Sagar Parikrama Phase-IX
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Overview
- News in Brief
- About Sagar Parikrama Phase- IX
Why in the News?
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (FAHD), Government of India, and National Fisheries Development Board along with the Department of Fisheries, Government of Tamil Nadu, Indian Coast Guard, and fishermen representatives organized as well as actively participated in the Sagar Parikrama, Phase- IX which started from Thiruvandanai, Tamil Nadu.
News in Brief
- Sagar Parikrama Phase- IX program began with interaction with beneficiaries and moved forward to Jegathappattinam Fish Landing Centre, Pudukkottai district of Tamil Nadu.
- Interacted with traditional fishermen, and fisherwomen emphasized the use of new technology in the fishery sector and highlighted that the training of new technology can be taken with the help of the officials from the Department of Fisheries.
- Further, beneficiaries were distributed with Kisan Credit Card.
- Inaugurated fish farmer producer cooperative society limited at Manamelkudi, Pudukkottai District.
About Sagar Parikrama Phase- IX
- Sagar Parikrama’ is aimed at addressing the issues of fishermen and other stakeholders while facilitating their economic upliftment through various schemes.
The first eight phases of ‘Sagar Parikrama’ covered 4,115 km in eight coastal states and union territories, including Gujarat, Diu and Daman, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, and Andaman and Nicobar.
- The ninth phase of the programme will cover coastal districts in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.
- Officials will review the progress of the implementation of central schemes and distribute certificates/sanctions related to schemes such as the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), and Kisan Credit Card (KCC).
- Nearly 10,500 fishermen, various fisheries stakeholders, and scholars attended physically the Sagar Parikrama Phase IX program.
- The goal of Sagar Parikrama is to interact with fishermen at their doorsteps, hear their difficulties and grievances, witness village-level ground realities, encourage sustainable fishing, and ensure that government subsidies and initiatives reach the beneficiaries.
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