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3 years of PM Matsya Sampada Yojana Nation

Under the scheme, these major
targets will be met in 2024-2025.
n Increase fish production from 13.75 million metric
tonnes in 2018–2019 to 22 million metric tonnes in Many times more investment is being made
2024–2025. in the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada
n Increase fish productivity per hectare from 3 to 5 Yojana than the investment made in it after
tonnes. independence. The Blue Revolution scheme is
n In 2024-2025, revenue from fish exports is expected to running alongside it.The result of these efforts
reach Rs 1 lakh crore. is that all the records of fish production in the
n Reducing post-production losses from 20-25% to 10%. country have been broken.
n Increase per capita fish consumption from 5 kg to 12 kg
- Narendra Modi, Prime Minister

Protection of Lives and
Livelihoods from PMMSY

n A total of 34 states and Union Territories have been
included in the scheme.
n Fishermen are given monthly assistance of Rs 1500 in
lean season for a maximum of 3 months.
n In FY 2022–23, 6.77 lakh fishermen's families were given
livelihood and nutritional support.
n Farmers are being given Kisan Credit Cards for the
first time. So far, about 88 thousand Kisan Cards have
been issued, and loans worth Rs 1060 crore have been
sanctioned.
n Rs 5 lakh group insurance coverage for fishermen; 27.51
lakh fishermen insured in 2 years.
20 Increase in fish production in the country

15 A sub-scheme of PMMSY has also

5.66 MMT production has in FY 2023–24 with an outlay of Rs
10 8.67 MMT 16.25 MMT India's fish been announced to be launched

increased by
5 about 70 lakh 6,000 crore. The objective of this
metric tonnes in sub-scheme is to help address
the last nine years.
the risks associated with the
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aquaculture system.
2000-01 2011-12 2021-22

he Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana barren land, which has helped to strengthen their
(PMMSY) has improved the economic economic base. Sirsa accounts for 50% of all prawn
Tcondition of lakhs of aquaculture and fish farming in Punjab. Telangana and West Bengal buy
farming farmers across the country, including white prawns in Sirsa and export them to China.
Chetan Raj of Karnataka, Sumitra of Punjab, The majority of these fish producers are women.
Raghuveer Singh of Rampur in Uttar Pradesh, and This scheme is helping fish farmers become self-
Amrit Lal of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh. reliant.
Farmers in Sirsa have begun prawn farming on Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the farmers

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