Parliament Question: Fishermen registered under Welfare Schemes

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2819 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH MARCH, 2026 Fishermen registered under Welfare Schemes 2819 Prof. Sougata Ray: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state: (a) the details of central assistance released to various States for the welfare of fishermen of the country during the last three years, State-wise; (b) the details of fishermen registered through various welfare schemes across the country, State-wise; and (c) whether the Government has taken any steps to resolve the Coastal Regulation Zone issue for the construction of dwelling units of fishermen and if so, the details thereof? ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH (a) and (b): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) has approved fisheries development proposals including for welfare measures worth Rs. 13,924.24 crore with central share of Rs.6,415.87 crore and a sum of Rs. 3,535.03 crore has been released. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has also been playing a vital role in promoting overall development of the fisheries sector with special emphasis on fishers’ welfare and improving their livelihoods across the country. The State-wise details of the projects approved, central funds released during the last three years under PMMSY is at Annexure-I while details of fishermen registered under National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) for availing welfare measures is at Annexure-II. (c): As reported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, the CRZ Notifications were issued with a view to conserve and protect the unique environment of coastal stretches and marine areas while ensuring livelihood security to the fisher communities and other local communities in the coastal areas and promoting sustainable development based on scientific principles. The CRZ Notification provides for livelihood security to the fisherman community. While there are strict regulations for construction, industrial, commercial setups and also residential buildings, the CRZ notification protects the interests of the fisher community by means of suitable enabling provisions even in the No Development Zone (NDZ) of the CRZ. Facilities associated with livelihoods of fishing community such as fish drying yards, net mending yards, traditional boat building yards, ice plants, ice crushing units, auction walls, fish curing facilities etc. have been permitted in the NDZ. Fisher communities and other local communities have also been permitted to repair or reconstruct their dwelling units, as per their traditional rights in the NDZ. ******Annexure-I Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2819 put in by Prof. Sougata Ray, Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding Fishermen registered under Welfare Schemes for answer on 10th March, 2026: State-wise details of total cost of projects approved and Central fund released under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) (Rs.in lakh) Total Sl. Central State Beneficiary Funds State/UT Project No Share Share Share Released Cost 1 A & N Island 2886.75 1684.25 0.00 1202.50 500.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 162788.20 31720.00 110588.40 20480.40 20604.68 3 Arunachal Pradesh 15411.39 10739.09 1192.96 3479.34 10069.97 4 Assam 33948.88 20184.79 2820.86 10905.21 11043.02 5 Bihar 27501.48 8817.39 5828.27 12792.82 2641.74 6 Chhattisgarh 71304.45 24333.23 16057.49 30512.73 17123.00 7 Daman & Diu &DNH 12885.69 12885.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 8 Delhi 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 Goa 3127.00 1187.49 786.33 1146.18 2527.15 10 Gujarat 47334.50 19133.76 12755.84 15444.90 3742.14 11 Haryana 60087.75 21342.86 16005.24 22739.65 9562.64 12 Himachal Pradesh 8499.98 4616.16 545.76 3335.98 3232.64 13 Jammu & Kashmir 9621.87 5043.28 0.00 4578.59 5479.56 14 Jharkhand 22065.66 7916.91 5028.59 8802.16 3341.44 15 Karnataka 66378.62 24444.39 16599.28 25334.96 13382.42 16 Kerala 99446.51 44925.47 34947.29 19573.77 25804.29 17 Ladakh 2654.60 1604.76 0.00 1049.84 1014.02 18 Lakshadweep 2239.00 1343.40 99.20 796.40 0.00 19 Madhya Pradesh 59588.06 20579.82 13175.98 24897.27 14316.19 20 Maharashtra 98160.96 37488.28 27547.59 32678.09 22751.66 21 Manipur 16352.20 7605.42 845.05 7901.75 1000.00 22 Meghalaya 9826.40 5570.31 618.93 3637.17 3039.84 23 Mizoram 8380.80 4523.74 523.65 3333.41 4393.58 24 Nagaland 11718.58 7913.83 862.31 2925.44 5185.25 25 Odisha 67796.00 29341.10 23020.24 15434.70 18381.21 26 Puducherry 30367.18 26290.88 0.00 4074.30 4231.00 27 Punjab 7877.25 2475.70 1650.46 3751.09 2128.08 28 Rajasthan 4175.00 1447.52 964.90 1762.50 148.81 29 Sikkim 5039.28 3176.10 354.55 1508.63 2763.42 30 Tamil Nadu 79530.25 32292.84 34592.83 12644.58 10419.87 31 Telangana 19451.49 6836.46 4394.92 8220.12 1336.47 32 Tripura 18798.51 11345.22 1291.25 6141.05 4137.43 33 Uttar Pradesh 70165.40 22325.57 14888.71 32951.11 14232.77 34 Uttarakhand 20874.47 10756.35 1195.15 8922.97 12444.50 35 West Bengal 54439.44 22554.68 12848.30 19036.45 5507.70 36 Other Institutes 36400.00 21840.00 0.00 0.00 49780.40 37 Insurance Activities 6410.00 6410.00 0.00 3960.00 6410.00 38 PMMKSSY 1193.07 1193.07 0.00 0.00 1193.07 Total (A) 1274726.67 523889.81 362030.31 371996.05 313869.96 Central Sector 117697.33 117697.33 0.00 115.55 39632.60 Proposals (B) Grand Total (A+B) 1392424.00 641587.14 362030.31 331693.14 353502.56 *****Annexure-II Statement referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No 2819 put in by Prof. Sougata Ray, Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding Fishermen registered under Welfare Schemes for answer on 10th March, 2026: The State-wise details of fishermen registered under National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) Sl. Name of the Total No States/UTs Registrations 1 Andaman and 4,535 Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra Pradesh 2,79,578 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4,227 4 Assam 2,44,469 5 Bihar 1,72,724 6 Chandigarh 219 7 Chhattisgarh 58,951 8 Dadra Nagar Haveli 4,789 and Daman and Diu 9 Delhi 940 10 Goa 2,834 11 Gujarat 1,15,682 12 Haryana 8,291 13 Himachal Pradesh 12,040 14 Jammu and Kashmir 30,853 15 Jharkhand 41,591 16 Karnataka 2,00,203 17 Kerala 2,51,378 18 Ladakh 101 19 Lakshadweep 3,292 20 Madhya Pradesh 89,445 21 Maharashtra 2,76,431 22 Manipur 25,412 23 Meghalaya 23,951 24 Mizoram 4,601 25 Nagaland 9,436 26 Odisha 2,39,363 27 Puducherry 14,544 28 Punjab 4,704 29 Rajasthan 6,032 30 Sikkim 2,031 31 Tamil Nadu 3,56,673 32 Telangana 2,63,054 33 Tripura 1,01,424 34 Uttar Pradesh 1,22,312 35 Uttarakhand 10,730 36 West Bengal 74,005 Grand Total 30,60,845 *****