh 0 1 1 5.17 5.00 7 Jammu and Kashmir 3 0 3 130.21 100.78 8 Karnataka 2 2 4 43.44 42.79 9 Kerala 6 1 7 262.90 234.97 10 Maharashtra 36 6 42 1230.901 941.17 11 Manipur 4 0 4 1.15 0.90 12 Mizoram 1 0 1 4.14 3.30 13 Odisha 1 7 8 120.17 59.48 14 Puducherry 2 0 2 3.08 2.46 15 Tamil Nadu 7 101 108 2169.03 1955.98 16 Telangana 1 0 1 4.70 2.31 17 Uttar Pradesh 2 0 2 75.22 60.09 18 West Bengal 4 6 10 71.78 49.60 19 Uttarakhand 0 1 1 170.00 133.00 20 Madhya Pradesh 4 1 5 6.90 5.52 21 Jharkhand 7 0 7 24.51 16.67 22 Bihar 2 0 2 20.29 19.61 Total 95 133 228 5559.54 4351.86 The Department of Fisheries, Government of India based on receipt of the techno-financial proposals, has accorded approvals to a total 108 proposals of Government of Tamil Nadu at a total cost of Rs 2404.03 crore restricting the project cost for interest subvention at Rs 2129.84 crore under FIDF. Out of the approved 108 projects, 60 projects have completed and remaining projects are under various stages of implementation. The projects supported under FIDF to States and Union Territories are primarily include Fishing Harbours, Fish Landing Centers, Ice Plants, Cold Storage, Fish Transport Facilities, Integrated Cold Chain (Marine & Inland Sector), Modern Fish Markets, Brood Banks, Hatcheries, Modernization State Fish Seed Farms, Fisheries Training Centres, Fish Processing Units, Fish Feed Mills/Plants, Cage culture in Reservoir, Mariculture etc. Out of approved 228 projects, total 68 projects comprising 60 Government implemented projects and 8 Private projects have been completed and remaining projects are at various stages of implementation. The sector-wise details of infrastructure created under FIDF such as harbours, cold-chain and hatcheries, etc. are furnished below: 2(Rs. in crores) Project cost No. of Total Project restricted for Sl. No Name of the activity Projects Cost Interest approved Subvention 1 Brood Banks 2 14.20 11.36 2 Ice Plants/Cold Storages 5 11.25 7.56 Development of Aquaculture 3 including Cage culture in reservoir 8 12.55 7.32 &Mari culture 4 Fish Landing Centres 60 343.46 298.39 5 Fish Processing Unit 15 370.17 224.23 6 Modernization Fish Seed Farm 34 144.43 127.33 Fishing Harbours & Including 7 Additional Facilities in Fishing 28 3803.86 3053.04 Harbour 8 Development of Hatcheries 4 7.86 2.10 9 Fish Feed Mills 3 3.57 2.86 Training Centre/Technology 10 11 60.78 49.51 Diffusion Centre 11 Deep-Sea Fishing Vessel 2 4.96 1.92 12 Innovative projects/activities 55 782.18 566.03 Establishment of Disease Diagnostic 13 1 0.27 0.21 Laboratory Total 228 5559.54 4351.86 In order to complement and supplement the effort of the other central Government scheme like Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) as well as State Government’s owned schemes, FIDF acts as an enabling financial mechanism for infrastructure development, while PMMSY provides developmental support, together contributing to sustainable growth, augment of fish production, investment, employment generation and enhancement of fisheries export thereby attributing to enhancement of income of fishers & fish farmers in the country. During the last five years (2020-21 to 2024-25), fish production increased from 141.64 lakh tonne in 2019-20 to 197.75 lakh tonne in 2024-25. Similarly, seafood exports have also increased from Rs.46,666 crore (2019- 20) to Rs.62,408 crore (2024-25). ***** 3