DDG (Fisheries Science), ICAR speaks on Priorities in Fisheries and Aquaculture, emphasizing on PM's Vision on Blue Revolution

摘要

Our Hon'ble Prime Minister (PM) has stated in his public speech at Somnath town, Gujarat on 8th March, 2017 (and also at the International Agro-Biodiversity Congress, held at New Delhi on 6th November, 2016) that we have to achieve a blue revolution in India, which has to come from fisheries and aquaculture sector and we have to double the income of agriculturists, fishermen and fish fanners, bring in prosperity for them. Foreseeing the high potential in fisheries sector, PM has called for this Blue Revolution or the Neel Kranti Mission. Its vision, which has been given by the PM in 2016, is to achieve economic prosperity of the country and the fishermen and fish farmers, as well as contribute towards food and nutritional security through full potential utilization of water resources for fisheries development in a sustainable manner, keeping in view the bio-security and environmental concerns.