Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, told the Rajya Sabha in reply to questions what central fisheries schemes have delivered in Goa, Bihar and Kerala. Projects worth ₹147.23 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and ₹107 crore under the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) have been approved for Goa. PMMSY approvals are ₹579.72 crore for Bihar and ₹1,413.91 crore for Kerala.
The Department of Fisheries has implemented PMMSY since 2020-21, with a total outlay of ₹20,750 crore, for fisheries and aquaculture development in all States and Union Territories. It has run FIDF since 2018-19. Under both, the State Governments or UT Administrations select the beneficiaries.
The Department also implements the central sector sub-scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY). It has launched the National Fisheries Digital Platform, which gives stakeholders a work-based digital identity and database. The platform is meant as a one-stop solution for institutional credit, strengthening of fisheries cooperatives, aquaculture insurance incentives, performance-based incentives, traceability systems and training. The Kisan Credit Card facility has also been extended to fishers and fish farmers for working capital.
The Goa Government has informed that about 463 beneficiaries, including fishermen, fish farmers, cooperative societies and self-help groups, have benefited under PMMSY. Another 4,339 are covered under approved FIDF projects.
PMMSY components include boat and net packages for 96 traditional fishermen, upgradation of 67 fishing vessels for export competency, 61 three-wheelers with ice box, 51 insulated vehicles, 41 reservoir cages and 17 bivalve (mussel) cultivation beneficiaries. Approved infrastructure includes modern integrated fish landing centres at Talpona (₹20.27 crore) and Chapora (₹18.27 crore), integrated modern coastal villages at Cola Saleri and Mandrem and Querim, and a community post-harvesting facility at Palolem (₹7.16 crore). One FIDF project approved for interest subvention is a greenfield fish meal and oil processing unit by Goan Marine Impex Private Limited, costing ₹54.20 crore.
The central share of Bihar's ₹579.72 crore PMMSY approvals is ₹193.13 crore. The State Government reported that from 2023-24 to 2025-26 it sanctioned ₹107.30 crore to districts and utilised ₹73.59 crore, benefiting 1,925 fish farmers. Approved projects include an Integrated Aqua-park, a wholesale fish market, integrated development of reservoirs, referral laboratories for quality testing and disease diagnosis, a fish broodbank and hatcheries.
On 15 June 2026 a National Fisheries Development Board Regional Office was inaugurated at Patna to give fisheries entrepreneurs training, exposure to best practices and technical support.
The reply also covered dairy. The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has implemented the Rashtriya Gokul Mission in Bihar since December 2014. ₹79.29 crore has been released to the State under it and fully utilised. Interventions include a semen station at Purnea, in-vitro fertilization laboratories at Patna and Motihari, and 5,433 Multi-Purpose Artificial Insemination Technicians in Rural India (MAITRIs) trained for doorstep services. Under the National Programme for Dairy Development, Bihar has created 7 lakh litres per day of chilling capacity. Under the Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund, dairy processing units with a total capacity of 7.55 lakh litres per day have been approved in the private and cooperative sectors.
The reply said fisheries is a State subject and that the Department of Fisheries has made no independent assessment of the socio-economic conditions and livelihood challenges of traditional fishermen in Kerala. Fishing within 12 nautical miles of territorial waters is governed by the Marine Fishing Regulation Act of the coastal States, while fishing beyond 12 nautical miles falls under the Government of India. The Kerala Government has informed that it monitors traditional fisherfolk through field-level agencies, beneficiary databases, stakeholder consultations and periodic reviews.
Over the last five years and the current year, PMMSY projects worth ₹1,413.91 crore have been approved for Kerala. Approved activities include livelihood support for 1,71,033 traditional fishers during the fishing ban period, 20 deep-sea fishing vessels, 9 integrated modern coastal fishing villages, 6 climate resilient coastal fishing villages, 1,140 bivalve cultivation units and 222 Sagar Mitras for extension services. So far 18,908 Kisan Credit Cards have been sanctioned to fishers and fish farmers in the State.
With reference to the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), consider the following statements:
Which of the statements given above are correct?
Consider the following statements:
How many of the statements given above are correct?
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the code given below the Lists:
| List-I (Fisheries/dairy item) | List-II (Place) |
|---|---|
| A. Modern integrated fish landing centre (₹20.27 crore) | 1. Palolem |
| B. Community post-harvesting facility (₹7.16 crore) | 2. Talpona |
| C. Semen station | 3. Purnea |
| D. National Fisheries Development Board Regional Office | 4. Patna |
