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India’s Fish Production Doubles in Eleven Years

11 July 20251 min read
AGRICULTURE & RURALIndia’s FishProductionDoubles in ElevenYears11 July 2025safalsetu.com

Why in the news

Reports in July 2025 highlighted a striking turnaround in India’s fisheries sector: output of fish has risen to more than twice its earlier level within roughly eleven years.

Key facts

  • Trend: total fish production has more than doubled in just over a decade.
  • Period: about 11 years.
  • Credit: government-led programmes under the Blue Revolution.
  • Scheme named: Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).

Significance

  • The growth is presented as proof that the policy push for fisheries has worked.
  • It reflects a broad transformation of the sector rather than a one-year jump.

Exam angle

  • Initiatives to remember: Blue Revolution and PMMSY.
  • Sector: fisheries; headline outcome: output more than doubled in just over a decade.
  • Related terms: aquaculture, fish production, Blue Economy.

Test yourself

1. What change in India's total fish production was reported over just more than a decade?

The notes state fish production more than doubled in just over a decade.

2. Which scheme, along with the Blue Revolution, is credited for India's fisheries growth?

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana is named alongside the Blue Revolution.

3. The doubling of India's fish output is credited to initiatives under which revolution?

The growth is tied to government initiatives under the Blue Revolution.

This topic is part of Daily Current Affairs 11 July 2025 (15 topics).

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