The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India under its flagship scheme namely, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) being implemented with highest ever estimated investment of Rs. 20,050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the financial year 2020-21, introduced a component namely, “Support for Acquisition of Deep-Sea Fishing vessels for traditional fishermen” for promoting deep-sea fishing in the coastal States and Union Territories (UTs) including Andhra Pradesh. An amount of Rs. 9484.00 lakh has been approved for release to States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh, under the sub- component, “Support for acquisition of Deep-Sea Fishing vessels for traditional fishermen” of PMMSY, for procurement of 273 Deep Sea Fishing Vessels during FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22.

The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on “Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries” had released an amount of Rs. 31209.51 lakh to States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh under the subcomponent, “Assistance for Deep Sea Fishing”, for procurement of 918 Deep Sea Fishing Vessels and also released an amount of Rs. 427.50 lakh under the sub-component, “Conversion of Trawlers into Resource Specific Deep-Sea Fishing Vessels” under Blue Revolution Scheme for conversion of 57 trawlers into Deep Sea Fishing vessels.

This information was given by The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Shri. Parshottam Rupala in the Lok Sabha in a written reply today.

 

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