India, Feb. 10 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
Sl. No.
Name of the State/UT
Name of the Cluster
Leading District
Partnering District
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
Jammu & Kashmir
Coldwater Fisheries
Anant Nag
Kulgam & Shopian
Haryana
Saline Water Aquaculture
Sirsa
Rohtak, Hissar & Fatehabad
Madhya Pradesh
Reservoir Fisheries
Bhopal (Halali Dam)
Khandwa (Indira Sagar Dam)
Chhattisgarh
Tilapia Cluster
Raipur
Dhamtri & Kanker
Bihar
Wetland Fisheries
Siwan
Gopalganj & Chapra
Uttar Pradesh
Pangasius Cluster
Sidarth Nagar
Maharajganj and Kabir Nagar, Basti
Odisha
Scampi Cluster
Balasore
Mayurbhanj & Bhadrakh
Andhra Pradesh
Brackish water Aquaculture
West Godavari (Bhimavaram)
Krishna, Elluru & Nellore
Karnataka
Sea Cage Cluster
Uttara Kannada
Badkal & Kumtta
Sikkim
Organic Fisheries cluster
Soreng
-
Jharkhand
Pearl Cluster
Hazaribagh
-
Tamil Nadu
Ornamental Fisheries Cluster
Madurai
-
Lakshadweep Islands
Seaweed Cluster
-
-
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Tuna Cluster
--
--
Telangana
Murrel Cluster
Mancherial
Peddapalli
Kerala
Pearl Spot Cluster
Kollam
Kottayam
Gujarat
Fishing Harbour
Veraval
Mangrol fishing Harbour
Punjab
Saline water Aquaculture
Muktsar Sahib
Fazilka
Uttarakhand
Cold water Fisheries
Pithoragarh
Chamoli Bageswar
West Bengal
Dry Fish Cluster
Purba Mednipur
Sagar Island
Puducherry
Fishing Harbour
Karaikal Fishing Harbour
Thengaithitu Fishing Harbour
Nagaland
Integrated fish farming
Mokokchung
Chumoukedima
Manipur
Pengba fish cluster
Bishnupur
Loktak Lake
Assam
Riverine Fisheries
Goalpara
Kamrup & Darang
Mizoram
Paddy cum fish cluster
Kolasib
Serchhip
Arunachal Pradesh
Aqua-tourism cluster
Ziro
Tawang, West Kameng & Shi-Yomi
Ladakh
Coldwater fisheries
Kargil
Leh
Goa
Estuarine cage culture
North Goa
South Goa
Himachal Pradesh
Coldwater Fisheries
Kullu District
Mandi
Tripura
Pabda fisheries cluster
Unakoti
North Tripura
Rajasthan
Saline water aquaculture
Churu
Hanumangarh
Maharashtra
Fisheries Cooperatives
Raigad
Ratnagiri
Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu
Fishing Harbour
Diu (Vanakbara)
--
Meghalaya
Organic fish farming
West Khasi Hills
East Khasi Hills
Gir Somnath
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) from Financial Year 2020-21 with an estimated investment of Rs.20,750 crore for holistic development of fisheries sector in the country. PMMSY inter-alia provides adoption of a cluster-based approach to enhance the competitiveness of the fisheries sector, facilitate economies of scale, generate higher incomes and accelerate the growth of fisheries and aquaculture in an organized manner.The cluster approach aim to address critical gaps in fisheries value chain, maximize the sector's potential, private sector participation, leveraging of budgetary resources and directing financial resources for addressing the critical gaps at the identified clusters. To continue and sustain the sectoral growth momentum of fisheries sector, the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has notified 34 fisheries clusters under PMMSY. The State-wise and location-wise details of the fisheries clusters notified are furnished at Annexure-I.
The details of the other key fisheries initiatives/schemes implemented by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India are as below:
Statement New Fisheries Clusters:
State-wise and location-wise details of the fisheries clusters notified under Pradhan Mantri Matysa Sampada Yojana
This information was given by Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh in the Lok Sabha today in response to a question asked.
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