(a) whether the Government has recently constituted National Fishery Development Board;
(b) if so, the details and objectives thereof;
(c) the nature of the constitution of said Board;
(d) whether there is any proposal to nominate the representatives of Members of Parliament
in the governing body of said Board on the lines of other National Boards like Coir
Board, Coffee Board etc;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (DR.AKHILESH PRASAD SINGH )
(a )&(b): Yes, Sir. National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) has been
registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies Act, 2001 in July, 2006. The main
objective of the Board is to bring major activities relating to fisheries and aquaculture
for focused attention and professional management by coordinating activities
pertaining to fisheries undertaken by different Ministries/Departments in the
Central Government and to work in coordination with the States/Union Territories
to improve production, processing, storage, transport and marketing of products of
capture and culture fisheries.
(c): The Board has a Governing Body with Agriculture Minister as the
Chairman to give necessary guidance and direction to the Board. There is an Executive
Committee headed by Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries,
which is vested with the general superintendence, direction and control of affairs
and functions of the Board.
(d): No, Sir.
(e)&(f): Questions do not arise.