Status of fisheries sector in India

Realizing the immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture, the Government of India hasrestructured the Central Plan Schemes under an umbrella of Blue Revolution. The restructured CentrallySponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management ofFisherieswasapproved in December, 2015 by the CCEA with a total central budgetary outlay of Rs.3000 crorefor five years (i.e. till end 2019-20).

The major components of the CSS on Blue Revolution scheme are as under:

i. Development of Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture,

ii. Development of Marine Fisheries, Infrastructure and Post-harvest Operations,

iii. National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen

iv. Monitoring, Control and Surveillance and other need-based Interventions (MCS),

v. Institutional Arrangement for Fisheries Sector,

vi. Strengthening of Database & Geographical Information System of the Fisheries Sector (SoDGIS),

vii. National Fisheries Development Board and its activities(NFDB)

The Blue Revolution scheme, with its multi-dimensional activities, focuses mainly on increasingfisheries production and productivity from both aquaculture and fisheries resources in inland and marine sectors.Further, foreseeing the immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture sector, various initiatives have been taken by the Government of India through launching a ‘Fisheries and Aquaculture InfrastructureDevelopment Fund (FIDF)’ on 24th October, 2018, at a total outlay of Rs 7522.48 crore to assist in creatingseveral infrastructural needs of the sector in the country. The Government of India has also extended the facilityof Kisan Credit Card (KCC) to fisheries and animal husbandry farmers to help them meet their working capitalneeds. The KCC facility will help fishers and fish farmers to meet their short term working capital requirements.

The fish production in the country is growing at an annual average rate of 7% during recentyears.

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