India, Feb. 4 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing flagship scheme namely "Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)" with investment of rs 20,050 crore in fisheries sector for a period of 5 years with effect from the FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25 in all the States/UTs. PMMSY inter-alia, envisages to address critical gaps in fish production, productivity, quality, technology, post-harvest infrastructure and management, modernization and strengthening of value chain, reduction of post-harvest losses, traceability etc including marketing infrastructure. For creation and strengthening of marketing infrastructure, PMMSY has supp...