Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
Agriculture
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Background
PMMSY is a major government intervention impacting a vital economic sector, rural livelihoods, food security, and aligns with national goals of doubling farmers' income and promoting inclusive growth through the Blue Economy. Its focus on women-led cooperatives also addresses gender empowerment.
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) is a flagship scheme launched by the Government of India to bring about the Blue Revolution through sustainable and responsible development of the fisheries sector in India. It aims to enhance fish production, improve aquaculture productivity, modernize infrastructure, and ensure the welfare of fishers and fish farmers.
Facts & tables
- Launch Year
- Financial Year 2020-21
- Implementing Ministry
- Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Key Objectives
- Holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture, augmentation of fish production, productivity, and exports.
- Monitoring Mechanism
- PMMSY Management Information System (MIS) - a centralized digital portal and dashboard.
- Duration
- Five years (FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25)
- Nodal Ministry
- Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (Department of Fisheries)
- Total Investment
- Rs 20,050 crore
- Scope
- All States/Union Territories
| State/UT | Central share approved (Rs. in lakhs) | Funds released (Rs. in lakhs) |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 5,860.65 | 2,827.85 |
| Gujarat | 13,002.76 | 10,711.14 |
| Kerala | 29,144.17 | 19,294.91 |
| Maharashtra | 18,292.10 | 21,258.67 |
| Total | 3,15,982.65 | 2,20,873.98 |
| Component Type | Examples from Article |
|---|---|
| Fish Landing Centres (FLCs) | Tara-Mumbri, Palashet, Dabhol |
| Fish Markets | Sangli, Chandrapur, Nagpur, International Fish Market (Marol) |
| Dredging of FLCs/Creeks | Dativare FLC, Vasai Creek, Dharavi |
| Artificial Reef Structures | Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg |
| Integrated Reservoir Development | Arunavati Reservoir, Dimbhe Reservoir |
| Type | Reference |
|---|---|
| Conceptual area | Agricultural Policies & Supply Chains |
| Conceptual area | Welfare Schemes & Social Policies |
| Conceptual area | Blue Revolution |
| Conceptual area | Government Schemes |
| Conceptual area | Fisheries Sector |
| Body | Role |
|---|---|
| Department of Fisheries (DoF) | Implements |
| Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D) | Oversees |
| National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) | Supports implementation |
| Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying | Implements |
| Department of Fisheries, Government of India | Implements, monitors, approves proposals |
| State Governments/UTs | Implements, selects beneficiaries, executes projects |
| MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) | Implements |
Prelims angle
Prelims angle: Factual recall
Prelims angle: Terminology-based question
- Flagship scheme for holistic fisheries development.
- Launched FY 2020-21 by Dept. of Fisheries.
- Aims: increase fish production, productivity, exports.
- Monitored via PMMSY Management Information System (MIS).
- Significant growth in fish production and exports since launch.
| Year | Framing tags |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Factual recall, Terminology-based question |
| 2026 | Policy measures, Multi-statement analysis |
| 2023 | Statement-based questions, Conceptual understanding |
| 2018 | Multi-statement analysis, Factual recall |
| 2017 | Multi-statement analysis, Policy measures |
| 2016 | Multi-statement analysis, Policy measures |
| 2016 | Multi-statement analysis, Factual recall |
| 2015 | Factual recall, Conceptual understanding |
| 2014 | Multi-statement analysis, Conceptual understanding |
| 2014 | Factual recall, Multi-statement analysis |
Timeline
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Agricultural Policies & Supply Chains
Conceptual area
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Welfare Schemes & Social Policies
Conceptual area
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Blue Revolution
Conceptual area
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Government Schemes
Conceptual area
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Prelims 2014
Multi-statement analysis, Conceptual understanding
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Prelims 2014
Factual recall, Multi-statement analysis
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Prelims 2015
Factual recall, Conceptual understanding
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Prelims 2016
Multi-statement analysis, Policy measures
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Prelims 2016
Multi-statement analysis, Factual recall
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Prelims 2017
Multi-statement analysis, Policy measures
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Prelims 2018
Multi-statement analysis, Factual recall
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Prelims 2023
Statement-based questions, Conceptual understanding
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Prelims 2026
Factual recall, Terminology-based question
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Prelims 2026
Policy measures, Multi-statement analysis
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Fisheries, reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars
PMMSY is a comprehensive scheme for fisheries sector development, focusing on increasing production, improving infrastructure, and enhancing livelihoods, with specific initiatives like the integrated development of reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars funded under its guidelines.
