Fisheries and Animal Husbandry Minister Pradeep Maharathy on Wednesday informed the Assembly that the State requires 3,26,097 MT of fish, 240,000 MT meat, 39,371 lakh eggs and 31.93 lakh tonnes milk on an average yearly against the production capacity of 3,98,011 MT (fish), 153.82 lakh tonnes (meat), 23,609 lkah eggs and 18.62 lakh tonnes milk.
The Minister while replying to a query of BJP MlA Dilip Ray informed the House that in 2010-11 the State had produced 3,86,185 MT fish followed by 3,81,828 MT in 2011-12, 4,10,144 MT in 2012-13 and 4,13,889 MT in 2013-14.
In comparison to Odisha, the Minister added that the yearly average fish production rate in Tamil Nadu stands at 6,17,750 MT, 6,90,803 MT in Kerala, 16,99,460 MT in Andhra Pradesh, 14,96,493 MT in West Bengal.
The Minister informed the House that in last three years the State has exported 2,13,866 MT fish to other State and imported 106,998 MT fish during the same period. The Minister further informed the House that though the State has become self sufficient in poultry meat but it still imports around 19 lkah eggs from Andhra Pradesh.
To become the State self reliant in meat, eggs and milk production by 2020, the Minister informed the House that the Government has undertaken various schemes like subsidy provision for farmers in this sector.