The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a new Central Sector Sub-scheme namely the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of ₹6000 crore.

Under PM-MKSSY, the Sub-scheme provides support for: (i) formalization of the unorganized part of fisheries sector by providing work based digital identity to fishers, fish farmers and other stakeholders through National Fisheries Digital Platform (ii) facilitating access to institutional credit, (iii) incentive for adoption of aquaculture insurance by providing ‘one-time incentive’ to the farmers by providing 40% of the premium (up to ₹25,000 per hectare, or ₹1 lakh per farmer for 4 hectares, SC/ST and women beneficiaries get an additional 10% incentive (iv) improvement of fisheries value-chain efficiencies under component 2 through Performance grant for a Microenterprise i.e. 25% of the total investment or Rs.35 lakhs, whichever is lower, for General Category and 35% of total investment or Rs.45 lakhs, whichever is lower, for SC, ST and Women owned microenterprises. In addition, Performance Grant for Village Level Organizations and Federations of SHGs, FFPOs and Cooperatives shall not exceed 35% of total investment or Rs.200 lakhs, whichever is lower  and for establishment of supply chains of safe fish products to consumers under Component 3 through Performance grant for a Small and Microenterprise  i.e. 25% of the total investment or Rs.35 lakhs, whichever is lower for microenterprise and 25% of total investment or ₹75 lakhs, whichever is lower for small enterprise for General Category and 35% of total investment or Rs.45 lakhs, whichever is lower for microenterprise and 35% of total investment or ₹100 lakhs, whichever is lower, for SC, ST and Women for small enterprise. In addition, Performance Grant for Village Level Organizations and Federations of SHGs, FFPOs and Cooperatives shall not exceed 35% of total investment or Rs.200 lakhs, whichever is lower. Along with this, PM-MKSSY aims to provide an amount of Rs.10,000 and Rs.15,000 per year for creation and maintenance of jobs for a men and woman respectively subject to the limit of 50% of total eligible grant.

Further, The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying has launched National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) under PM-MKSSY on 11.09.2024. The NFDP aims at formalization of the Indian fisheries and aquaculture sector through creation of work-based digital identity and the database for all stakeholders in fisheries sector. It also serves as 'one-stop' solution for access to institutional credit, strengthening of fisheries co-operatives, incentivizing aquiculture insurance, performance-based incentives, fisheries' traceability systems and training and capacity building. Till date, 20,25,676 fishers, fish farmers and other stakeholders have registered on NFDP including 209850 registrations from Andhra Pradesh. The registrations include 56,165 Women beneficiaries, 8374 SC beneficiaries and 5075 ST beneficiaries. The district-wise details are furnished at Annexure-I.

Under the NFDP, the module for aquaculture insurance, credit Facilitation, performance grant, traceability and training and capacity building has been developed and made live. The beneficiary can login to the NFDP portal and apply for availing the benefit. As on date, 286 lead applications for Aquaculture Insurance including 13 applications from Andhra Pradesh have been submitted by the beneficiaries covering 716 hectare farms and the same have been forwarded to the insurance companies on the portal. Further, 8 applications for Performance Grant including 6 applications under component 2 and 2 applications under component 3 have been received under PM-MKSSY. As of now, no applications have been received from Andhra Pradesh for Performance Grant.

 

Annexure-I

 

District-wise details of registrations under National Fisheries Digital Platform in Andhra Pradesh

 

 

This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 18th March, 2025.

 

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