Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Insurance to Deep-Sea Fishermen
Posted On:
18 MAR 2025 3:51PM by PIB Delhi
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is implementing the following schemes and programme in the country for all round development of Fisheries and Dairy Sectors:
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY),
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF),
- Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations (SDCFPO)
- National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) and
- Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF),
The year-wise Budget allocations under the aforesaid schemes implemented by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying for development of fisheries and dairy sector during the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26 is furnished at Annexure-I. The State/ UT-wise details funds provided by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and utilization thereof by the States/ UTs under the aforesaid schemes for development of fisheries and dairy sector during the last four years are furnished at Annexure-I, II, III, IV, V and VI.
In order to provide social security measure to fishers, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) provides accidental insurance coverage to fishers including Deep-Sea Fishermen, wherein the entire insurance premium amount is borne by the Central and State Government, with no contribution from the beneficiary. The insurance coverage provided under the PMMSY includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/- against death or permanent total disability, (ii) Rs.2,50,000/- for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000/. Besides, the insurance premium subvention scheme for fishing vessels intended to cover partial loss/ total loss arising due to natural calamities and accidental risks causing damage to hull, machineries and accessories including fishing nets is at its final stage for rollout with a premium rate of 2 % [plus applicable Goods and Services Tax (GST)] of the sum insured for fishing vessels irrespective of the size and categories.
During last four years (2020-24) under the PMMSY, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India has accorded approval to the various marine fisheries developmental projects including mariculture activities for sustainable utilization of marine resources in Indian coastal waters. These activities include support for introduction of 480 numbers of deep-sea fishing vessels and 1,338 numbers of upgradation of existing vessels for traditional fishermen for export competency, 1525 numbers of sea cages, 10 numbers of marine fin-fish hatcheries, 2307 numbers of bivalve cultivation units (including mussels, clams, pearl etc.) and 47,245 numbers of rafts and 65,480 numbers of monoline tube nets for Seaweed cultivation. Further, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India is also providing training and capacity building programme amongst fishers and fish farmers for various activities including application of modern technologies in fisheries and aquaculture under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with 100 % central share through National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB). The said training and skill development programs includes diverse areas of aquaculture, like intensive freshwater aquaculture, brackish water aquaculture, mariculture, Seaweed cultivation, coldwater aquaculture, ornamental fisheries, fish processing and marketing, species-specific hatchery/ breeding technologies of various commercial important fish species.
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, with effect from financial year 2018-19 is implementing Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs. 7522.48 crore. FIDF inter-alia provides concessional finance for development of various fisheries infrastructure facilities to the Eligible Entities (EEs), including State Governments/ Union Territories, State entities and other stakeholders for development of identified fisheries infrastructure facilities. Under FIDF, the Department of Fisheries provides interest subvention up to 3 % per annum for providing the concessional finance by the Next Level Entrepreneurs (NLEs) at the interest rate not lower than 5 % per annum. Under FIDF scheme, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has approved a total 136 project proposals/ projects at a total cost of Rs. 5801.06 crore with project cost restricted for interest subvention at Rs. 3858.19 crore to various States/ UTs. The State/ UT-wise details of the project approved under FIDF till date for infrastructural development in Fisheries sector. The projects supported under FIDF to States and Union Territories are including Fishing Harbours (FHs), Fish Landing Centres (FLCs), ice plants, cold storage, fish transport facilities, integrated cold chain (marine and inland sectors), modern fish markets, brood banks, hatcheries, modernization State fish seed farms, Fisheries Training Centres (FTCs), fish processing units, fish feed mills/ plants, cage culture in reservoirs, mariculture etc.
Annexure-I
Year-wise Budget Allocations under the various schemes implemented for development of fisheries and Dairy sector during the period of 2021-22 to 2025-26):
Year
|
BE
|
RE
|
Expenditure
|
I. Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY),
|
2021-22
|
1000.00
|
1200.00
|
1169.19
|
2022-23
|
1879.00
|
1410.00
|
1169.86
|
2023-24
|
2000.00
|
1500.00
|
1148.88
|
2024-25
|
2352.00
|
1500.00
|
989.32*
|
2025-26
|
2465.00
|
|
|
II. Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)
|
2021-22
|
1500.00
|
1000.00
|
1000.00
|
2022-23
|
1200.00
|
1200.00
|
1200.00
|
2023-24
|
2500.00
|
2500.00
|
2440.00
|
2024-25
|
3000.00
|
2500.00
|
625.00
|
2025-26
|
3000.00
|
-
|
|
III. National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)
|
2021-22
|
255.00
|
402.90
|
402.90
|
2022-23
|
340.01
|
220.00
|
219.40
|
2023-24
|
326.93
|
371.00
|
370.83
|
2024-25
|
371.00
|
450.00
|
420.29*
|
2025-26
|
|
|
|
IV. Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF)
|
2021-22
|
49.00
|
|
10.00
|
2022-23
|
100.00
|
|
23.52
|
2023-24
|
40.00
|
|
40.00
|
2024-25
|
100.00
|
|
51.26*
|
2025-26
|
100.00
|
|
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|
V. Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations (SDCFPO)
|
2021-22
|
100.00
|
130.00
|
130.00
|
2022-23
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
2023-24
|
100.00
|
121.00
|
117.75
|
2024-25
|
100.00
|
100.00
|
100.00 (Assignment)
|
2025-26
|
100.00
|
|
|
*Expenditure till date
Annexure-II
State-wise details of funds released under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last four years and current years (i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25):
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl. No.
