India, July 28 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Financial Year -2021-2022
COVERAGE PERIOD (From 26.07.2021 to 25.07.2022)
SL NO
NAME
CLAIMS FILED
CLAIMS APPROVED
CLAIMS REJECTED
CLAIMS PENDING
TOTAL COMPENSATION DISBURSED (in Rs.)
STATES
NIL
1
ASSAM
2
2
5,23,746
2
BIHAR
2
-
2
-
3
GUJARAT
1
1
5,00,000
4
HIMACHAL PRADESH
4
3
1
15,00,000
5
KARNATAKA
1
1
5,00,000
6
ODISHA
20
16
4
75,25,000
7
TAMIL NADU
145
120
25
5,85,75,000
8
TELANGANA
223
191
32
9,50,25,000
TOTAL
398
334
64
16,41,48,746
UNION TERRITORIES
9
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
1
1
5,00,000
10
JAMMU & KASHMIR
2
1
1
5,00,000
11
PUDUCHERRY
15
9
6
40,25,000
TOTAL
18
11
7
50,25,000
Grand Total
416
345
71
16,91,73,746
Financial Year -2022-2023
COVERAGE PERIOD (From 26.07.2022 to 25.07.2023)
SL NO
NAME
CLIAMS FILED
CLAIMS APPROVED
CLAIMS REJECTED
CLAIMS PENDING
TOTAL COMPENSATION DISBURSED (in Rs.)
STATES
NIL
1
ASSAM
2
1
1
5,00,000
2
BIHAR
2
1
1
5,00,000
3
CHHATISGARH
8
4
4
17,50,000
4
GUJARAT
15
5
10
25,00,000
5
HARYANA
1
-
1
-
6
HIMACHAL PRADESH
1
1
5,00,000
7
JHARKHAND
2
2
10,00,000
8
KARNATAKA
9
2
7
10,00,000
9
MADHYA PRADESH
3
-
3
-
10
MAHARASHTRA
4
2
2
10,00,000
11
ODISHA
31
21
10
96,00,000
12
RAJASTHAN
3
2
1
10,00,000
13
TAMIL NADU
198
136
62
6,48,23,650
14
TELANGANA
321
242
79
11,98,14,005
15
TRIPURA
1
-
1
-
16
UTTAR PRADESH
3
1
2
21,385
TOTAL
604
420
184
20,40,09,040
UNION TERRITORIES
17
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
6
2
4
10,00,000
18
LAKSHADWEEP
1
-
1
-
19
PUDUCHERRY
11
4
7
15,25,000
TOTAL
18
6
12
25,25,000
Grand Total
622
426
196
20,65,34,040
Financial Year -2023-2024
COVERAGE PERIOD (From 26.07.2023 to 25.07.2024)
SL NO
NAME
CLIAMS FILED
CLAIMS APPROVED
CLAIMS REJECTED
CLAIMS PENDING
TOTAL COMPENSATION DISBURSED
STATES
1
ASSAM
1
-
1
-
2
BIHAR
2
-
1
1
-
3
CHHATISGARH
11
8
3
40,00,000
4
GUJARAT
15
-
3
12
-
5
HIMACHAL PRADESH
3
-
1
2
-
6
JHARKHAND
4
1
1
2
5,00,000
7
KARNATAKA
13
5
3
5
25,00,000
8
MADHYA PRADESH
7
-
4
3
-
9
MAHARASHTRA
9
1
2
6
5,00,000
10
ODISHA
30
22
1
7
1,10,00,000
11
TAMIL NADU
196
136
31
29
6,39,50,000
12
TELANGANA
218
176
20
22
8,70,50,000
13
TRIPURA
1
-
1
-
14
UTTAR PRADESH
7
2
2
3
10,00,000
TOTAL
517
351
70
96
17,05,00,000
UNION TERRITORIES
15
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
4
-
1
3
-
16
JAMMU & KASHMIR
2
1
1
5,00,000
17
PUDUCHERRY
19
6
7
6
30,00,000
TOTAL
25
7
8
10
35,00,000
Grand Total
542
358
78
106
17,40,00,000
Financial Year -GAIS-2024-2025
COVERAGE PERIOD (From 01.06.2024 to 31.05.2025)
SL NO
NAME
CLIAMS FILED
CLAIMS APPROVED
CLAIMS REJECTED
CLAIMS PENDING
TOTAL COMPENSATION DISBURSED
STATES
1
ASSAM
2
1
1
5,00,000
2
BIHAR
6
1
3
2
5,00,000
3
CHHATISGARH
20
1
3
16
5,00,000
4
GOA
1
-
1
-
5
GUJARAT
11
1
2
8
5,00,000
6
HIMACHAL PRADESH
3
-
3
-
7
JHARKHAND
4
1
3
5,00,000
8
KARNATAKA
16
6
2
8
30,00,000
9
MADHYA PRADESH
5
-
2
3
-
10
MAHARASHTRA
28
13
4
11
65,00,000
11
MANIPUR
1
1
0
5,00,000
12
ODISHA
41
19
7
15
95,00,000
13
TAMIL NADU
211
134
48
29
6,48,26,551
14
TELANGANA
310
246
26
38
12,30,00,000
15
UTTAR PRADESH
5
1
4
5,00,000
TOTAL
664
425
97
142
21,03,26,551
UNION TERRITORIES
0
16
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
5
-
5
-
17
JAMMU & KASHMIR
3
-
2
1
-
18
LAKSHADWEEP
1
1
0
18,224
19
PUDUCHERRY
21
8
3
10
35,25,000
TOTAL
30
9
5
16
35,43,224
Grand Total
694
434
102
158
21,38,69,775
GAIS- FIFTH YEAR
GAIS-ANNEXURE V-COVERAGE PERIOD (From 01.06.2025 to 31.05.2026)
SL NO
NAME
CLIAMS FILED
CLAIMS APPROVED
CLAIMS REJECTED
CLAIMS PENDING
TOTAL COMPENSATION DISBURSED
STATES
1
ASSAM
1
1
2
BIHAR
2
1
1
0
5,00,000
3
CHHATISGARH
8
8
4
GOA
1
1
0
5,00,000
5
GUJARAT
10
3
4
3
15,00,000
6
HIMACHAL PRADESH
5
2
2
1
5,75,000
7
JHARKHAND
4
4
8
KARNATAKA
21
13
6
2
65,00,000
9
MADHYA PRADESH
3
1
2
5,00,000
10
MAHARASHTRA
20
10
1
9
50,00,000
11
ODISHA
44
32
12
1,40,89,059
12
TAMIL NADU
224
96
28
100
4,39,87,926
13
TELANGANA
224
150
13
