The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), inter-alia, provides financial assistance to the State Governments and Union Territories (UTs) for the development of fishing harbours and fish landing centres. Under PMMSY, the central financial assistance upto 60% of project cost to the State Governments and 100% for UTs is provided for the development of fishing harbours and fish landing centres. Besides, the Government of India meets the entire cost for modernization of fishing harbours exclusively owned by the Central Government. Further, in order to address the infrastructure requirements of fisheries sector, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during 2018-19 created the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore. Under FIDF, concessional finance is provided to State Governments and their entities including private sector for development of fisheries infrastructure including fishing harbours and fish landing centres. The PMMSY provides for suitable linkages and convergence with the “Sagarmala” scheme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways. No proposal has been received from Tamil Nadu Government for establishing a mini breakwater fishing harbour.

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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