1. FIVE YEAR PLANS OF
INDIA
in fisheries
(8 TO 12) Naveen nischal.s.s

2. PLANNINDG COMMISSION
OF INDIA
The PLANNING COMMISION is an institution
in the GOVT. of India, which formulates India’s
Five year plan.
Planning commission was set up on 15
MARCH 1950, with prime minister
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU as the chairman.

3. Exclusive Economic Zone of India

4. 8th FIVE YEAR PLAN
(1992–1997)
P.V. Narasimha Rao
The 8th Five Year Plan was envisaged to
focus on :
 Population control
 Employment generation
 Universalisation of elementary
education
 Modernization of industries

5. Prioritize the specific which requires immediate
investment.
To generate full scale employment.
Promote social welfare measures like improved
health care,sanitation,communication & provision for
extensive education facilities at all level.
To check the increasing population growth by
creating mass awareness programs.
To encourage growth & diversification of
agriculture.
To strengthen the infrastructural facilities.
To place greater emphasis on role of private
initiative in the development of the industrial sector.

6. ACHIEVEMENTS
Rise in the employment level
Poverty reduction
Self-reliance on domestic resources.
Self-sufficiency in agricultural production
GDP Growth Per Annum 5.6

7. IN FISHERIES
 The share of the marine sector in the total
fisheries out lay of the state is considerably
low as compared to that of the inland sector.
 Share of the marine sector-15%
Inland-76%
 In first year no; of mechanized boat
increased
 In this year fish production was high.
 Second year it became low.

8. 9th FIVE YEAR PLAN
(1997-2002)
Objectives of Ninth Five Year Plan India:
Target GDP Growth 6.5 Percent
to prioritize agricultural sector and emphasize on the rural
development
to generate adequate employment opportunities and promote
poverty reduction
to stabilize the prices in order to accelerate the growth rate
of the economy
to ensure food and nutritional security
to provide for the basic infrastructural facilities like education
for all, safe drinking water, primary health care, transport,
energy

9. to check the growing population increase
to encourage social issues like women empowerment,
conservation of certain benefits for the Special Groups
of the society
to create a liberal market for increase in private
investments

10. ACHIEVEMENTS
A combined effort of public, private& all levels of
government.
Ensure the growth of India's economy
Service sector showed fast growth rate.

11. PROGRAMMES FOR FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE
DEVELOP-MENT
DURING THE NINTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN
Development of Freshwater Aquaculture
In order to boost inland fish production, assistance in the form of subsidy
is given to fish farmers for construction of new
ponds, reclamation/renovation of ponds and tanks, inputs (Fish
seed, feed, fertilizers, manures etc.) for first year fish culture, running
water fish culture, integrated fish farming, fish seed hatchery, fish feed
mills etc.
Integrated Coastal Aquaculture
During the first four years of the Ninth plan, an area of about 5000 ha has been
developed for shrimp culture in the country by the Agencies
An expenditure of Rs. 5.84 crores has been incurred by the end of the fourth
year of the Plan period.

12. Development Of Marine Fisheries
Motorisation of traditional craft
50% of the cost of engine is provided as subsidy (subject to a
maximum of Rs. 10,000 for Out Board Motors -OBM and Rs. 12,000
for In Board Motors – (IBM), which is equally shared by the centre
and the states
Rs. 6,000 is also provided as grant to fishermen for purchase
of gear

13. Fishing Harbour Facilities at Major and
Minor Ports
The objective of this scheme is to provide infrastructural
facilities viz. jetty, dredging, reclamation, auction
halls, slipway, workshop, and navigation facilities etc. for efficient
operation of mechanised fishing vessels including deep sea
fishing vessel and traditional craft at the fishing harbours.
100% grant is provided to Port Trusts for construction of fishing
harbours at major ports. In case of minor fishing harbours and fish
landing centres, the cost is shared on 50:50 basis by the centre and
the states.

14. Welfare Programmes for
Fishermen
Development of Fishermen Villages (DFV)
Group Accident Insurance (GAI) Scheme for active
fishermen
Rs. 50,000 against death or permanent
disability and Rs. 25,000 against partial
disability.
Saving-cum-Relief (SCR) for fishermen

15. 10th FIVE YEAR PLAN
(2002-2007)
Target GDP growth – 8% per annum
OBJECTIVES
All children to be in school by 2003 and all children to
complete 5 year of schooling by 2007
Reduction in poverty ratio from 26% to 21%
Decadal population growth to reduce from
21.3% in 1991-2001 to 16.2% by 2001-11
Reducing gender gaps in literacy and wages rate by 50%
INFANT MORTALITY RATE to be reduced from 4 per
1000 in 1999-2000 to 3 per 1000 in2007.
Increase in FOREST/TREE cover from 19% in 1999-
2000 to 25% in 2007

16. Providing portable drinking water in all village.
All main rivers should be cleaned up between 2007 and 2012.
Growth in gainful employment to, at least keep pace with in
addition to the work force.