61
7,42,02,500
14
UTTAR PRADESH
2
1
1
0
5,00,000
TOTAL
569
310
56
203
14,78,54,485
UNION TERRITORIES
0
15
JAMMU & KASHMIR
3
3
0
15,00,000
16
LAKSHADWEEP
1
1
0
5,00,000
17
PUDUCHERRY
9
2
3
4
10,00,000
TOTAL
13
6
3
4
30,00,000
Grand Total
582
316
59
207
15,08,54,485
SL NO
NAME OF STATE/UTs
Average number of Fishers enrolled under GAIS
coverage percentage of the total estimated fishermen population
STATES
1
ANDHRA PRADESH
2,84,888
19.03
2
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
1,001
4.17
3
ASSAM
1,80,605
7.16
4
BIHAR
1,50,000
2.49
5
CHHATISGARH
2,20,206
99.93
6
GOA
2,673
25.35
7
GUJARAT
1,01,039
18.08
8
HARYANA
1,582
1.34
9
HIMACHAL PRADESH
10,752
91.07
10
JHARKHAND
1,68,599
100.00
11
KARNATAKA
73,745
7.57
12
MADHYA PRADESH
1,04,328
4.67
13
MAHARASHTRA
1,37,587
9.06
14
MANIPUR
1,539
3.23
15
MIZORAM
4,302
68.41
16
MEGHALAYA
717
4.33
17
ODISHA
10,12,464
66.72
18
PUNJAB
3,178
41.87
19
RAJASTHAN
4,737
8.27
20
SIKKIM
618
100.00
21
TAMIL NADU
5,66,006
44.09
22
TELANGANA
3,08,972
35.83
23
TRIPURA
30,287
100.00
24
UTTAR PRADESH
1,07,714
2.76
25
UTTARAKHAND
3,883
46.49
26
WEST BENGAL
8,499
0.26
TOTAL
34,89,919
13.02
UNION TERRITORIES
1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
12,894
49.71
2
DELHI
393
11.75
3
DAMAN & DIU
7,720
19.29
4
JAMMU & KASHMIR
25,655
100.00
5
LAKSHADWEEP
2,111
32.39
6
LADAKH
470
100.00
7
PUDUCHERRY
35,188
32.80
TOTAL
84,429
42.11
Grand Total
35,74,348
13.23
(in Rs.)
(in Rs.)
(in Rs.)
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying. Government of India is implementing the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with a total investment of Rs. 20,750/- crore from the financial year 2020-21 to till date for development of fisheries in all States/Union Territories. The scheme inter-alia provides social security measure to fishers, fish workers through group accidental insurance coverage to both marine and inland fishers and allied fish workers wherein the entire insurance premium amount is shared between the Centre and State in the ratio of 60:40, 90:10 for the Himalayan & North Eastern States and in the case of the Union Territories, the entire premium amount is paid by the Centre. The insurance coverage provided under the PMMSY includes (i) Rs.5,00,000/- against death or permanent total disability, (ii) Rs.2,50,000/- for permanent partial disability and (iii) hospitalization expenses in the event of accident for a sum of Rs. 25,000/. The year wise and State/UT wise details of claims filed, claims approved, claims rejected, claims pending, and total compensation disbursed under the Group Accident Insurance Scheme (GAIS) for fishermen since 2020 21 are furnished at Annexure-I.
(b) During the last five years (2021-22 to 2025-26) and current finance year (2026-27) of the implementation of the PMMSY, an average of 35.74 lakh active fishers have been enrolled under the Group Accident Insurance Scheme (GAIS), annually. The average State/UT-wise details of fishers enrolled and coverage percentage of the total estimated fishermen population under Group Accident Insurance Scheme (GAIS) are furnished at Annexure-II.
(c): Besides, under the erstwhile Blue Revolution scheme, insurance coverage for fishers was modest, with relatively lower benefit amounts. Based on the suggestions received from State Governments and evaluation of Blue Revolution Scheme, the GAIS coverage under PMMSY has been significantly enhanced both in scale and value to provide increased financial security and risk mitigation to fishers. As such, the sum assured has been increased from Rs.2 lakh to Rs.5 lakh for accidental death or permanent total disability, Rs.1 lakh to Rs.2.5 lakh for permanent partial disability, along with Rs.10,000/- to Rs. 25,000 hospitalization support, compared to much lower limits under the erstwhile Blue Revolution scheme.
Disclaimer: Curated by HT Syndication.
