Goemkarponn Desk
PORVORIM:Fisheries Minister Filipe Neri Rodrigues said that no official correspondence is received from the Government of India regarding the declaration of the Goa as fisheries hub.
“We have received no official correspondence is received from the Government of India regarding the declaration of the Goa as fisheries hub,” said Rodrigues
He further said that Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, has approved the project proposal of Rs. 41.46 Cr. (which includes the Central, State & beneficiary share) for the year 2020-21 out of which the Central Share amounting to Rs. 5.97 Cr. has been released till date.
Further, the State Fisheries Department has forwarded the project proposal amounting to Rs. 6.56 Cr. for further sanction. Additional project shall be submitted to the Government of India in due course of time.
“the Department has requested all the Fishermen Societies/Associations to submit the proposal for creation of infrastructure such as fishing jetties, floating jetties, fishing ramps, net mending, fish markets etc. Further, based on the feasibility of the site, the Department will take up the proposals,” he added
