Archive · 27 Jul 2025
Modi Praises Ex-Maoists' Transformation Into Fish Farmers
In a part of India that used to have a lot of fighting between groups, some people who were involved in violence have now started a new life.
They've become fish farmers!
The Prime Minister talked about how these people are changing for the better.
One of them, Om Prakash Sahu, is doing very well in fish farming.
Another person, Jyothi Lakra, is running a business that makes food for the fish.
They got help from a government program.
It shows that people can change and find peaceful ways to make a living, even after difficult times.
Former Maoists in Jharkhand's Gumla district have transitioned to fish farming.
Prime Minister Modi praised the transformation, calling it proof of development even in difficult circumstances.
Om Prakash Sahu, a former Maoist, is now a successful fish farmer due to the PMMSY scheme.
Jyothi Lakra, another former Maoist, runs a fish feed mill and earned a net profit of Rs 8,00,000 last year.
Gumla district was removed from the Maoist-affected areas list in May 2025.
- Who
- Former Maoists, including Om Prakash Sahu, Jyothi Lakra, and Ishwar Gop, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Former Maoists in Jharkhand are transitioning to fish farming and finding new livelihoods.
- When
- Stories of transformation highlighted in June 2025.
- Where
- Gumla district, Jharkhand, India.
- Why
- To provide rehabilitation and economic empowerment for former Maoists, transforming them from violence to peaceful livelihoods.
- Location
- Gumla district, Jharkhand
- Former Maoist turned Farmer
- Om Prakash Sahu
- Scheme Used
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
- Fish Feed Mill Profit
- Rs 8,00,000 (Jyothi Lakra)
- Ishwar Gop's Profit
- Rs 1,20,000