Parliament Question: National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No- 1569 ANSWERED ON 28/07/2026 NATIONAL SCHEME OF WELFARE OF FISHERMEN

1569. KM SUDHA R :

Will the Minister of FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING be pleased to

state:

(a) whether the National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen provides financial assistance to fishermen, if so, the details thereof since 2020, year and State-wise;

(b) the details of number of houses and community halls for recreation and work purposes built for the benefit of fishermen under the scheme since 2020, State-wise;

(c) the number of houses and community halls have been built for fishermen in Lok Sabha Constituency Mayiladuthurai in Tamil Nadu, which has about 71 km of coast; and

(d) the details of procedure particularly Mayiladuthurai to apply for and obtain houses, community halls and tubewells for fishermen in Lok Sabha Constituency Mayiladuthurai and who is the nodal officer in Tamil Nadu? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH)

(a): The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana” (PMMSY) with a total outlay of Rs. 20,750 crore , with effect from 2020-21 for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture sector in all States/ Union Territories. The scheme inter-alia envisages several welfare related activities for fishers and fish farmers like (i) development of Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing Villages in the maritime States/UTs with an aim to maximize economic and social benefits to coastal fishers while minimizing environmental degradation through sustainable fishing practices, (ii) insurance coverage of Rs.5.00 lakh against accidental death or permanent total disability, Rs. 2.50 lakh against accidental permanent partial disability and Rs. 25,000 against accidental hospitalization in the age group of 18 to 70 years, (iii) livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically backward active traditional fishers families for conservation of fish resources during fishing ban/lean period in the age group of 18 to 60 years wherein assistance is provided @Rs.3000/- per fishers and beneficiaries’ own contribution of Rs.1500/- for three months during fishing ban/lean period in the ratio of 50:50 for general state,80:20 for North Eastern States and Himalayan States while 100% for UTs. (iv) the National Rollout Plan of Vessel Communication and Support System under the PMMSY scheme including installation of transponders on1,00,000 fishing vessels in all Coastal States and Union Territories with a total outlay of Rs.

364.00 Crore which enhances the safety of fishermen and their vessels The State-wise details of Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing Village approved, Group Accident insurance coverage provided, Livelihood and Nutritional support and Transponders distributed are at Annexure-I, II, III and IV respectively.

(b) and (c): Under the ongoing Scheme on PMMSY, there is no such housing scheme for fisherman being implemented centrally. However, Government of Tamil Nadu has reported that under the Fishermen Housing Scheme of their State plan, 2883 houses have been constructed which includes 19 fishermen houses in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency in Tamil Nadu since the year 2020.

(d): As reported by Government of Tamil Nadu, the eligible fishermen may apply for assistance under the Fishermen Housing Scheme by submitting the prescribed application along with the required documents such as (i) A copy of the Aadhaar Card, (ii) Family Smart Card, (iii) Fishermen Cooperative Society Membership Card and (iv) Land ownership document (Patta/Land Deed), to the Assistant Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Mayiladuthurai. The Assistant Director of Fisheries scrutinizes the applications and the eligible applications are forwarded to the Director of Fisheries Chennai. The Directorate, after due scrutiny, recommends the eligible applications to the Director of Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department. Thereafter, the applications are forwarded to the Concerned District Rural Development Agency (DRDA). The Concerned Block Development Officer (BDO) conducts a field inspection to verify the applicant's land ownership and eligibility. Based on the verification report and subject to fulfilment of the prescribed norms, the DRDA sanctions and allots the house to the eligible beneficiary.

However, no projects relating to the construction of community halls or bore wells (tube wells) have been implemented in the Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency. *****Annexure-I Statement referred to in reply to part- (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 1569 put in by Km Sudha R., Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ due for answer on 28th July, 2026: State-wise details of Integrated Modern Coastal Fishing Villages approved in the maritime States/UTs in the country No. of Sl. Integrated State/UTs No Modern Coastal Fis1h5i ng

