Celebration of National Fish Farmer Day, 2025
Celebration of National Fish Farmer Day, 2025
The National Fish Farmers Day is observed every year on 10th July to commemorate the successful induced breeding of Indian Major Carps (IMC) in 1957 by the renowned scientists namely Dr. Hira Lal Chaudhury and Dr. K.H. Alikunhi. The intent of celebrating this day is to recognize the contributions made by fish farmers, entrepreneurs, and fishermen to the development of the nation’s fisheries sector and to create an ecosystem to collectively think and discuss the ways to sustainably manage our fisheries resources. The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying celebrated the National Fish Farmers Day, 2025 (NFFD-2025) at Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), Bhubaneswar on 10th July 2025. During the said NFFD-2025, several key initiatives were launched including the announcement of new 17 fisheries production and processing clusters in addition to the already notified 17 clusters, ICAR Training Calendar on Fisheries, Guidelines on Hatchery Accreditation and Seed Certification of Freshwater Finfishes and Shellfishes. Beneficiaries were felicitated under various schemes such as the Kisan Credit Card (KCC), aquaculture crop insurance, fisheries cooperatives and Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FFPOs), and fisheries start-ups. In addition to the above, 70 fisheries projects were virtually inaugurated and foundation were laid supported under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an outlay of Rs.105 crore, marking a strong push towards infrastructure development, entrepreneurship promotion, and inclusive growth in the sector. The State-wise details of locations of these clusters are furnished at Annexure-I. These clusters are strategically identified for their region-specific potential and are aimed at enhancing fish production, promoting value addition, improving market access, and creating livelihood opportunities through fisheries cooperative development and private investment.
National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) is designated to assess the gap analysis of all the aforesaid production and processing fisheries clusters with end-to-end solutions. The budgetary requirements for gap filling projects are undertaken from the ongoing schemes of Government of India like Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY), Kisan Credit Card (KCC) etc. and Schemes and programs implemented by the respective States.
Annexure-I
State-wise details of total 34 Fisheries Clusters notified under PMMSY
Sl. No.
Name of the State/UT
Name of the Cluster
Leading District
Partnering District
(i)
(iii)
(ii)
(iv)
(v)
Jammu & Kashmir
Coldwater Fisheries
Anant Nag
Kulgam & Shopian
Haryana
Saline Water Aquaculture
Sirsa
Rohtak, Hissar & Fatehabad
Madhya Pradesh
Reservoir Fisheries
Bhopal (Halali Dam)
Khandwa (Indira Sagar Dam)
Chhattisgarh
Tilapia Cluster
Raipur
Dhamtri & Kanker
Bihar
Wetland Fisheries
Siwan
Gopalganj & Chapra
Uttar Pradesh
Pangasius Cluster
Sidarth Nagar
Maharajganj and Kabir Nagar, Basti
Odisha
Scampi Cluster
Balasore
Mayurbhanj & Bhadrakh
Andhra Pradesh
Brackish water Aquaculture
West Godavari (Bhimavaram)
Krishna, Elluru & Nellore
Karnataka
Sea Cage Cluster
Uttara Kannada
Badkal & Kumtta
Sikkim
Organic Fisheries cluster
Soreng
–
Jharkhand
Pearl Cluster
Hazaribagh
–
Tamil Nadu
Ornamental Fisheries Cluster
Madurai
–
Lakshadweep Islands
Seaweed Cluster
–
–
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Tuna Cluster
—
—
Telangana
Murrel Cluster
Mancherial
Peddapalli
Kerala
Pearl Spot Cluster
Kollam
Kottayam
Gujarat
Fishing Harbour
Veraval
Mangrol fishing Harbour
Punjab
Saline water Aquaculture
Muktsar Sahib
Fazilka
Uttarakhand
Cold water Fisheries
Pithoragarh
Chamoli Bageswar
West Bengal
Dry Fish Cluster
Purba Mednipur
Sagar Island
Puducherry
Fishing Harbour
Karaikal Fishing Harbour
Thengaithitu Fishing Harbour
Nagaland
Integrated fish farming
Mokokchung
Chumoukedima
Manipur
Pengba fish cluster
Bishnupur
Loktak Lake
Assam
Riverine Fisheries
Goalpara
Kamrup & Darang
Mizoram
Paddy cum fish cluster
Kolasib
Serchhip
Arunachal Pradesh
Aqua-tourism cluster
Ziro
Tawang, West Kameng & Shi-Yomi
Ladakh
Coldwater fisheries
Kargil
Leh
Goa
Estuarine cage culture
North Goa
South Goa
Himachal Pradesh
Coldwater Fisheries
Kullu District
Mandi
Tripura
Pabda fisheries cluster
Unakoti
North Tripura
Rajasthan
Saline water aquaculture
Churu
Hanumangarh
Maharashtra
Fisheries Cooperatives
Raigad
Ratnagiri
Dadar & Nagar Haveli and Daman Diu
Fishing Harbour
Diu (Vanakbara)
—
Meghalaya
Organic fish farming
West Khasi Hills
East Khasi Hills
This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Rajya Sabha on 06th August, 2025.