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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4138
TO BE ANSWERED ON 17th MARCH, 2026
Fish Landing Centre in Andhra Pradesh
4138. Dr. C M Ramesh :
Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to
state:
(a) whether it is true that the Government has approved fish landing centre at Rajayyapeta in
Anakapalli district of Andhra Pradesh under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(PMMSY) with an estimated cost of Rs. 25 crores;
(b) if so, the details of the project and the time by which it will likely to be completed; and
(c) the number of fishermen to be benefitted from the above project?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH
(a) to (c) : The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,
Government of India, on 30th March, 2022, approved the proposal of the Government of
Andhra Pradesh for construction of a Fish Landing Centre at Rajayyapeta in Anakapalli district
of Andhra Pradesh at an estimated cost of Rs. 24.77 crore, with Central financial assistance of
Rs. 14.86 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). The fish landing
centre project envisages fish landing facility, fish auction hall, net mending shed, fish drying
platform, rest shed, boat parking or repair, water storage facilities, water supply, toilet,
reclamation, roads, vehicle parking, drainage, compound wall, electricity connections, greening
etc.
The State Government of Andhra Pradesh has reported that the work has been assigned to
Andhra Pradesh Maritime Board as the executing agency and the said agency floated the
tender for the fifth time on 21.01.2026. The project is presently at the tendering stage, and the
State Government has reported the timeline for completion of the Fish Landing Centre project
as one year from the date of finalisation of the tender. As per the Detailed Project Report (DPR),
the project envisages to benefit about 1,536 fishermen during its operation.
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