MP CM Mohan Yadav Announces Blue Revolution, Targets 10 Lakh Tonnes Fish Production In 3 Years With 1 Lakh Cage Cultures
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said that Madhya Pradesh would double its fishery production and usher in a blue revolution by linking water bodies with investment, innovation and exports. He said water bodies would be developed as sources of multiple incomes, while the fisheries sector would be linked with the food processing industry. He was addressing the National Fisheries…
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has announced the state's ambitious plan to double Madhya Pradesh's fishery production and usher in a blue revolution. The government aims to reach 10 lakh tonnes of fish production within the next three years by developing water bodies as sources of multiple incomes and linking the fisheries sector with the food processing industry.
Under the new fisheries policy, the target is to set up 1 lakh cage cultures. The current fishery production stands at 4.45 lakh tonnes. State officials have pledged to increase this figure by Rs 5,000 crore annually. Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted that India is now the world's second-largest fish producer. The central government is actively promoting fisheries, with the value of production reaching Rs 62,408 crore.
India now exports fishery products to 130 countries. The Union minister of state for animal husbandry and dairy, Professor SP Singh, emphasized that Madhya Pradesh's vast rivers and dams, such as Indira Sagar dam, would make the setting up of 1 lakh cages an exemplary example for the country.
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