Fueling the Blue Economy: Six years of PMMSY transforming India’s fisheries sector

September 11, 2026 12:48 AM

Fueling the Blue Economy: Six years of PMMSY transforming India’s fisheries sector

India’s fisheries sector is emerging as a significant driver of livelihoods, food security, exports and the country’s wider Blue Economy, with the government’s Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) providing a major push towards modern infrastructure, technology and sustainable growth. Launched in 2020, PMMSY completes six years on September 10, 2026. With a total outlay of ₹20,750 crore, the scheme has sought to address critical gaps across the fisheries value chain, from produc...

Bihar gets ₹31.21-crore Integrated Aqua Park, NFDB regional centre to strengthen fisheries sector

June 16, 2026 10:40 AM

Bihar gets ₹31.21-crore Integrated Aqua Park, NFDB regional centre to strengthen fisheries sector

Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Monday laid the foundation stone of an Integrated Aqua Park in Bhojpur and inaugurated a regional centre of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) in Patna. The Integrated Aqua Park, approved under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) at a cost of ₹31.21 crore, will serve as a comprehensive aquaculture facility with hatcheries, biofloc tanks, Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) uni...