|
State/ UT
|
Total Project Cost
|
Central Share
|
Funds Released
|
|
|
(i)
|
(ii)
|
(iii)
|
(iv)
|
(v)
|
|
1
|
Andaman & Nicobar
|
5867.10
|
3122.53
|
696.70
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
239872.67
|
55910.38
|
48211.79
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
20028.09
|
13232.27
|
9847.62
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
53962.88
|
29682.11
|
20731.89
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
54712.98
|
17365.23
|
7928.31
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
92338.45
|
30404.41
|
20569.40
|
|
7
|
D & D& Dadra & NH
|
13516.89
|
6800.65
|
178.90
|
|
8
|
Delhi
|
533.25
|
286.08
|
163.30
|
|
9
|
Goa
|
11616.49
|
4849.74
|
4405.68
|
|
10
|
Gujarat
|
96068.53
|
29277.71
|
6516.70
|
|
11
|
Haryana
|
76086.75
|
26216.03
|
10151.73
|
|
12
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
15388.15
|
7861.50
|
3813.69
|
|
13
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
15019.86
|
7773.04
|
7961.80
|
|
14
|
Jharkhand
|
43856.06
|
14818.28
|
11570.76
|
|
15
|
Karnataka
|
105634.95
|
36350.59
|
35958.72
|
|
16
|
Kerala
|
135811.54
|
57628.59
|
31842.33
|
|
17
|
Ladakh
|
3374.60
|
2036.76
|
1016.99
|
|
18
|
Lakshadweep
|
6763.48
|
4458.13
|
1419.12
|
|
19
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
89925.00
|
29449.98
|
19013.71
|
|
20
|
Maharashtra
|
144767.36
|
54426.66
|
27877.83
|
|
21
|
Manipur
|
20181.70
|
9584.33
|
2944.63
|
|
22
|
Meghalaya
|
13262.36
|
7425.73
|
3596.21
|
|
23
|
Mizoram
|
14785.80
|
8128.27
|
6347.38
|
|
24
|
Nagaland
|
16368.38
|
10543.52
|
6709.46
|
|
25
|
Odisha
|
113867.60
|
46425.75
|
25983.27
|
|
26
|
Puducherry
|
33866.46
|
22996.05
|
5713.91
|
|
27
|
Punjab
|
16792.95
|
4514.79
|
2476.27
|
|
28
|
Rajasthan
|
7095.14
|
2372.65
|
864.12
|
|
29
|
Sikkim
|
7827.43
|
4681.43
|
3300.05
|
|
30
|
Tamil Nadu
|
115284.67
|
44535.55
|
13631.12
|
|
31
|
Telangana
|
34117.09
|
10842.16
|
9582.93
|
|
32
|
Tripura
|
25862.81
|
14762.41
|
5859.84
|
|
33
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
129432.10
|
41230.99
|
28911.70
|
|
34
|
Uttarakhand
|
32297.07
|
16667.37
|
8780.37
|
|
35
|
West Bengal
|
54439.43
|
22554.70
|
5075.97
|
|
Total
|
18,606,26.07
|
6,992,16.37
|
3,996,54.2
|
|
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Annexure-III
The State/UT-wise details of the project approved under Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) till date for Infrastructural development in Fisheries sector;
(Rs. in crores)
Sl No
|
Name of State
|
No. of projects approved
|
Total Project Cost
|
Amount eligible for interest subvention
|
1.
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
10
|
1396.83
|
653.06
|
2.
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1
|
0.68
|
0.54
|
3.
|
Assam
|
1
|
0.41
|
0.18
|
4.
|
Goa
|
1
|
6.42
|
5.00
|
5.
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
1354.92
|
750.00
|
6.
|
Haryana
|
1
|
1.17
|
0.64
|
7.
