The apathy to the ‘blue revolution’ has changed considerably with India’s first and biggest fisheries scheme called the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), with an outlay of Rs.20,050 crores over a period of five years on Sept. 10, 2021.
PMMSY is designed to address critical gaps in fish production and productivity, quality control, adoption of advance technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernization, innovation and strengthening of value chain, traceability, establishing a powerful fisheries management framework and fishers’ welfare. While aspiring to consolidate the achievements of Blue Revolution Scheme, PMMSY envisages many new, unique and innovative scheme and vision for the sector.
Obviously, the scheme is part of the larger Blue Revolution that was undertaken by the government of India towards ensuring the growth of the aquaculture industry. Through design, India aimed at tapping the massive reserves of fish around the mainland of India as well as around islands. Additionally, the idea was to modernize the industry through new technologies and processes, which would transform the sector and double the income of the fishermen and fisherwomen involved.
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