(a) whether the Union Government had announced financial assistance to the fishermen in Kerala during the period when there is a ban on trawling in the sea; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
(a) whether the Union Government had announced financial assistance to the fishermen in Kerala during the period when there is a ban on trawling in the sea; and
(b) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE (SHRI HUKUMDEO NARAYAN YADAV)
(a)&(b): A National Scheme for Welfare of fishermen is already under implementation, which was a component of Saving-cum-Relief scheme aiming at elimination of poverty conditions during the lean fishing season including ban period by providing a minimum subsistence allowance to the fishers through contribution made by fishers and the State Government and the Central Government equally.