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Review of implementation of PMMSY
PMMSY is a central sector scheme launched in 2020 for the holistic development of India's fisheries sector, focusing on increasing production, improving infrastructure (like cold chains and markets), and enhancing the socio-economic status of fishers through sustainable practices.
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Traceability systems in seafood export
PMMSY is India's flagship scheme for sustainable fisheries development, focusing on increasing production, improving infrastructure, and boosting exports through significant financial investment.
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Women led cooperatives in fisheries
PMMSY is India's flagship scheme for fisheries development, aiming for a Blue Revolution by boosting production, modernizing infrastructure, and ensuring fisher welfare with a ₹20,050 crore outlay.
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Allocation of funds under Blue Revolution
PMMSY is a comprehensive scheme for fisheries development, launched in FY 2020-21, managed by the Department of Fisheries. It aims to increase fish production and exports, supported by a digital MIS for monitoring fund utilization and project progress.
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Development of cold water fisheries
Flagship scheme for holistic development of India's fisheries sector, aiming to boost production, improve infrastructure, and ensure fisher welfare with a significant investment, covering all states and UTs.
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Welfare of shrimp farmer
PMMSY is India's flagship scheme for fisheries development, focusing on production, productivity, infrastructure, and fisher welfare through various interventions including insurance and disease management.
See also
Past papers
2014–2026 · 10 questions
In the news
Development of cold water fisheries
Flagship scheme for holistic development of India's fisheries sector, aiming to boost production, improve infrastructure, and ensure fisher welfare with a significant investment, covering all states and UTs.
Allocation of funds under Blue Revolution
PMMSY is a comprehensive scheme for fisheries development, launched in FY 2020-21, managed by the Department of Fisheries. It aims to increase fish production and exports, supported by a digital MIS for monitoring fund utilization and project progress.
Welfare of shrimp farmer
PMMSY is India's flagship scheme for fisheries development, focusing on production, productivity, infrastructure, and fisher welfare through various interventions including insurance and disease management.
Review of implementation of PMMSY
PMMSY is a central sector scheme launched in 2020 for the holistic development of India's fisheries sector, focusing on increasing production, improving infrastructure (like cold chains and markets), and enhancing the socio-economic status of fishers through sustainable practices.
Women led cooperatives in fisheries
PMMSY is India's flagship scheme for fisheries development, aiming for a Blue Revolution by boosting production, modernizing infrastructure, and ensuring fisher welfare with a ₹20,050 crore outlay.
Fisheries, reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars
PMMSY is a comprehensive scheme for fisheries sector development, focusing on increasing production, improving infrastructure, and enhancing livelihoods, with specific initiatives like the integrated development of reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars funded under its guidelines.
Traceability systems in seafood export
PMMSY is India's flagship scheme for sustainable fisheries development, focusing on increasing production, improving infrastructure, and boosting exports through significant financial investment.
Try these PYQs
At the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) held in June, 2025 in France, the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations demonstrated its leading voice on marine and ocean issues, especially on sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for resilient livelihood and "Blue Transformation".
Which of the following combinations about the "Four Betters" proposed by FAO for "Blue Transformation" is correct ?
