Govt fish seed farms producint over 14CR high quality fish seedlings annually : Cabinet minister
Punjab Newsline, Chandigarh, February 12-
Punjab cabinet minister Gurmeet Singh Khudian, on Wednesday, said that the state has witnessed an impressive growth in the Fisheries sector with the implementation of slew of measures to enhance fish production and aquaculture development. The state government’s Fish Seed Farms are producing over 14 crore high quality fish seed annually, which is being provided to farmers at subsidized rates.
He further informed that 16 Government Fish Seed Farms, 11 fish feed mills and seven laboratories are dedicated to the fish farmers and 14.74 crore fish seedling have been produced upto December 2024, which was 13.90 crore in 2023. The state has 43,973 acres under fish farming and 1,81,188 tonnes of fish production is being obtained from natural waters, private and panchayati ponds.
The Fisheries Minister stated that the state’s youth and women have been encouraged to adopt fisheries as an occupation and a financial benefit of 40% to 60% of a unit cost has been extended for adopting various projects.