Team Blitz India
NEW DELHI: The department of fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying, has taken various initiatives and programs to boost fish production in the country. As a result of this, inland fish production, during last nine years, witnessed the annual growth rateof 8.78% and registered the production of 131.13 lakh tonnes in 2022-23.
The implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS): blue revolution: integrated development and management of fisheries during the period from 2015-16 to 2019-20 with the total outlay of Rs. 3000 crore helped in the growth of inland fish. The implementation of flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) saw an investment of Rs. 20,050 crore for a period of five years covering all the States\UTs.
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) also enhanced India’s export competitiveness, and provided support for quality fish production, species diversification, promotion of export-oriented species.
The implementation of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) with a total fund size of Rs 7522.48 crore for 5 years from 2018-19 to 2023-24 played a major role in helping the growth of inland fisheries.