1. ANDHRA PRADESH Villages

2. DAMAN & DIU 1 2

3. GOA

4. GUJARAT 8

5. KARNATAKA 5 6

6. KERALA 15

7. MAHARASHTRA 18

8. ODISHA

9. PUDUCHERRY 2

10. TAMIL NADU 16

11. WEST BENGAL 5

12. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 5

13. LAKSHADWEEP 2 100 TotalAnnexure-II Statement referred to in reply to part- (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 1569 put in by Km Sudha R., Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ due for answer on 28th July, 2026: State-wise details of fishermen covered under the Group Accident Insurance Scheme (GAIS) during the period from 2021- 22 to 2025-26 Claim Total premium Claim No of Claim propos Amount Name of the amount paid s Sl No fishers intimation als settled State/UTs for GAIS settle insured s received receive (In Rs.) (In Rs.) d d STATES ANDHRA 1 - - 0 0 0 0 PRADESH ARUNACHAL 2 4,173 1,56,34,814 1 0 0 0 PRADESH 3 ASSAM 8,83,630 5,75,93,811 27 7 4 15,23,746 4 BIHAR 7,50,000 5,81,03,715 23 12 3 15,00,000 5 CHHATISGARH 11,02,377 6,70,02,882 64 43 12 57,50,000 6 GOA 14,540 74,74,435 3 2 1 5,00,000 7 GUJARAT 4,91,237 3,16,45,793 75 51 10 50,00,000 8 HARYANA 8,076 13,39,593 2 1 0 0 HIMACHAL 9 54,988 43,91,153 22 15 6 25,75,000 PRADESH 10 JHARKHAND 8,36,991 5,37,95,505 37 14 4 20,00,000 11 KARNATAKA 3,62,371 3,12,65,226 101 60 21 1,05,00,000 MADHYA 12 5,04,264 3,88,62,347 33 17 1 5,00,000 PRADESH 13 MAHARASHTRA 5,25,519 3,38,60,296 95 55 25 1,25,00,000 14 MANIPUR 8,534 6,25,762 1 1 1 5,00,000 15 MEGHALAYA 4,280 6,36,36,549 0 0 0 0 16 ODISHA 53,91,593 37,19,24,579 200 158 102 4,70,14,059 17 PUNJAB 15,959 13,10,880 0 0 0 0 18 RAJASTHAN 24,426 16,93,696 3 3 2 10,00,000 19 SIKKIM 2,905 3,20,54,073 0 0 0 0 20 TAMIL NADU 27,81,317 20,64,96,254 1,120 920 591 28,13,16,727 21 TELANGANA 18,53,832 13,01,89,464 1,532 1,252 948 47,03,89,005 22 TRIPURA 1,81,724 2,05,63,794 6 2 0 0 23 UTTAR PRADESH 5,19,570 3,37,05,988 30 17 5 20,21,385 24 UTTARAKHAND 18,115 11,36,819 0 0 0 0 25 WEST BENGAL 8,499 6,15,668 3 0 0 0 TOTAL 1,63,48,920 1,26,49,23,096 3,378 2,630 1,736 84,45,89,922 UNION TERRITORIES ANDAMAN & 1 65,087 52,28,182 26 16 3 15,00,000 NICOBAR 2 DELHI 1,881 1,54,438 0 0 0 0 3 DAMAN & DIU 38,267 30,92,852 0 0 0 0 JAMMU & 4 1,25,309 1,02,07,033 16 10 5 25,00,000 KASHMIR 5 LAKSHADWEEP 11,142 6,87,641 4 3 2 5,18,224 6 LADAKH 2,674 4,28,382 0 0 0 0 7 PUDUCHERRY 1,71,456 1,38,81,474 92 71 28 1,25,75,000 TOTAL 4,15,816 3,36,80,001 138 100 38 1,70,93,224 Grand Total 1,67,64,736 1,30,68,73,953 3,521 2,730 1,774 86,16,83,146 *****Annexure-III Statement referred to in reply to part- (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 1569 put in by Km Sudha R., Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ due for answer on 28th July, 2026: The statement of total and Average of Fishers provided Livelihood and Nutritional Support during fishing ban period during last six (6) years from 2020-21 to 2025-26 (Rs. In lakhs) Total 6 years Average 6 years Name of the Sl. No Physical Project GoI Physical Proj. GoI States (No.) Cost Share (No.) Cost Share Andaman & 1 1000 45.00 30.00 Nicobar 1000 45.00 30.00 Andhra 2 442720 19922.40 6640.80 Pradesh 110680 4980.60 1660.20 3 Assam 104000 4680.00 2496.00 20800 936.00 499.20 4 Bihar 50000 2250.00 750.00 50000 2250.00 750.00 5 Chhattisgarh 58000 2610.00 870.00 9667 435.00 145.00 6 Gujarat 30000 1350.00 450.00 30000 1350.00 450.00 Himachal 7 20881 939.67 501.15 Pradesh 3480 156.61 83.53 Jammu and 8 88225 3970.13 2646.77 Kashmir 14704 661.69 441.13 9 Karnataka 135378 6092.02 2030.68 22563 1015.34 338.45 10 Kerala 1004920 42751.59 14554.51 167487 7125.27 2425.75 11 Lakshadweep 2500 112.50 75.00 2500 112.50 75.00 Madhya 12 59645 2684.04 894.69 Pradesh 11929 536.81 178.94 13 Maharashtra 4000 180.00 60.00 2000 90.00 30.00 14 Mizoram 25174 1132.84 604.18 6294 283.21 151.04 15 Odisha 68000 3060.00 1019.97 13600 612.00 203.99 16 Puducherry 162334 7305.04 4870.02 27056 1217.51 811.67 17 Rajasthan 2303 102.09 34.11 1152 51.05 17.06 18 Sikkim 695 31.28 16.68 174 7.82 4.17 19 Tamil Nadu 1100230 55775.36 16503.46 183372 9295.89 2750.58 20 Telangana 10000 450.00 150.00 3333 150.00 50.00 21 Tripura 18677 806.88 448.25 3735 161.38 89.65 22 Uttar Pradesh 1000 45.00 15.00 1000 45.00 15.00 23 Uttarakhand 200 9.00 4.80 200 9.00 4.80 Total 33,89,882 156304.84 55666.07 5,64,980 26,050.80 9277.68Annexure-IV Statement referred to in reply to part- (a) of Lok Sabha unstarred Question No. 1569 put in by Km Sudha R., Hon’ble Member of Parliament regarding ‘National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen’ due for answer on 28th July, 2026:

State-wise details of installation of transponders under National Rollout Plan of Vessel Communication and Support System of the PMMSY at fishing vessels in all Coastal States/UTs Total No No. Of Target Transponder Sl. No State/UTs envisaged installed 4964

1. ANDHRA PRADESH 8305

2. DAMAN & DIU 1425 1239 1219

3. GOA 2815

4. GUJARAT 26,529 16,395

5. KARNATAKA 12003 8011 8689

6. KERALA 15684 9133

7. MAHARASHTRA 12160 2190

8. ODISHA 4164

9. PUDUCHERRY 3732 2853

10. TAMIL NADU 7373 0

11. WEST BENGAL 3396 2548

12. ANDAMAN & NICOBAR 1814 0

13. LAKSHADWEEP 550 17 100000 57,258 Total ******