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New Indian Express
11-07-2025
- Business
- New Indian Express
India world's second largest fish producer: Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh
BHUBANESWAR: Union minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D) Rajiv Ranjan Singh on Thursday said the central government has made a historic investment of Rs 38,572 crore through various schemes for significantly enhancing income and livelihood security of people involved in the sector. Speaking at an event organised at CIFA here to mark National Fish Farmers Day 2025, he said the fisheries sector provides livelihood to over three crore fishers and fish farmers in the country. They have catapulted India to the position of second-largest fish producer in the world, with inland fisheries contributing nearly 75 per cent of the total production. Singh emphasised the importance of cluster development as a strategy for scaling up production and encouraged fish farmers to leverage financial assistance under the Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme. The minister launched new fisheries clusters under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 17 states, including Odisha. The new additions bring the total number of fisheries clusters across the country to 34. He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for 70 projects with an outlay of Rs 105 crore, spanning 11 states. Union secretary of FAH&D Abhilaksh Likhi highlighted major initiatives including the aqua park in Sambalpur, scampi hatcheries and disaster preparedness in 18 cyclone-prone villages in the state. He lauded Odisha's key role in the highest fish production and the government's focus on deep-sea fishing and harbour modernisation. F&ARD minister Gokulananda Mallik, secretary SK Vashist and CIFA director PK Sahoo were present.
India Gazette
09-07-2025
- Business
- India Gazette
Centre invested Rs 38,572 Cr in fisheries sector since 2015, doubling fish production: Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): The Central government has cumulatively invested Rs 38,572 crore in the fisheries sector since 2015, resulting in a doubling of fish production in the country, a press release stated. According to the press release by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, since 2015, the Government of India has infused an accumulative investment to the tune of Rs 38,572 crore in the fisheries sector. As a result, India's fish production rose from 95.79 lakh tonnes in FY 2013-14 to a record 195 lakh tonnes in FY 2024-25, marking 104 per cent growth. Inland fisheries and aquaculture witnessed a 140 per cent increase. India's seafood exports have crossed Rs 60,500 crore, with shrimp production jumping by 270 per cent over the last decade. The investment in the fisheries sector has been made under the government's Blue Revolution initiative. As per the Department of Fisheries' website, the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has merged all ongoing schemes under the umbrella of Blue Revolution. Meanwhile, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, will launch several key initiatives at the National Fish Farmers Day 2025 celebrations at ICAR-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar, on July 10. The initiatives include the announcement of new Fisheries Clusters, the release of the ICAR Training Calendar, and the unveiling of guidelines on seed certification and hatchery operations aimed at ensuring quality, standardisation, and capacity building in the fisheries sector. The Union Minister will also felicitate fisheries beneficiaries, including traditional fishers, cooperatives/FFPOs, KCC cardholders, and promising fisheries start-ups. In addition, virtual foundation stones will be laid, and select PMMSY-supported fisheries projects will be inaugurated, marking a strong push towards infrastructure development, entrepreneurship promotion, and inclusive growth in the sector, the press release said. National Fish Farmer Day 2025 is celebrated to honour and commemorate the contributions of Professor Dr Hiralal Chaudhury and his colleague Dr K. H. Alikunhi, who guided the induced breeding and reproduction in Indian Major Carps using the Hypophysation technique on this day in 1957, which eventually led to a revolution in Inland Aquaculture. (ANI)
