Fish Production has Increased to 197.75 Lakh Tonnes in FY 2024-25 from 95.79 Lakh Tonnes Fish Production in FY 2013-14 Increasing a Significant 106%.
13 January 2026, New Delhi: The Government of India has set in motion a series of transformative initiatives aimed at fostering the comprehensive development of the fisheries and aquaculture sector within the country. Over the years, there has been a significant upswing in central government investments dedicated to this sector. From the initiation of this endeavour in 2015, the cumulative investments, totalling an impressive Rs 38,572 Cr, have been approved or announced across various schemes namely Blue Revolution, Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY).
Projects worth Rs. 32,723 crore have been approved since 2014-15.The Department of Fisheries has adopted a cluster-based development model under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) to promote competitiveness and organized growth in fisheries and aquaculture. So far, 34 clusters namely: Seaweed cluster in Lakshadweep, ornamental fisheries cluster in Tamil Nadu, pearl cluster in Jharkhand, tuna fisheries cluster in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, organic fisheries cluster in Sikkim, Coldwater fisheries cluster in Jammu & Kashmir, saline water aquaculture cluster in Haryana, reservoir fisheries cluster in Madhya Pradesh, tilapia cluster in Chhattisgarh, wetland fisheries cluster in Bihar, pangasius cluster in Uttar Pradesh, scampi cluster in Andhra Pradesh, brackish water aquaculture cluster in Karnataka, sea cage cluster in Telangana, Murrel cluster in Kerala, pearl spot cluster in Gujarat, saline water aquaculture cluster in Punjab, Coldwater fisheries cluster in Uttarakhand, dry fish cluster in West Bengal, fishing harbour cluster in Puducherry, integrated fish farming cluster in Nagaland, Pengba fish cluster in Manipur, riverine fisheries cluster in Assam, paddy cum fish cluster in Mizoram, aqua-tourism cluster in Arunachal Pradesh, Coldwater fisheries cluster in Ladakh, estuarine cage culture cluster in Goa, Coldwater fisheries cluster in Himachal Pradesh, Pabda fisheries cluster in Tripura, saline water aquaculture cluster in Rajasthan, fisheries cooperatives cluster in Maharashtra, fishing harbour cluster in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, organic fish farming cluster in Meghalaya, and Coldwater fisheries cluster in Himachal Pradesh.
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