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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2945
TO BE ANSWERED ON 18TH MARCH, 2026
Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)
2945. Dr. Bhagwat Karad:
Shri Shambhu Sharan Patel:
Shri Rajib Bhattacharjee:
Shri Sadanand Mhalu Shet Tanavade:
Will the Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying be pleased to state:
(a) the State-wise/UT-wise details including Northeast India and Tripura of projects approved
under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund during last five years and
current status thereof;
(b) the number of projects completed so far and the sector-wise details of infrastructure created
under FIDF such as harbours, cold-chain and hatcheries;
(c) the details of funds approved, disbursed and utilized under FIDF during last five years;
(d) the new infrastructure components proposed during the extended period up to 2025-26; and
(e) the extent to which FIDF complement the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
(PMMSY) in achieving the goal of fisheries sector growth?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH 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 with the
objective of creating and strengthening 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.Of these, the Nodal Loaning Entities (NLEs) have so far sanctioned the loan amount to 111
projects amounting to Rs. 4212.05 crore and a sum of Rs. 1600.56 crore has been disbursed 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 Inland
fisheries are furnished as below;
(Rs. in crores)
Amount
No of No of Total No. Total
Sl eligible for
Name of State private Govt. of projects Project
No interest
Projects Projects approved Cost
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
Jammu and
7 3 0 3 130.21 100.78
Kashmir
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 3.3
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 49.6
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 projects supported under FIDF to States and Union Territories includes 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 active 228 projects taken up for
implementation, total 68 Nos projects comprising 60 from Government 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;
(Rs. in crore)
Project cost
No. of Total
restricted for
Sl. No Name of the activity Projects Project
Interest
approved Cost
Subvention
1 Brood Banks 2 14.2 11.36
2 Ice Plants/Cold Storages 5 11.25 7.56
Development of Aquaculture
3 including Cage culture in 8 12.55 7.32
reservoir &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 2.1
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
13 1 0.27 0.21
Diagnostic 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 in investment, employment generation and 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).
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