State Govt serious about fishermen’s welfare

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State Govt serious about fishermen’s welfare

Wednesday, 25 December 2019 | Staff Reporter | Bhopal

In the last one year, important decisions were taken and implemented for fisheries development and fishermen’s welfare in the State. As a result, the fish farmers were able to produce 2 lakh tons of fish. It was the result of systematic schemes of the Government that a record production of 163.25 crore fish-seeds (standard fry) was also produced during this period. Sandeep Pardeshi, a fish farmer of Dewas, was also honoured by the Government of India on World Fisheries Day with second prize for excellent fish production.

To empower the fish farmers financially, 6,293 Fishermen Credit Cards were issued at zero percent interest rate for short term loans. The Government has secured the lives of fishermen and every person associated with fisheries sector by insuring them. 338 cages have been established in the state under the Neel Kranti Yojana and National Agriculture Development Scheme. Now 4 to 5 tons of Pangasius fish are being produced from each cage.

To increase fish productivity, four fishfeed mills have been set up for fish-feed production on private sector grant. Necessary funds have been provided for the establishment of 5 hatcheries for fish seed production and promotion in the private sector. Along with this, 105 retail fish markets have also been constructed in the Nagar Panchayats / Gram Panchayats to provide fair price to the fishermen for their produce and fresh and hygienic fish to the consumers under the National Agriculture Development Scheme.

The fishermen working in the reservoir were paid Rs 20 crores by the Fisheries Federation for hunted fish. In the closed season, fishermen and their family members were paid more than Rs 3 crore under Livelihood Support Scheme.

A payment of Rs 343 lakhs was made to 5,031 fishermen under the Naav-Jaal Anudan Yojana.

Under the Mukhya Mantri Meenakshi Kanya Vivah Yojana, the State Government spent Rs 28.60 lakh for the marriage of 143 daughters of fishermen. Under the Incentive Award Scheme, 28 Fisheries Cooperative Societies and 247 fishermen were given a total amount of Rs 21.22 lakh by the State Government in the Federation’s reservoir. Under the Nishadraj Scholarship Scheme, Education Incentive Scheme, Critical Illness Grant Scheme, Anugrah Yojana, Fishermen Training Scheme conducted by the State Cooperative Fisheries Federation, the state government provided Rs  22.44 lakh as incentive to fishermen. In this way, in the last one year, total attention was paid to the welfare of fishermen.

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