Support for Traditional Fish Farming

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New Delhi : The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has been implementing a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries, under which financial assistance is provided to the State Governments/UTs to support the fishermen for procurement of Craft & Gear for fishing, Establishment of Hatcheries, setting up of Fish Seed Rearing units including input cost, Cage/Pen culture, post harvest facilities such as ice plants, cold storages, insulated and refrigerated trucks, fish marketing facilities, Saving-cum-Relief during fishing ban period, Housing for Fishers, Insurance to fishers.

Besides, National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) had also supported stocking of fingerling in Loktak Lake, Manipur,  during two financial years, which includes stocking of 50 lakh fingerling during 2015-16 and stocking of 12.50 lakh fingerling during 2018-19 in the Loktak Lake.

The Government of Manipur has reported that the Loktak Development Authority (LDA), Manipur, has been implementing livelihood improvement programmes for the fisher folks from time-to-time. Fishers are also assisted in alternative income generation programmes through poultry, Piggery, and Paddy cum Pisciculture activities by the LDA.

This information was given in a written reply by Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Pratap Chandra Sarangi in Lok Sabha on December 10, 2019, according to a PIB release.