Fisheries and Aquaculture comprise an important sector of food production in India, contributing sizably to the food basket. It provides gainful employment and livelihood support to more than 14 million people engaged in different fisheries activities. Realizing the immense scope for development of fisheries and aquaculture, the Government of India has restructured the Central Plan Scheme under an umbrella of Blue Revolution.
Central Government Institutes/Agencies, NFDB, ICAR Institutes etc.
It has been targeted to enhance the fish production from 107.95 lakh tonnes in 2015-16 to about 150 lakh tonnes by the end of the financial year 2019-20.
The financial outlay for financial year 2018-19 is Rs 732.45 crore.