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations guides its global work through a strategic framework aimed at supporting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The core organizing principle of this framework is the transformation to more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems to achieve the "Four Betters". The "Four Betters" are officially defined as:
1. Better Production: Ensuring sustainable consumption and production patterns.
2. Better Nutrition: Ending hunger, achieving food security, and improving access to healthy diets.
3. Better Environment: Protecting, restoring, and promoting the sustainable use of terrestrial and marine ecosystems.
4. Better Life: Promoting inclusive economic growth and reducing inequalities, leaving no one behind. The Blue Transformation is a specific FAO vision and programmatic priority area that aims to secure and maximize the contribution of aquatic food systems (fisheries and aquaculture) to achieve these overarching "Four Betters". Options A, C, and D are incorrect because they include fabricated pillars such as "better ocean", "better coral reefs", "better estuaries", or "better mangrove vegetation", which are not part of the FAO's official strategic framework. Therefore, Option B is the correct answer.
With reference to ‘Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion’, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. This initiative aims to demonstrate the improved production and post-harvest technologies and to demonstrate value addition techniques, in an integrated manner, with a cluster approach.
2. Poor, small, marginal and tribal farmers have a larger stake in this scheme.
3. An important objective of the scheme is to encourage farmers of commercial crops to shift to millet cultivation by offering them free kits of critical inputs of nutrients and micro-irrigation equipment.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is correct. The Initiative for Nutritional Security through Intensive Millets Promotion aims to demonstrate improved production and post-harvest technologies in an integrated manner with a cluster approach. Statement 2 is also correct. Millets are mainly grown in regions of low annual rainfall and poor arid soil. It is inadequate, small, marginal and tribal farmers, who cannot afford costly irrigation practices, depend on the cultivation of millets. Hence these farmers benefit from the scheme and have a larger stake in this scheme. Statement 3 is not correct. There is no such provision to encourage commercial crop farmers to shift to millet cultivation.
With reference to ‘Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana’, consider the following statements:
1. Under this scheme, farmers will have to pay a uniform premium of two per cent for any crop they cultivate in any season of the year.
2. This scheme covers post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains.
Which of the statements given about is/are correct?
The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) is a government-sponsored crop insurance scheme. Statement 1 is Incorrect: Under this scheme, farmers have to pay a uniform premium of 2% for all Kharif crops, 1.5% for all Rabi crops, and 5% for commercial/horticultural crops. The premium rate is not uniform for all crops in all seasons. Statement 2 is Correct: The scheme does cover post-harvest losses arising out of cyclones and unseasonal rains. Hence, option B is the correct answer.
Which among the following is/are the objective(s) of the Rainfed Area Development (RAD) initiative under the National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA)?
1. Encouraging monoculture in rainfed areas
2. Increasing rice cultivation in irrigated regions
3. Enhancing productivity and minimising climatic risks through Integrated Farming Systems (IFS)
Select the answer using the code given below:
Statement 1 is Incorrect: The Rainfed Area Development (RAD) scheme explicitly promotes Integrated Farming Systems (IFS) rather than monoculture. It integrates multi-cropping and rotational cropping with allied activities like horticulture, livestock, fishery, and agro-forestry to diversify income and build resilience. Official guidelines actively discourage single-cropping (monoculture) systems. Statement 2 is Incorrect: As the name implies, RAD targets rainfed areas (regions lacking assured irrigation) to build resilience against climate variability. It does not focus on expanding water-intensive crops like rice in already irrigated regions. Statement 3 is Correct: The core objective of RAD is to make rainfed agriculture more productive, sustainable, remunerative, and climate-resilient. By diversifying income sources through Integrated Farming Systems (IFS), RAD aims to minimize the risks associated with climatic variability (such as droughts, heat stress, or floods) and crop failure, ensuring stable livelihoods for farmers. Therefore, option D is the correct answer.
Consider the following statements :
The nation-wide ‘Soil Health Card Scheme’ aims at
1. expanding the cultivable area under irrigation.
2. enabling the banks to assess the quantum of loans to be granted to farmers on the basis of soil quality.
3. checking the overuse of fertilizers in farmlands.
Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Out of the listed statements about the Soil Health Card Scheme : Statement 1 is Incorrect: Expanding the cultivable area under irrigation is not a primary objective of the scheme. Statement 2 is Incorrect: Banks don't directly use soil cards to assess loan quantum. Loan approvals depend on various factors like land ownership, crop type, and credit history. Statement 3 is Correct: A key objective of the scheme is to promote the judicious use of fertilisers. By informing farmers about their soil's nutrient status, the scheme encourages them to apply only the required amount of fertilisers, reducing overuse and potential environmental damage. Therefore, the correct answer is 3 only (checking the overuse of fertilisers in farmlands).Hence, option B is the correct answer.
