East Jaintia Hills District celebrates National Fish Farmers Day

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaJuly 11, 2023

The Office of the Superintendent of Fisheries, East Jaintia Hills District, Khliehriat today observed the National Fish Farmers Day at the premises of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office. The National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated on the 10^th of July every year to mark the achievements of developing the technology of induced breeding by hypophysation techniques and to recognize the contributions of fish farmers, the aquaculture industry, research Institutes, and other stakeholders for their dedicated efforts, innovations, and visions for the development of the fisheries sector.

Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills District, Khliehriat, Abhilash Baranwal, IAS, Superintendent of Fisheries, East Jaintia Hills District, H Kharbuki along with the beneficiaries participated in the National Fish Farmers Day Meet-2023 organized by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu which was broadcasted through Webex Video Conferencing.

As part of the observation, 176 Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) Projects covering 18 States were virtually inaugurated by the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, Parshottam Rupala in the august presence of Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Balyan, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, Dr. L Murugan, Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Information and Broadcasting, Government of India, and AL Hek Minister of Fisheries, Government of Meghalaya. 

Additionally, for East Jaintia Hills District, a Motor Cycle with Ice Box and 3 (Three) numbers of Three Wheelers with Icebox under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) scheme was virtually inaugurated by Parshottam Rupala during the National Fish Farmers Day Meet-2023. Four beneficiaries benefited from the PMMSY scheme inaugurated today and the above-mentioned mobile transportation for fish and fish products was handed over to beneficiaries after the programme.