Minister of the Fisheries Union, Animal Breeding and Dairy Rajiv Ranjan Singh said on Saturday that the federal government goals to extend fish production from 17.5 million tons to 22 million tons. The Minister of the Union chaired here the eleventh annual General Meeting of the Managing Authority of the National Fisheries Development Council (NFDB).
“At the meeting of the NFDB management body, there was a discussion today about increasing the production of fish from (current) 17.5 million tons to 22 million tons … by focusing on technology, investments and innovations. We will do a strategy on this topic and work to achieve the goal (22 million tons) – said Rajiv Ranjan Singh.
Meanwhile, Rajiv Ranjan Singh together with the Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Breeding and Dairy Sing Sing Singh Baghel and a member of Niti Aayog prof. RAMESH Chand inaugurated the startup of Fisheries Koncclave 2.0 on Saturday, an official edition.
“Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge 2.0” fired as part of Fisheries Startup Conclave 2.0 In order to support startups in production and related areas, it will increase support to 10 winning startups with RS 1 Crore financing.
He said that the Fisheries Department was organized by Startup Conclave 2.0 to promote innovations in the fisheries sector. As part of this initiative, Fisheries Startup Grand Challenge 2.0 began to support startups in the field of production and related areas. The program aims to support entrepreneurship, technological progress and sustainable development in fisheries and aquaculture, increasing production and efficiency.
“Thanks to the Fisheries Grand Challenge 2.0, the support might be expanded to 10 winning startups with RS 1 Crore in financing. Each victorious proposal will receive structured incubation support from ICAR (ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Technology) (National Fisheries Development Board) NFDB or other related institutions as part of the Fisheries Department, “he said.
These incubators will play a key role in the mentoring of startups, offering ability building programs and providing access to production infrastructure, to help them scale solutions effectively, gave a message. The Fisheries Department at the position on “X” said Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who turned to the startups of the conclave 2.0, emphasized that the startups play a key role in generating employment, especially for young people, and warranted that the Indian government is involved of their support and support.
He added that Rajiv Ranjan Singh also officially launched the NFDB mobile application, which goals to strengthen the position of fishermen, entrepreneurs and knowledge stakeholders, resources and support in real time, support growth and innovation within the fisheries sector.
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