NE NEWS SERVICE
UDUPI, OCT 17
Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Fisheries, Animal Husbandary and Dairying Dr L Murugan on Sunday said the Department of Fisheries has approved Rs 1,723 crore worth of proposals for 21 States and UTs in phase-I under the PMMSY. Priority has been accorded for income-generating activities under the scheme.
“Under PMMSY, the Department of Fisheries has approved Rs 1,723 crore worth of proposals for 21 States/UTs in phase-I,” Dr L Murugan said in a media interaction at Udupi.
Dr L Murugan is on a two-day visit to Mangalore and Udupi in Karnataka. He visited the Ice plant at Baikampady in Mangalore. He participated in the issuing of sanction orders for the beneficiaries under the refrigrated vehicle and insulated vehicle components of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
Dr Murugan also visited the master cold storage in Kulai and cage culture units at Tannir Bavi. He interacted with the beneficiaries and owners of motorised boats under PMMSY scheme. Dr Murugan also visited Malpe fishing harbour and interacted with the fishermen at Udupi .
He spoke to the media on the occasion and explained about the PMMSY scheme and its reach among the people in coastal areas.
He said that, PMMSY scheme primarily focuses on adopting ‘Cluster or Area based approaches’ and creation of Fisheries clusters through backward and forward linkages. He informed that special focus will be given for employment generation activities such as seaweed and ornamental fish cultivation. It emphasises on interventions for quality brood, seed and feed, with special focus on species diversification, critical infrastructure, marketing networks etc
He informed that, as of now, under PMMSY the Department of Fisheries has approved Rs 1,723 crore worth of proposals for 21 States/UTs in phase-I. Priority has been accorded for income generating activities under PMMSY.
