From Our Correspondent
KHLIEHRIAT, July 10: The National Fish Farmers Day was celebrated in Khliehriat, East Jaintia Hills, at a programme organised by the office of the Superintendent of Fisheries, East Jaintia Hills, on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner’s office here on Monday.
The National Fish Farmers Day is celebrated every year to mark the achievements of developing the technology of induced breeding by hypophysation techniques and to recognise the contributions of fish farmers, the aquaculture industry, research institutes and other stakeholders for their dedicated efforts, innovations, and visions for the development of the fisheries sector.
Deputy Commissioner, East Jaintia Hills, A Baranwal, Superintendent of Fisheries, East Jaintia Hills, H Kharbuki along with the beneficiaries participated in the National Fish Farmers Day Meet-2023 organised by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India, at Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu, which was broadcasted through Webex video conferencing. Â For East Jaintia Hills, a motor cycle with ice box and three units of three-wheelers with icebox under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) scheme was virtually inaugurated by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala during the National Fish Farmers Day Meet-2023.
Four beneficiaries from the district benefited out of the PMMSY scheme. The mobile transportation for fish and fish products was also handed over to beneficiaries after the programme here.