17. ACHIEVEMENTS
NSTFDC – NATIONAL SCHEDULED TRIBES
FINANCIAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, has
been set up.
Overall growth rate of GDP -7 %

18. thrust to the following areas during the
Tenth five Year
Plan:
Integrated development of riverine fisheries
 Habitat restoration and fisheries development of
upland waters
 Development of reservoir fisheries
 Vertical and horizontal development of aquaculture
productivity
 Management of coastal fisheries
 Deep-sea fisheries with equity participation
 Infrastructure development and improved post-
harvest management

19.  Management and policy intervention including
monitoring, control and surveillance
 Implementation of the code of conduct for
responsible fisheries
 Gender programmes
 Strengthening of database and information
networking

20. PROGRAMMES FOR TENTH FIVE-YEAR PLAN
Enhancing the production of fish and the productivity
of fishermen,
fisherwomen, fish farmers and the fishing community;
♦ Generating employment and higher income in fisheries
sector;
♦ Improving the socio-economic conditions of
traditional fishers and ensuring
their welfare;
♦ Augmenting the export of marine, brackish and
freshwater fin and shellfishes
and other aquatic species

21. Increasing the per capita availability and
consumption of fish to about
11 kg per annum;
♦ Adopting an integrated approach to marine and
inland fisheries and
aquaculture taking into account the needs for
responsible and sustainable
fisheries and aquaculture;
♦ Conservation of aquatic resources and genetic
diversity; and
♦ Strengthening of Post-harvest Infrastructure
and Marketing.

22. Establishment of hatchery for shrimps in coastal
states
♦ P. monodon: Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, West
Bengal
♦ P. Indicus: Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa
♦ P. merguiensis : Gujarat and Maharashtra
Culture of tiger shrimp in saline soils

23. Culture of
- edible oyster* : (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka,
Kerala, Maharashtra,
Orissa and Tamil Nadu).
- pearl oyster* : (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands).
- Mussel* : (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala,
Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamil
Nadu).
- Clam* : (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala and
Maharashtra) etc.

24. Central Assistance to Fisheries Institutes
 Fishery Survey of India
 Central Institute of Fisheries, Nautical and
Engineering Training
 Central Institute of Coastal Engineering for
Fishery
 Integrated Fisheries Project

25. Financial achievements of different schemes
during X Plan
Expenditu Anticipat
Outlay re ed Total %
Sl in till 2005 expenditu expen utilisati
Scheme
No. X Plan 06 re diture on
2006-07
1 Development of Inland
Fisheries and Aquaculture 135.00 67.94 9.0 76.94 56.99
2. Development of
Marine Fisheries 125.00 74.34 14.0 88.34 70.67
3. Marine Infrastructure
and Post Harvest
Operations 125.00 60.16 31.0 91.16 72.93
4. Strengthening
of Database and IT Scheme 45.00 11.62 5.0 16.62 36.93
5. Welfare of Fishermen and
Training & Extension 135.00 99.09 22.0 121.09 89.70
6. Fisheries institutes 175.00 138.15 45.0 183.15 104.66
7. NFDB 31.00 - 31.00 31.00 100.00
8. Total 771.00 451.30 1 57.00 608.30 78.90

26. 11th five year plan
(2007-2012)
This plan is titled with “TOWARDS FASTER AND MORE
INCLUSIVE GROWTH”.
OBJECTIVES
GDP Growth rate to be increased to 10% by the end of
plan.
Farm sector growth to be increased to 4%.
Creation of SEVEN CRORE JOB opportunities.
Reduced educated unemployment youth to below 5%
INFANT MORTALITY RATES to be reduced to 28 per
1000 lives.
MATERNAL DEATH RATES to be reduced to 1 per 1000
births.
CLEAN DRINKING WATER to all by 2009

27. Improve SEX RATIO to 935 by 2011-12.
ROAD TO ALL VILLAGES that have a population
of 1000 and more by 2009.
Increase Forest and Tree cover by 5%.
Achieve the WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION
standard Air quality in major ciries by 2011-12 to
CLEAN RIVER WATERS.
Increase AGRICULTURE GDP growth to 4 percent
per annum.
Connect every village by TELEPHONE by 2007 and
BROADBAND connectivity to all village by 2012.

