India, March 18 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying is implementing a new Central Sector Sub-scheme namely the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) under the ongoing Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) for a period of four years from FY 2023-24 to FY 2026-27 at an estimated outlay of rs 6000 crore.
Under PM-MKSSY, the Sub-scheme provides support for: (i) formalization of the unorganized part of fisheries sector by providing work based digital identity to fishers, fish farmers and other stakeholders through National Fisheries Digital Platform (ii) facilitating access to institutional credit, (iii) incent...