Out of Rs 7,97,80,608 sanctioned for the State under Ayushman Bharat scheme for 2018-19, Rs 2,58,80,329 has been spent. Against, 56,728 people who applied for the scheme, medical assistance has been given to 1,109 beneficiaries, Jayantakumar said in response to a query raised by O Henry. Replying to another question raised by Surjakumar, Fishery Minister N Kayisii said that the total annual fish requirement of the State is 52,000 metric tonnes and the State’s total annual fish production is 32,000 metric tonnes. As such, the gap of 20,000 metric tonnes are imported from outside the State and its total cost may be around Rs 400 crore, Kayisii said. With a view to make the State self-reliant in fish production by 2020, the State Government has constituted the Manipur State Fisheries Development Technical Committee. At the recommendation of the State Government, banks have given loans to 239 fish farmers against 2871 fish farmers who applied for similar loans. Machinery required for setting up a fish feed mill in Imphal West will arrive in the State within the next couple of days, Kayisii added.