The provisions in the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) will be revised to enable fishermen to buy trawlers and boats of their choice for deep-sea fishing, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said on Sunday.
Addressing a convention of fishermen here as part of the Fisheries Ministry’s Sagara Parikrama programme, Rupala said fishermen had pointed out the difficulties they faced in the purchase of deep-sea fishing vessels as per the technical specification prescribed in the PMMSY scheme.
The changes will be made in the scheme to suit the needs of fishermen to get the fishing vessel of their choice, the Minister said, adding the State governments have been asked to submit the necessary proposals before the Ministry.