28. ACHIEVEMENTS
Increase in national income.
Increase in per Capital Income.
Increase in the rate of capital formation.
Development of agriculture.
Industrial Development
Infrastructure Development
Generation of employment
Development of social services
Life Expectancy
Death Rate
Education
Health
Self-Reliance
Structural and institutional changes

29. development programmes in fisheries
and aquaculture
 Enhancing the production of fish from Indian waters, both
marine and inland, on an environmentally sustainable and
socially equitable basis;
 Address the unexplored potentials of Indian fisheries
such as island fisheries and non-food fisheries;
 Conservation of aquatic resources and genetic diversity, as
also preservation of health of ecosystems;
 Increasing profitability of fishers and aqua-farmers
through an integrated approach from production to
consumption;

30.  Promoting fish as health food and meeting the changing
requirements of both domestic and export markets to make the
sector globally competitive;
 Strengthening of Infrastructure in harvest, post-harvest,
value addition and marketing;
 Upliftment of fisher and aqua-farmer communities with
gainful employment opportunities and capacity strengthening.

31. Projected Budgetary requirements for Fisheries in the
XI Plan
Sl. No Schemes Budget (Rs crores)
1 Marine Fisheries and Mariculture 550.00
2 Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture 1035.00
3 Infrastructure 1242.50
4 Welfare programmes, Governance, 497.00
Transfer of technology and Capacity
building
5 Strengthening of Database and 78.00
Information networking
6 Central Institutes 610.54
Total 4013.04

32. Approach
Marine capture fisheries;
Regulated fishing and capacity reduction in mechanized sector,
Conservation, sea ranching, FADs, Diversified fishing in Deep sea &
Oceanic resources.(2006-2.958 mt to 2012-3.10mt)
Mariculture
Identification of suitable sites along the coastline, Hatcheries and
grow-out systems for high value fish, crustaceans, molluscs, sea cucumber,
ornamental fishes, Cage culture in open seas & island ecosystems(0.007mt
t0 0.5)
Enhanced Inland fisheries
Culture-based fisheries in Reservoirs with stocking of advanced fish
fingerlings, Pen & Cage culture in large water bodies and Canal fishery
development, Resource-specific harvesting techniques, Implementing code
of conduct of responsible fisheries.(0.68 mt to 1.12mt)

33. Coldwater fisheries
Seed production of trout and mahseer, Hill aquaculture, Ranching
of streams, Sport fisheries (0.0003mt to 0.001mt)
Coastal aquaculture
Increasing water area under aquaculture, from existing 13% of
potential area, Diversification of species, from existing shrimp to
Seabass & pearl spot, Inland saline aquaculture as an added component
(0.113mt to 0.25mt)
Freshwater aquaculture
Increase in the coverage of areas of ponds and tanks for fish culture,
Reclamation of weed chocked waters, Diversification of species and
Intensification of culture practices, Integrated fish farming and
wastewater aquaculture to optimize water productivity (2.6145mt to
5.088mt)

34. ACHIEVEMENTS
A. Development of Marine Fisheries
(i) Motorization of traditional craft,
(ii) Safety of fishermen at sea,
(iii) Fishermen development rebate on HSD Oil,
(iv) Introduction of intermediate craft of improved design including
prototype
study of new intermediate vessel design,
(v) Establishment and operation of Vessel Monitoring System,
(vi) Promotion of fuel efficient and environment-friendly fishing
practices,
(vii) Management of marine fisheries.
B. Development of Infrastructure and Post Harvest Operations
(i) Establishment of fishing harbours and fish landing centres,
(ii) Strengthening of post-harvest infrastructure,
(iii) Assistance for maintenance dredging of fishing harbours and fish
landing centres.

