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| Navin stresses for creating awareness among masses about beneficiary oriented schemes | | |  Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct, 29: Principal Secretary Fisheries Department, Animal/Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture, Horticulture and Cooperatives Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary, along with Director Fisheries, Mohammad Amin Mir, today inaugurated office of Directorate of Fisheries at Tourist Reception Center Srinagar.
On the occasion, the Director briefed the Principal Secretary about various ongoing developmental activities of the department.
It was informed that the fish production during the year 2019-20 has reached to 21.35 thousands tonne and the department is continuously upgrading and strengthening the infrastructure for efficient and sustainable aquaculture.
Director Fisheries informed that the propagation of Fish Culture in the private sector has been successfully undertaken to provide employment avenues to the educated un-employed youth and till date 1703 Carp rearing units and 534 Trout Rearing units besides 1 Trout Hatchery has been established in private sector.
It was given out that about 17398 professional Fishermen of the Union Territory derive their livelihood from natural water resources on nominal average license fee of Rs. 400 or 500 per annum.
Director Fisheries also informed that during the current year, there was remarkable achievement in the Trout as well as Carp Seed production and the efforts are being made to double the income of Fish Farmers by 2022.
During the current financial year, under Capex budget an amount of Rs.169.51 lakh has been utilized against the released amount of Rs.263.00 lakh till date and an amount of Rs. 299.00 lakh stand realized as revenue on account of fish sale, license recovery and miscellaneous including trout angling permits.
Speaking on the occasion, Principal Secretary highlighted the importance of recently launched economic package of Government of India (GOI) under Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan (Self Reliant India) for Fisheries Sector to bring "Blue Revolution" through sustainable and responsible Development of Fisheries under the nomenclature Pardhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). |
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