Archive · 14 Jun 2025
India Focuses on Boosting Fish Production to Improve Nutrition
India is doing well with fishing, ranking second in the world!
A government minister, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, said fishing is a good way for people to make money and get healthy food.
He explained that India needs to produce more fish to provide good nutrition.
Over the last 10 years, India has more than doubled how much fish it produces and sells.
Other government officials from different states also talked about how they can help the fishing business grow.
India ranks second in global fish production.
Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh emphasized the fisheries sector's potential for livelihoods.
Fish production in India has doubled in a decade, rising to 147 lakh tonnes.
Exports of fishery products have also doubled, reaching ₹60,000 crore.
Ministers from multiple states attended the session to support the sector.
- Who
- Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh and other government officials and ministers
- What
- Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Meet
- When
- Friday
- Where
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Why
- To discuss and support the growth of the fisheries sector in India.
- Location
- Indore, Madhya Pradesh
- Event
- Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Meet
- Key Speaker
- Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Union Minister of Fisheries
- India's Fish Production Rank
- Second Globally
- Fish Production in the Last Decade
- Doubled
- Fishery Product Exports
- ₹60,000 crore
