DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES:

    1. Supply of fish seed & Prawn Juveniles on 100% grant:

    Under the scheme, stocking of fish seed/prawn juveniles are stocked in all the water bodies existing in the state based on the water spread areaon 100% grant.  The details of year wise fish seed stocking are given in tables below:

    Stocking of Fish Seed – IFDS, NSP & TSP

    Year

    No. of water bodies

    Seed stocked (In crores)

    Expenditure (Rs. in crores)

    2016-17

    3,939

    27.85

    22.46

    2017-18

    11,067

    51.08

    44.08

    *2018-19

    10,776

    49.15

    42.95

    Stocking of Prawn Juveniles – IFDS, NSP & TSP

    Year

    No. of water bodies

    Seed stocked (In crores)

    Expenditure (Rs. in crores)

    2017-18

    11

    1.08

    1.38

    *2018-19

    24

    3.19

    6.27

     

    Fish production

    There are 19 Fish Seed Farms functioning in the State out of which 6 farms are fish seed production and rearing farms having hatcheries for spawn production & remaining farms are fish seed rearing farms. There are 11 fish seed production and rearing farms in private sector in the State besides several small hatcheries coming up on their own or as part of Blue Revolution Scheme activity. So far, 261.59 Lakhs advance Fry 35-40 mm has been produced in the Departmental fish seed farm.

    Fish and prawn production Target and achievements:

     

    		       

    (Figures in tons)

    Year

     

    Fish production

    Prawn production

    Total

    Target

    Achmt.

    Target

    Achmt.

    Target

    Achmt.

    2014-15

    284400

    260010

    7330

    8352

    291730

    268362

    2015-16

    312180

    228185

    7866

    8567

    320046

    236752

    2016-17

    345068

    193732

    8495

    5189

    353563

    198921

    2017-18

    270000

    262252

    10000

    7782

    280000

    270035

     2018-19

    320000

    240929

    12000

    7269

    332000

    248198*
                 
                     
    • Up to January, 2019

     

    1. 2.      Construction of Community Halls:

    Under this scheme, financial assistance will be given to the Fishermen Cooperative Societies towards construction of community halls. The unit cost of the community hall is Rs.10.00 lakhs including Rs.1.00 lakh from MLA/MP/MLC funds or FCS contribution. 561 Community halls have been sanctioned from the year 2014-15 onwards.  Out of which 277 are completed and 284 are under progress. 

     

    1. 3.      Savings-cum-Relief:

    Under this scheme, financial assistance is provided to the fishermen licensees during the fishing ban period for livelihood support and inculcating the habit of thrift. The fishermen have to save Rs. 1500/- over a period of 9 months and the State Government will provide Rs. 3,000/- . The total amount of Rs. 4500/- along with interest will be paid to beneficiaries during fishing ban period, from the year 2016-17 onwards, financial assistance is provided to 2406 fishermen under the scheme.

     

    1. 4.      Construction of Fish Markets:

    For promotion of fish sale in hygienic condition, construction of fish markets is taken up by the Department. 84 Fish Markets are sanctioned with a total financial outlay of Rs. 760.89 lakhs till now. Out of which 29 markets have been completed the remaining are at different stages.

     

    The NFDB, Hyderabad has sanctioned 5 wholesale  markets, one at  Karimnagar and four in Hyderabad at Begumbazar, Kukatpally, Nacharam (Now shifted to Mallaram) and Domalguda (Now shifted to Chilkalguda) with a total cost of Rs. 997.20 lakhs and released an amount of Rs. 498.60 lakhs to the concerned Municipalities. Out of 5 markets sanctioned, Karimnagar market was completed and markets at Begumbazar, Kukatpally and Mallaram are under progress and Chilkalguda market has not yet been started.