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With reference to organic farming in India, consider the following statements:
1. The National Programme for Organic Production' (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Union Ministry of Rural Development.
2. The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority' (APEDA) functions as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP.
3. Sikkim has become India's first fully organic State.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is Incorrect: The National Programme for Organic Production (NPOP) is operated under the guidelines and directions of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW), not the Ministry of Rural Development. Statement 2 is Correct: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) does function as the Secretariat for the implementation of NPOP. APEDA plays a crucial role in promoting and certifying organic products in India. Statement 3 is Correct: Sikkim has indeed become India's first fully organic State. This achievement signifies India's efforts to promote sustainable agricultural practices. Therefore, the correct answer is 2 and 3 only.
Consider the following statements:
1. The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme was launched during 1996-97 to provide loan assistance to poor farmers.
2. The Command Area Development Programme was launched in 1974-75 for the development of water-use efficiency.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is incorrect: The Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) was indeed launched during 1996-97, but its objective was to provide central assistance to states to accelerate the pace of irrigation development, not specifically to provide loan assistance to poor farmers. Statement 2 is correct: The Command Area Development Programme (CADP) was launched in 1974-75, its primary focus was on improving the water-use efficiency and agricultural productivity in the command areas of major and medium irrigation projects.
Programme/ Project Ministry
1. Drought-Prone Area Programme: Ministry of Agriculture
2. Desert Development Programme: Ministry of Environment and Forests
3. National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas: Ministry of Rural Development
Which of the above pairs are correctly matched?
Pair 1 is not correct: The drought prone area programme comes under Ministry of Rural Development. This programme aims to mitigate the impacts of droughts on crop production, livestock, land and water resources. Pair 2 is not correct: The Desert Development Programme comes under Ministry of Rural Development. The basic objective of the Desert Development Programme is to minimise negative effect of drought and control desertification. Pair 3 is not correct: The national watershed project for rainfed areas implemented by Ministry of Agriculture is an umbrella scheme under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayi Yojana.
Consider the following statements :
Statement-I : According to the United Nation's 'World Water Development Report, 2022', India extracts more than a quarter of the world's groundwater withdrawal each year.
Statement-II :India needs to extract more than a quarter of the world's groundwater each year to satisfy the drinking water and sanitation needs of almost 18% of world's population living in its territory.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?
* Statement 1 is correct. According to the United Nations World Water Development Report 2022, with an estimated 251 km3 annual withdrawal from an estimated 20 million wells and tube wells, India is the world's greatest groundwater user. This accounts for more than a quarter of the total groundwater extracted internationally. * Statement 2 is incorrect. India uses about 89% of this groundwater for irrigation. Major share of total groundwater extracted by India is utilised for irrigation purposes and not for drinking and sanitation purposes.
In the context of food and nutritional security of India, enhancing the ‘Seed Replacement Rates’ of various crops helps in achieving the food production targets of the future. But what is/are the constraint/ constraints in its wider / greater implementation?
1. There is no National Seeds Policy in place.
2. There is no participation of private sector seed companies in the supply of quality vegetable seeds of vegetables and planting materials of horticultural crops.
3. There is a demand-supply gap regarding quality seeds in case of low value and high volume crops.
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is incorrect: India has a National Seeds Policy (2002), which provides a framework for quality assurance, seed certification, and private sector participation. Statement 2 is incorrect: The private sector plays a significant role in the production and distribution of seeds, particularly for hybrid and vegetable crops (e.g., Mahyco, Syngenta, Nunhems, etc.). Statement 3 is correct: For crops like pulses, coarse cereals, and oilseeds, which are low-value but high-volume, there is indeed a shortage of certified seeds due to lower profitability and investment. Thus, only statement three is correct.