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3.4. Investment in fisheries sector
Table 3.4 Outlay for fisheries sector during different Five –Year Plans, India. (Rs. in crores )
Five Year Plan |
Total outlay |
Outlay for agricultural sector |
Outlay for fisheries sector |
Share of fisheries sector (per cent) |
|
Total outlay |
Agricultural outlay |
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First (1951-1956) |
2378 |
354 |
5.13 |
0.22 |
1.45 |
Second (1956-61) |
4500 |
501 |
12.26 |
0.27 |
2.45 |
Third (1961-66) |
8577 |
1089 |
28.27 |
0.33 |
2.60 |
Annual Plan (1966-69)** |
6625 |
1107 |
42.21 |
0.64 |
3.81 |
Fourth (1969-74) |
15779 |
2320 |
82.68 |
0.52 |
3.56 |
Fifth (1974-79) |
39426 |
4865 |
151.24 |
0.38 |
3.11 |
Annual Plan (1979-80) |
12177 |
1997 |
- |
- |
- |
Sixth (1980-85) |
97500 |
5695 |
371.14 |
0.38 |
6.52 |
Seventh (1985-86 to (1989-90) |
180000 |
10525 |
546.54 |
0.30 |
5.19 |
Annual Plan (1990-92) |
123120 |
7256 |
292.74 |
0.24 |
4.03 |
Eighth (1992-93 to 1996-97) |
434100 |
22467 |
1205.39 |
0.28 |
5.37 |
Ninth (1997-2002) |
859200 |
42462 |
2069.78 |
0.24 |
4.87 |
Tenth (2002-07) |
1525639
|
58933 |
1946.44 |
0.13 |
3.30 |
From the Table 3.4 it can be noticed that fisheries share in the total plan outlay was hovering from 0.22 per cent in First Five Year plan to 0.52 per cent in IV plan and decreasing thereafter continuously and it received only 0.13 per cent in X plan, in spite of that the sector has been growing at an annual growth rate of 5 per cent in the last two and half decades. Similarly, its share in agricultural outlay has increased from 1.45 per cent in First plan to 6.52 per cent in VI plan and it is slowly declining since then and is about 3.30 per cent in X plan. However, the status of fisheries sub-sector is better, when compared to that of agricultural sector as a whole. Because, the per cent allocation to agricultural sector in the total plan outlay started declining from IV Five year Plan onwards and is continuously decreasing further, which is a great concern for the sector’s growth. Its share in First Fiver Plan was about 15 per cent and it went to 17.16 per cent in IV plan and is now only 3.86 per cent in X plan. Considering the general importance given to agricultural sector, the preference received by the fisheries sub-sector in the plan outlays is still reasonable. This shows greater importance given to fisheries sub-sector within agriculture. Financial allocation/expenditure on the development of fisheries in Karnataka is presented in Table 3.5.
Table 3.5 Financial Allocations for Fisheries Development under Various Plans (Rs. in Crores).
Sl. no. |
Plan period |
India |
Karnataka |
||
Total plan outlay |
Expenditure on fisheries |
Total plan expenditure |
Expenditure on fisheries |
||
1. |
I Plan (1951-56) |
2378 |
2.78 (0.14) |
405.3 |
0.30 (0.08) |
2. |
II Plan (1956-61) |
4500 |
9.06 (0.19) |
1442.7 |
4.94 (0.35) |
3. |
III Plan (1961-1966) |
8577 |
23.32 (0.31) |
2641.4 |
23.61 (0.89) |
4. |
Annual Plans (1996-69) |
6625 |
32.67 (0.49) |
1909.6 |
22.24 (1.16) |
5. |
IV Plan (1969-74) |
15779 |
54.11 (0.34) |
3598.5 |
28.57 (0.79) |
6. |
V Plan (1974-79) |
39426 |
115.11 (0.29) |
8523.3 |
32.11 (0.38) |
7. |
VI Plan (1980-85) |
97500 |
286.95 (0.29) |
2710.1 |
73.20 (0.27) |
8. |
VII Plan (1985-90) |
180000 |
477.59 (0.26) |
35000.0 |
299.00 (0.85) |
9. |
VIII Plan (1992-97) |
434100 |
1118.46 (0.25) |
N.A |
901.06 |
10. |
IX Plan (1997-2002) |
859200 |
1414.41 (0.16) |
N.A |
1380.46 |
11. |
X Plan (2002-2007) |
1525639 |
1163.25 (up to 2004-05) |
51948.04 |
1692.5 (3.26) |
Source: GOI (2008) Handbook on Fisheries Statistics. New Delhi: Ministry of Agriculture.
GOK (1986) Statistical Bulletin of fisheries. Bangalore: Directorate of fisheries.
GOK (1989) Statistical Bulletin of fisheries. Bangalore: Directorate of fisheries.