₹39,272 crore committed to fisheries sector schemes

Government schemes have committed ₹39,272 crore to fisheries, with interventions aimed at 74.66 lakh fishers and fish farmers across India, according to the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying.

Programmes include Blue Revolution Scheme, Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Samridhi Sah Yojana (PM-MKSSY) and Kisan Credit Card (KCC). The government added 46,500 facilities, including fish transport systems, retail and wholesale markets, kiosks, feed mills, ice plants, cold storage and value-added enterprise units, with an investment of ₹3,393.85 crore.

Five modern and smart fish markets are under development and are expected to create 15,900 jobs. Under PMMSY, projects worth over ₹4,155 crore, including a central share of ₹1,572 crore, were approved over the last five years for more than 1.28 lakh women. The government has supported 2,195 Fisheries Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs); under PM-MKSSY, 5,500 fisheries cooperatives are being strengthened to work as FFPOs.