Fishermen registered under Welfare Scheme

Posted On: 10 MAR 2026 1:43PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) has approved fisheries development proposals including for welfare measures worth Rs. 13,924.24 crore with central share of Rs.6,415.87 crore and a sum of Rs. 3,535.03 crore has been released. The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has also been playing a vital role in promoting overall development of the fisheries sector with special emphasis on fishers’ welfare and improving their livelihoods across the country. The State-wise details of the projects approved, central funds released during the last three years under PMMSY is at Annexure-I while details of fishermen registered under National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) for availing welfare measures is at Annexure-II. (c): As reported by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India, the CRZ Notifications were issued with a view to conserve and protect the unique environment of coastal stretches and marine areas while ensuring livelihood security to the fisher communities and other local communities in the coastal areas and promoting sustainable development based on scientific principles. The CRZ Notification provides for livelihood security to the fisherman community. While there are strict regulations for construction, industrial, commercial setups and also residential buildings, the CRZ notification protects the interests of the fisher community by means of suitable enabling provisions even in the No Development Zone (NDZ) of the CRZ. Facilities associated with livelihoods of fishing community such as fish drying yards, net mending yards, traditional boat building yards, ice plants, ice crushing units, auction walls, fish curing facilities etc. have been permitted in the NDZ. Fisher communities and other local communities have also been permitted to repair or reconstruct their dwelling units, as per their traditional rights in the NDZ. ****** Annexure-I : State-wise details of total cost of projects approved and Central fund released under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana during the last three years (2022-23 to 2024-25) (Rs.in lakh) Sl. No State/UT Total Project Cost Central Share State Share Beneficiary Share Funds Released 1 A & N Island 2886.75 1684.25 0.00 1202.50 500.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 162788.20 31720.00 110588.40 20480.40 20604.68 3 Arunachal Pradesh 15411.39 10739.09 1192.96 3479.34 10069.97 4 Assam 33948.88 20184.79 2820.86 10905.21 11043.02 5 Bihar 27501.48 8817.39 5828.27 12792.82 2641.74 6 Chhattisgarh 71304.45 24333.23 16057.49 30512.73 17123.00 7 Daman & Diu &DNH 12885.69 12885.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 8 Delhi 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 9 Goa 3127.00 1187.49 786.33 1146.18 2527.15 10 Gujarat 47334.50 19133.76 12755.84 15444.90 3742.14 11 Haryana 60087.75 21342.86 16005.24 22739.65 9562.64 12 Himachal Pradesh 8499.98 4616.16 545.76 3335.98 3232.64 13 Jammu & Kashmir 9621.87 5043.28 0.00 4578.59 5479.56 14 Jharkhand 22065.66 7916.91 5028.59 8802.16 3341.44 15 Karnataka 66378.62 24444.39 16599.28 25334.96 13382.42 16 Kerala 99446.51 44925.47 34947.29 19573.77 25804.29 17 Ladakh 2654.60 1604.76 0.00 1049.84 1014.02 18 Lakshadweep 2239.00 1343.40 99.20 796.40 0.00 19 Madhya Pradesh 59588.06 20579.82 13175.98 24897.27 14316.19 20 Maharashtra 98160.96 37488.28 27547.59 32678.09 22751.66 21 Manipur 16352.20 7605.42 845.05 7901.75 1000.00 22 Meghalaya 9826.40 5570.31 618.93 3637.17 3039.84 23 Mizoram 8380.80 4523.74 523.65 3333.41 4393.58 24 Nagaland 11718.58 7913.83 862.31 2925.44 5185.25 25 Odisha 67796.00 29341.10 23020.24 15434.70 18381.21 26 Puducherry 30367.18 26290.88 0.00 4074.30 4231.00 27 Punjab 7877.25 2475.70 1650.46 3751.09 2128.08 28 Rajasthan 4175.00 1447.52 964.90 1762.50 148.81 29 Sikkim 5039.28 3176.10 354.55 1508.63 2763.42 30 Tamil Nadu 79530.25 32292.84 34592.83 12644.58 10419.87 31 Telangana 19451.49 6836.46 4394.92 8220.12 1336.47 32 Tripura 18798.51 11345.22 1291.25 6141.05 4137.43 33 Uttar Pradesh 70165.40 22325.57 14888.71 32951.11 14232.77 34 Uttarakhand 20874.47 10756.35 1195.15 8922.97 12444.50 35 West Bengal 54439.44 22554.68 12848.30 19036.45 5507.70 36 Other Institutes 36400.00 21840.00 0.00 0.00 49780.40 37 <span style="font-s