India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.No.
Name of the State/UT
Formation of New FFPOs since 2021-22
Formation of Existing Primary Fisheries Cooperative Societies as FFPOs since 2021-22
Andhra Pradesh
10
182
Arunachal Pradesh
2
0
Assam
16
160
Bihar
13
35
Chhattisgarh
9
47
D & D&D NH
2
0
Goa
0
4
Gujarat
6
119
Haryana
1
1
Himachal Pradesh
3
15
Jammu & Kashmir
2
0
Jharkhand
1
27
Karnataka
4
62
Kerala
4
123
Ladakh
1
0
Madhya Pradesh
15
92
Maharashtra
7
254
Manipur
13
135
Meghalaya
3
6
Mizoram
3
15
Nagaland
4
39
Odisha
9
21
Puducherry
1
0
Rajasthan
5
5
Tamil Nadu
8
105
Telangana
7
238
Tripura
17
105
Uttar Pradesh
21
54
Uttarakhand
7
25
West Bengal
1
40
TOTAL
195
1909
Sl. No.
District
Name of FFPO
Year of Registration
No. of Members in FFPO
share capital raised by members of FFPOs (Rs. in lakh)
CBBO cost released
Management cost
FFPO Equity cost
Number of Awareness Programmes Conducted by CBBOS
1
Kurnool
Kurnool Sri Matsya Narayana Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.0
70.829
14.10
15.00
Fishing, Dry Fish Sales
12
2
Anantapur
Ananthapuram Sri Matsya Narayana Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.0
13.92
15.00
Fishing, Dry Fish Sales
12
3
Nandyala
Nandyal Sri Matsyanarayana Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.0
14.09
15.00
Fish and Fish Burgers, Pickles making
12
4
SPSR Nellore
Jalapushpa Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.00
12.499
6.50
12.00
Fish Trading
12
5
Prakasam
Prakasam Coastal Marine Fish Farmer Producer MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.00
6.44
9.00
Fish Trading
12
6
Tirupati
Siva Shakti FFP MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.00
24.999
17.20
15.00
Prawns Processing Unit
12
7
Bapatla
Jai Surya Fish Farmers Producers MACS Ltd.
2023
750
15.00
17.60
15.00
Dried Fish Unit
12
8
Krishna
Nadivada Aqua Farmers Producer Company limited.
2024
177
1.60
20.83
2.60
1.60
Dry fish processing and marketing
12
9
Krishna
Bharath FFPCL
2023
368
2.75
5.30
2.75
Dry fish processing and marketing
42
10
West Godavari
Mahamatsyanarayana FFPCL
2023
341
4.47
5.30
4.47
Dry fish processing and marketing
45
Sl. No.
District
FFPO (Nos)
Management Cost Released (Rs lakh)
Equity Grant Released (Rs lakh)
No. of Members
1
Srikakulam
19
77.67
19.30
7233
2
Vizianagaram
6
25.08
6.07
1078
3
Parvathipuram Manyam
5
22.24
3.32
670
4
Visakhapatnam
3
12.39
5.14
272
5
Anakapalli
2
10.00
8.00
453
6
Kakinada
10
47.15
11.04
1581
7
East Godavari
12
45.69
5.12
1180
8
Konaseema
34
132.26
33.56
5111
9
West Godavari
20
84.78
21.96
2662
10
Eluru
18
70.32
8.58
2,770
11
Krishna
7
31.86
8.67
1,472
12
NTR
1
4.92
2.40
120
13
Guntur
6
25.81
12.29
120
14
Palnadu
2
5.08
0.00
1,130
15
Bapatla
11
52.30
17.23
670
16
Prakasam
3
14.92
6.21
2,347
17
SPSR Nellore
6
20.16
15.20
780
18
Chittoor
2
5.08
0.00
263
19
Kurnool
3
12.54
9.24
467
20
Nandyal
1
0.83
0.00
467
21
Tirupati
5
25.00
16.98
1410
22
YSR Kadapa
1
5.00
0.00
120
23
Sri Sathya Sai
1
2.54
0.00
105
24
Anantapuram
4
19.81
0.00
405
Total
182
753.43
210.30
32886
(Rs. in lakh)
(Rs. in lakh)
(Rs. in lakh)
Business Activities Undertaken by the FFPOs
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) implemented by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India inter-alia provides financial assistance for setting up of Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) to economically empower the fishers, fish farmers and enhance their bargaining power. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying during the last five years (FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26) has approved projects worth of Rs.544.86 crore for formation of 2195 FFPOs including formation of 195 new FFPOs and formation of 2000 existing Primary Fisheries Cooperative Societies(PFCSs) as FFPOs in the country. This project is implemented through four central agencies namely 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 2104 Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been formed in the country including 192 FFPOs in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The State-wise details of the Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) formed in the country under PMMSY as on date are furnished at Annexure-I.
It is reported that 10 new Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) have been formed and registered in Andhra Pradesh with a Government support of Rs 328.20 lakh under the PMMSY. The supports extended to such newly formed FFPOs include incubation, management cost and equity grant. The district-wise details of the newly formed FFPOs in Andhra Pradesh are furnished at Annexure-II. In addition, 182 existing Primary Fisheries Cooperative Societies(PFCSs) have been formed as Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPOs) at a total investment of Rs 963.73 lakh covering management cost and equity grant in the State of Andhra Pradesh. This includes formation of 34 primary fisheries cooperatives as FFPO at a cost of Rs. 165.82 lakh in Konaseema District of Andhra Pradesh. The District-wise details of these 182 existing primary fisheries cooperatives formed as FFPO in the State of Andhra Pradesh under PMMSY are furnished at Annexure-III. It is reported that a total 39,022 members are associated with aforementioned 192 functional FFPOs including 6136 members in new FFPOs and remaining 32,886 members of existing PFCSs formed as FFPOs in the State of Andhra Pradesh.
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.
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