India, July 22 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
S.N
Name of States
Total no. of reservoirs
1
Arunachal Pradesh
12
2
Bihar
12
3
Chhattisgarh
27
4
Goa
3
6
Gujarat
12
7
Himachal Pradesh
5
8
Jammu & Kashmir
4
9
Jharkhand
41
10
Karnataka
11
11
Kerala
28
12
Madhya Pradesh
22
13
Maharashtra
34
14
Manipur
4
15
Meghalaya
3
16
Mizoram
3
17
Nagaland
1
18
Odisha
25
19
Punjab
7
20
Rajasthan
15
21
Tamilnadu
10
22
Telangana
27
23
Tripura
1
24
Uttarakhand
6
25
Uttar Pradesh
19
26
Andhra Pradesh
13
27
West Bangal
6
Total
351
S.N
Name of States
Total no. of Amrit Sarovars
1
Bihar
5
2
Himachal Pradesh
4
3
Jharkhand
5
4
Meghalaya
3
5
Chhattisgarh
5
6
Madhya Pradesh
5
7
Uttarakhand
4
8
Mizoram
2
9
Kerala
4
10
Gujarat
3
11
Telangana
6
12
Uttar Pradesh
12
13
Tamilnadu
6
14
Odisha
5
15
Nagaland
5
16
Rajasthan
5
17
Tripura
5
18
Assam
5
19
Punjab
3
20
Maharashtra
6
21
Sikkim
2
Total
100
The Government of India in the Union Budget, 2026-27 has announced the development of fisheries and aquaculture by undertaking integrated development of 500 reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars in the country. The initiative reinforces the Government's objective to harvest the untapped fisheries potential from reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars, strengthening livelihood of fishermen in the reservoirs and engagement of women self help groups (SHGs), fisheries cooperatives, Fish Farmers Producer Organizations (FFPO) for development of fisheries in Amrit Sarovars and Reservoirs.
(b): The investment for the implementation of the Integrated Development of Reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars will be based on the Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) submitted by the States and Union Territories (UTs). The selection has been done in consultation with the States and UTs, considering the perennial water availability and fisheries potential of the identified reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars. State and UT wise reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars identified as on date are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.
(c): The Department of Fisheries (DoF), Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D), Government of India (GoI) with the objective of enhancing fisher's income in the country is promoting Fish Farmer Producer Organization (FFPOs), women-led groups and fisheries cooperatives under the Integrated development of Reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars. This includes the formation of new Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs), women-led groups, and fisheries cooperatives, as well as support for existing ones, in the selected reservoirs and Amrit Sarovars.
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