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1
|
5.17
|
5.00
|
8.
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
2
|
120.70
|
93.17
|
9.
|
Karnataka
|
2
|
1.44
|
0.79
|
10.
|
Kerala
|
3
|
162.82
|
151.20
|
11.
|
Maharashtra
|
13
|
1031.30
|
770.25
|
12.
|
Manipur
|
4
|
1.15
|
0.90
|
13.
|
Mizoram
|
1
|
8.57
|
6.85
|
14.
|
Odisha
|
4
|
60.18
|
33.83
|
|
Puducherry
|
1
|
2.46
|
1.97
|
15.
|
Tamil Nadu
|
66
|
1576.08
|
1337.81
|
16.
|
Telangana
|
1
|
4.70
|
2.31
|
17.
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1
|
0.22
|
0.09
|
18.
|
West Bengal
|
18
|
66.07
|
44.69
|
Total
|
136
|
5801.06
|
3858.19
|
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Annexure-IV
The State-wise details of release of funds under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) during last five years (i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25).
(Rs. in lakhs)
Sl. No.
|
NAME OF STATE/ UT
|
Total Expenditure made
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
7342.25
|
2
|
Assam
|
336.4
|
3
|
Bihar
|
275.3
|
4
|
Goa
|
39.81
|
5
|
Gujarat
|
17267.24
|
6
|
Haryana
|
502.69
|
7
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
2627.18
|
8
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
9849.43
|
9
|
Jharkhand
|
915.79
|
10
|
Karnataka
|
12657.83
|
11
|
Kerala
|
3872.73
|
12
|
Ladakh
|
50
|
13
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1621.78
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
1349.59
|
15
|
Manipur
|
901.89
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
3062.52
|
17
|
Nagaland
|
394.71
|
18
|
Odisha
|
1591.08
|
19
|
Puducherry
|
481.05
|
20
|
Punjab
|
9296
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
9551.93
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
2427.82
|
23
|
Tamil Nadu
|
10352.22
|
24
|
Telangana
|
1082.29
|
25
|
Tripura
|
604.14
|
26
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
544.9
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
2342.16
|
28
|
West Bengal
|
71.47
|
|
Grand total
|
101412.2
|
Annexure-V
The State-wise details of release of funds for the infrastructure development support Supporting Dairy Cooperatives and Farmer Producer Organizations (SDCFPO) during last four years (i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25).
S No
|
Name of the State/UTs
|
Total
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
12.94
|
2
|
Assam
|
0.04
|
3
|
Bihar
|
3.22
|
4
|
Gujarat
|
516.34
|
5
|
Haryana
|
2.16
|
6
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
0.00
|
7
|
Jharkhand
|
0.35
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
26.68
|
9
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1.03
|
10
|
Maharashtra
|
19.74
|
11
|
Odisha
|
0.00
|
12
|
Punjab
|
29.20
|
13
|
Rajasthan
|
8.40
|
14
|
Tamil Nadu
|
7.73
|
15
|
Telangana
|
0.65
|
16
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
0.22
|
|
Total
|
628.70
|
Annexure-VI
The State-wise details of release of funds for the infrastructure development support Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) as on 31-12-2024 during last four years (i.e. 2020-21 to 2024-25).
Sl. No.
|
State
|
No of Projects
|
(Rs in Crore)
|
Total Project Cost
|
Loan sanctioned
|
Loan disbursed
|
Total
|
NDDB's projects
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1
|
97.75
|
78.20
|
34.73
|
2
|
Bihar
|
1
|
113.27
|
78.80
|
76.39
|
3
|
Gujarat
|
5
|
1879.11
|
1469.59
|
1280.76
|
4
|
Haryana
|
4
|
420.19
|
336.14
|
197.50
|
5
|
Karnataka
|
10
|
2479.90
|
1344.83
|
1028.98
|
6
|
Kerala
|
1
|
15.25
|
12.20
|
8.62
|
7
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1
|
338.00
|
270.40
|
237.86
|
8
|
Maharashtra
|
2
|
488.33
|
290.66
|
247.13
|
9
|
Punjab
|
4
|
318.41
|
249.77
|
205.73
|
10
|
Rajasthan
|
1
|
79.33
|
59.77
|
55.35
|
11
|
Telangana
|
3
|
261.51
|
156.70
|
134.22
|
12
|
Tamil Nadu
|
3
|
239.16
|
191.32
|
28.08
|
|
TOTAL
|
36
|
6730.21
|
4538.38
|
3535.34
|
NCDC's projects
|
1
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1
|
46.66
|
37.33
|
19.33
|
GRAND TOTAL
|
37
|
6776.87
|
4575.71
|
3554.67
|
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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