Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Inland Fish Production in North Eastern States
Posted On:
19 DEC 2023 4:45PM by PIB Delhi
The Inland fish production in North Eastern States recorded an average annual growth rate of 5.38% during last nine years i.e. from 2014-15 to 2022-23. The total fish production in the North Eastern States increased from 4.03 lakh tonne in 2014-15 to highest production of 6.04 lakh tonne during FY 2022-23. The State-wise details of fish production in North-Eastern States during last nine years are furnished given below:
(in lakh tonnes)
|
Sl. No
|
Name of the State
|
2014-15
|
2015-16
|
2016-17
|
2017-18
|
2018-19
|
2019-20
|
2020-21
|
2021-22
|
2022-23
|
|
1
|
Assam
|
2.83
|
2.94
|
3.07
|
3.27
|
3.31
|
3.73
|
3.93
|
4.17
|
4.43
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
0.09
|
|
3
|
Manipur
|
0.31
|
0.32
|
0.32
|
0.33
|
0.32
|
0.32
|
0.33
|
0.33
|
0.34
|
|
4
|
Meghalaya
|
0.06
|
0.11
|
0.12
|
0.12
|
0.13
|
0.14
|
0.16
|
0.18
|
0.19
|
|
5
|
Mizoram
|
0.06
|
0.07
|
0.08
|
0.08
|
0.07
|
0.07
|
0.04
|
0.05
|
0.05
|
|
6
|
Nagaland
|
0.08
|
0.08
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
0.09
|
|
7
|
Sikkim
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0.01
|
|
8
|
Tripura
|
0.65
|
0.69
|
0.72
|
0.77
|
0.7
|
0.78
|
0.82
|
0.82
|
0.83
|
|
Total
|
4.03
|
4.25
|
4.44
|
4.70
|
4.67
|
5.18
|
5.43
|
5.69
|
6.04
|
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying implemented Blue Revolution, Centrally Sponsored Scheme from 2015-16 to 2019-20 for development of fisheries and aquaculture in the country and the project worth Rs, 391.95 crore were sanctioned for North Eastern States. To consolidates the success and achievements of Blue Revolution, in the year 2020-21, the Government of India launched an another flagship schemes namely Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an investment of Rs. 20,050 crore for a period of 5 years with effect from Financial Year 2020-21 to 2024-25 for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture.
PMMSY aims to enhance the fish production through establishment of new freshwater finfish hatcheries, construction of rearing ponds, grow-out ponds with inputs, biofloc ponds, Re-circulatory Aquaculture System (RAS), ornamental fish rearing unit, providing boats and nets for traditional fishermen etc. Minimum 10% of the annual allocation under the scheme has been earmarked for North Eastern Region.
Under PMMSY, total projects with outlay of Rs. 1391.62 crore have been approved for NER States during 2020-21 to 2023-24 (till date).
Besides, to promote easy access to credit for aqua-culture farmers, fish farms and fishing activities the Government of India in 2018-19 extended the facility of Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisher and fish farmers to help them meet their working capital needs. So far, a total of 1, 70, 674 KCC with a loan amount of Rs. 1893.43 crore have been issued including 16,870 KCC in NER.
This information was given by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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