Help fishermen benefit from PMMSY, says Union Minister Parshottam Rupla
The Hindu
Help fishermen benefit from Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), says Union Minister Parshottam Rupla. Work on the ₹450-crore aqua park at Nizampatnam has already begun, says the Union Fisheries Minister.
Union Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries Parshottam Rupala has asked the district officials and bankers to help the fishing community derive the benefits of the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), a Central government scheme that is aimed at bringing about ecologically healthy, economically viable, and socially inclusive development of the fisheries sector.
Mr. Parshottam Rupla was speaking at a programme organised at Nizampatnam in Bapatla district on January 2 (Tuesday). Of the four aqua parks sanctioned across the country, one was located in Nizampatnam, and works on the ₹450-crore project had already started, he added.
The Union Minister also said that the Central government had sanctioned loans to the farmers at Nizampatnam through the Kisan Credit Card.
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