Parliament Question: Inland Fisheries

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2815 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10th MARCH, 2026 Inland Fisheries 2815. Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy: Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has undertaken any comprehensive assessment of inland fisheries potential in Telangana, particularly in large reservoirs, irrigation tanks and water bodies developed under recent irrigation projects; (b) whether the Government has any proposals to establish Integrated Inland Fisheries Clusters in Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY); (c) the total funds sanctioned, released and utilized in the State under the scheme during the last three years, component-wise; (d) whether the Government proposes to support value chain infrastructure including hatcheries, feed mills, cold storage, fish processing units and export facilitation centres in the State; and (e) whether any special measures are being considered to promote cage culture, ornamental fisheries, women self-help group participation and digital marketing platforms to enhance fishermen incomes in the State? ANSWER MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH (a): The Government of Telangana has informed that a baseline study on inland fisheries resources in the State was undertaken in 2018 by the Agriculture Finance Corporation Limited, Mumbai. (b): The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India, is promoting integrated development of fisheries and aquaculture through 34 production and processing clusters across various subsectors under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), including in Telangana. A Murrel Cluster has been notified in Mancherial district. Additionally, a project for establishing a Centre of Excellence for Murrel in Mancherial district, Telengana has been approved under PMMSY at a cost of ₹250 lakh. (c): PMMSY has been implemented in all States and UTs, including Telangana, since 2020–21. Under the scheme, the DoF has approved proposals of the Government of Telangana amounting to ₹347.20 crore, with a central share of ₹109.91 crore. Of this, ₹39.96 crore has been released to the State based on utilisation reported. Component‑wise details of approvals are provided in Annexure‑I. (d): Under the PMMSY, DoF, GoI has approved several activities including support for value chain infrastructure including (i) 21 unit of hatcheries, (ii) 2 unit of feed mills, (iii) 2 unit of Live fish vending centres, (iv) 275 unit of Three wheelers with Ice Box including e-rickshaws for fish vending, (v) 500 units of motor cycle with icebox, and (vi) State of Art whole sale fish market at Hyderabad for fish processing unit and export facilitation. The Department has also approved proposals for such support to the State as given in the Annexure I referenced in (c). (e): The DoF has approved 89 cage‑culture units in reservoirs under PMMSY. The Government of Telangana has further informed that 238 Mobile Fish Retail Units have been provided to Women Self‑Help Groups for fish marketing. Additionally, 2,17,192 fishers and fish farmers in Telangana have been registered on the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP). *****Annexure I Statement referred to in reply to part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2815 due for answer on 10th March, 2026 put in by Shri Konda Vishweshwar Reddy regarding ‘Inland Fisheries’ (Rs in Lakhs) Sl. Name of the Components Units/Ha Total Central No. Project Share Cost (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) 1 Establishment of New Freshwater Finfish 21 525.00 168.00 Hatcheries 2 Construction of New Grow-out ponds 823.68 5765.76 1740.27 3 Inputs for fresh water Aquaculture 759.86 3039.44 912.13 4. Stocking of Fingerlings in Reservoirs 140053.2 16096.00 3951.92 5. Establishment of Medium RAS (with 6 tank 6 150 48 of minimum 30m3/tank capacity 10ton/crop) 6. Establishment of large RAS (with 8 tank of 5 250 78 minimum 90m3/tank capacity 40ton/crop) 7. Installation of cages in Reservoirs 89 267 64.08 8. Insulated vehicles 6 120 40.8 9. Three wheelers with Ice Box including e- 275 825.2 268.2 rickshaws for fish vending 10. Construction of fish kiosks 185 1850 576 11. Mini Feed mill of production capacity 2 2 60 18 ton/day 12. Live fish vending centres 2 40 14.4 13. Motor cycle with ice box 500 375 108 14 Livelihood and nutritional support for socio- 970 43.65 14.55 economically backward active traditional fishers 15. Support for providing safety kits for 350 350 96 fishermen of traditional fishing vessels 16. Providing boats and nets for traditional 52 260 71.4 fishermen 17. State of Art whole sale fish market at 1 4703.52 2822.11 Hyderabad *******