Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved the State Sector umbrella Scheme ‘Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana (MMKY).
According to an official press release, the scheme will be implemented in the State from the FY 2024-25 to 2028-29 having 17 sub- schemes with a total budget outlay of nearly Rs 2239.00 crore.
This scheme aims at covering all sectors of fisheries like freshwater, brackish water and marine to augment fish production and export to increase fishers’ income.
The scheme will benefit about 14 lakh fishers including 6,67,500 fishers and 7,32,500 WSHG members in next 5 years.
Here are the details of the 17 sub-schemes, budget outlay and number of fishers/WSHG members to be benefitted in the five years.
