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Centre Approves Rs 353 Crore Fisheries Package for Telangana
Centre Approves Rs 353 Crore Fisheries Package for Telangana
The Centre has approved fisheries projects worth Rs 353.01 crore in Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.…
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The Centre has approved fisheries projects worth Rs 353.01 crore in Telangana under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. The Centre will contribute Rs 112.68 crore. The package includes a Rs 47.03 crore wholesale fish market in Hyderabad with cold-chain facilities.
The plan also covers hatcheries, aquaculture, fish outlets and livelihood support. It includes 771 two-wheelers with ice boxes, 341 three-wheelers, six insulated vehicles, 185 kiosks and two live fish vending centres. A Murrel cluster and Centre of Excellence are planned in Mancherial. The National Fisheries Development Board will coordinate the programme.
The Indian Opinion
The package may help fish farmers and traditional fishermen if storage, transport and market access improve. But claims that it will deliver immediate gains confuse approval with execution. The source gives no timelines, procurement status or arrangements for distributing the equipment. Nor does it show how much has been spent. Reports should track completed assets, functioning cold storage and the number of beneficiaries before celebrating results. Will the promised 771 two-wheelers and 341 three-wheelers reach working fish vendors?
Source: thehindu.com
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