Fish Farmer Producer Organisation

Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 3:21PM by PIB Delhi The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) inter-alia provides financial assistance for setting up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the fishers and fish farmers and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY 2024-25) has approved projects worth of Rs.544.86 crore for formation of 2195 FFPOs in the country including 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. This project is implemented through central agencies namely the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It is reported that so far a total 1990 Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been formed in the country including 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. The State-wise details of the Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-I. There is no specific proposal at present to form FFPO in the State of Tamil Nadu, particularly in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency. Annexure-I Statement regarding Fish Farmer Producer Organizations - State-wise details of the Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25) S.No. Name of State/UTs Number of FFPOs formed 1 Madhya Pradesh 107 2 Jharkhand 28 3 Odisha 30 4 Uttar Pradesh 75 5 Maharashtra 196 6 Jammu & Kashmir 2 7 Himachal Pradesh 18 8 Ladakh 1 9 Chhattisgarh 56 10 Gujarat 95 11 Daman and Diu 2 12 Bihar 48 13 Manipur 148 14 Meghalaya 9 15 Assam 176 16 Mizoram 18 17 Tripura 122 18 Telangana 245 19 Andhra Pradesh 176 20 Tamil Nadu 113 21 Uttarakhand 32 22 West Bengal 41 23 Kerala 127 24 Karnataka 64 25 Haryana 2 26 Rajasthan 10 27 Nagaland 43 28 Goa 3 29 Puducherry 1 30 Arunachal Pradesh 2 Total 1990 This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Lok Sabha in response to a question asked. ******* JP. (Release ID: 2241160) Visitor Counter : 463 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Fish Farmer Producer Organisation Posted On: 17 MAR 2026 3:21PM by PIB Delhi The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) inter-alia provides financial assistance for setting up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the fishers and fish farmers and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY 2024-25) has approved projects worth of Rs.544.86 crore for formation of 2195 FFPOs in the country including 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. This project is implemented through central agencies namely the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It is reported that so far a total 1990 Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been formed in the country including 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. The State-wise details of the Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-I. There is no specific proposal at present to form FFPO in the State of Tamil Nadu, particularly in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency. Annexure-I Statement regarding Fish Farmer Producer Organizations - State-wise details of the Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25) S.No. Name of State/UTs Number of FFPOs formed 1 Madhya Pradesh 107 2 Jharkhand 28 3 Odisha 30 4 Uttar Pradesh 75 5 Maharashtra 196 6 Jammu & Kashmir 2 7 Himachal Pradesh 18 8 Ladakh 1 9 Chhattisgarh 56 10 Gujarat 95 11 Daman and Diu 2 12 Bihar 48 13 Manipur 148 14 Meghalaya 9 15 Assam 176 16 Mizoram 18 17 Tripura 122 18 Telangana 245 19 Andhra Pradesh 176 20 Tamil Nadu 113 21 Uttarakhand 32 22 West Bengal 41 23 Kerala 127 24 Karnataka 64 25 Haryana 2 26 Rajasthan 10 27 Nagaland 43 28 Goa 3 29 Puducherry 1 30 Arunachal Pradesh 2 Total 1990 This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Lok Sabha in response to a question asked. ******* JP. (Release ID: 2241160) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) inter-alia provides financial assistance for setting up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the fishers and fish farmers and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY 2024-25) has approved projects worth of Rs.544.86 crore for formation of 2195 FFPOs in the country including 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. This project is implemented through central agencies namely the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), Small Farmers Agri-business Consortium (SFAC), National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India (NAFED) and National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC). It is reported that so far a total 1990 Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been formed in the country including 113 FFPOs in the State of Tamil Nadu. The State-wise details of the Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-I. There is no specific proposal at present to form FFPO in the State of Tamil Nadu, particularly in Mayiladuthurai Lok Sabha Constituency.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:right">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:right">&nbsp;</p> <p style="text-align:right"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Annexure-I</strong></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Statement&nbsp; regarding Fish Farmer Producer Organizations - </strong><strong><span style="color:black">State-wise details of the Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) during the last five years (FY2020-21 to FY2024-25)</span></strong></span></span></p> <table align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:48.0pt"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:black">S.No.</span></strong></span></span></p> </td> <td style="width:270.95pt"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:black">Name of State/UTs </span></strong></span></span></p> </t