evidence: As per a response in the Lok Sabha, ‘Government of India has identified Fisheries as a key sector considering its immense potential for growth, to achieve economic prosperity and nutritional security by effective utilization of water resources in a sustainable manner. Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries has restructured the Central Plan Schemes by merging all fisheries schemes under an umbrella of Blue Revolution. The restructured Scheme on Blue Revolution: Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries approved in December, 2015 by the Government provides for a focused development and management of the fisheries sector to increase both fish production and fish productivity from aquaculture and fisheries resources. This includes both the inland and marine fisheries sector, including deep sea fishing with special focus on modern and innovative techniques. The objectives of the scheme are to - Increase the overall fish production in a responsible and sustainable manner for economic prosperity - Modernize the fisheries with special focus on new technologies - Ensure food and nutritional security - Generate employment and export earnings and - Ensure inclusive development and empower fishers and aquaculture farmers [...] The first claim is that government has provided for ‘integrated development and management of fisheries with an outlay of Rs. According to the expenditure budget of 2018-19, the revised budget estimates for integrated development and management of fisheries for the year 2017-18 is Rs. 301.73 crores while for the year of 2018-19, it is Rs. 632.61 crores.