The Govt. has provided financial assistance under PMMSY

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  Under the flagship Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana(PMMSY) seven major field studies are being carried out by the autonomous body, National Productivity Council (NPC).    The major field studies would be undertaken in seven areas such as - o    Best practices in fish marketing system of Andhra Pradesh and dissemination through workshop; o    Agro-climatic zone-specific mapping of innovative fishing Practices for enhancing Production and Productivity in Upper Gangetic Plain Region; o    Design improvement in storage containers used in supply chain for inland and marine fishes by vendors; o      Improvement in fish marketing infrastructure of Ghazipur and Howrah fish markets; o    Evaluation of Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) and Biofloc technologies and their dissemination through workshop; o    Strengthen the monitoring mechanism of implementation of PMMSY and o    Assessment of post-harvest losses in inland and marine fisheries and to suggest measures   The Govt. has provided financial assistance under PMMSY to individuals and groups engaged in fishing industry and to build critical infrastructure and supply chain to support the industry and PMMSY has received overwhelming responses from states/UTs and projects of value Rs. 14659.12 Crores have been approved by the Govt. till 31.03.2023.