35. 12th FIVE YEAR PLAN
(2012-2017)
The GDP growth rate to 9.56%
Objectives
Faster, Sustainable
and
More Inclusive Growth
The government intends to reduce poverty by 10 per cent
Energy ,Transport
Sustainable Management of Natural Resources , Rural Transformation
Farm Sector ,Manufacturing Sector ,Health
Education & Skill Development ,Social and Regional Equity
 Challenge of Urbanisation ,Science and Technology
 Services: Tourism, Hospitality & Construction

36. Objectives
 The total fish production is targeted at 11.58 mmt by the end of the
Twelfth Plan Period (2016-17). To achieve this growth, it is estimated
that the sector would require Rs. 6 000 crores for the Twelfth Plan
period.
 Enhancing production of fish on an environmentally sustainable and
socially equitable basis;
 Ensuring optimum exploitation of fisheries resources in the Indian
Exclusive Economic Zone in a manner consistent with the principles of
ecologically sustainable development;
 Conserving aquatic resources and genetic diversity and preservation
of health of ecosystems while ensuring bio-security;
 Maximizing net economic returns to the fishers and fish farmers
through technological support and implementing efficient and cost –
effective aquaculture and fisheries management practices;

37.  Strengthening infrastructure in harvest, post-harvest, value-addition and
marketing;
 Increasing the per capita availability and consumption of fish to about 11
kg/capita/annum;
 Augmenting export of fish and fish products;
 Securing and increasing employment opportunities in the sector;
 Improving safety and labour conditions in fisheries and aquaculture;
 Uplifting the social and economic conditions of fishers and fish farmers and
ensuring their welfare; and
 Improving overall governance and management of fisheries sector in the
country through institutional strengthening and human resource
development.

38. Development of marine fisheries, infrastructure and
postharvest operations
Development of marine fisheries
Motorization of traditional craft
Fishermen development rebate on HSD oil
Use of sail in motorized boats
Conversion of trawlers to resource specific fishing vessels
Safety of fishermen at sea
Development of Monitoring Control and Surveillance system for marine
fisheries
Management of marine fisheries
Production enhancement through mariculture

39. Development of infrastructure
Construction and expansion of Minor Fishing Harbours (FHs) and
Fish Landing Centres (FLCs)
Modernization of FHs and FLCs
Strengthening of postharvest infrastructure
Developing fish preservation and storage infrastructure
Assistance for maintenance dredging of FHs and FLCs.
Development of domestic fish marketing
Modernization of wholesale fish markets
Modernization of retail markets
Construction of new retail market with 10-20 stall capacity
Cold chain development and preparation of value added products.
Establishment of ice plant.
Campaign for promotion of fish products and increased consumption
of fish and fish products

40. Development of inland fisheries and aquaculture
Identification of riverine stretches for conservation as sanctuaries,
primarily for maintaining brood stock populations and genetic
biodiversity;
Replenishment of depleted stocks through river ranching in selected
stretches;
Conservation/protection of breeding grounds of commercially
important fish species;
Habitat improvements in floodplain lakes and wetlands and
supplementary stocking in identified water bodies for stock
enhancement; and
Community mobilization for increased participation of local
communities in implementation of conservation and habitat
improvement programmes.

41. National scheme for welfare of fishermen and
fisherwomen
Development of Model Fishermen Villages
Group Accident Insurance for Active Fishers
Saving-cum-Relief
Institutional strengthening including capacity building, policy
and legislative support
Treating fisheries and aquaculture at par with agriculture;
Leasing of inland natural and manmade waters such as rivers,
reservoirs, floodplain lakes, etc for fisheries and aquaculture
purposes;
Conservation and habitat restoration of inland water bodies,
Introduction of exotic aquatic species;
Insurance for aquaculture and capture fisheries’ assets such as
boats, nets, etc;

42. Reducing pollution load in inland water bodies;
Deep sea fishing;
Leasing of coastal waters for mariculture purpose;
Occupational safety and health aspects of fishers;
Strengthening of fisheries cooperative societies;
Human resource development in fisheries sector;
The legislative front the sector may need several inputs to plug
the legal void for strengthening of the sector. Some of the
important requirements in this area are listed below:
Revision of the Marine Fishing Regulation Acts (MFRAs) through a
Model Bill that takes care of the topical requirements of the sector from
both national and international perspectives;
Renewed emphasis on the Model Bill prepared for Inland fisheries and
aquaculture; and
New legislation to regulate fishing by wholly Indian owned fishing
vessels in the Exclusive Economic Zone.

43. references
Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth
An Approach to the Twelfth Five Year Plan
(2012-17)
Government of India October, 2011
www.planningcommission.nic.in Planning Commission
 APPROACH TO
NINTH FIVE YEAR PLAN GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
1997-2002 PLANNING DEPARTMENT
REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON FISHERIES
FOR THE ELEVENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN
(2007-2012) Government of India October, 2011
www.planningcommission.nic.in
Planning Commission
REPORT OF THE WORKING GROUP ON GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
FISHERIES FOR THE TENTH FIVE YEAR PLAN PLANNING COMMISSION
JUNE - 2001