Bengal government did not implement Central fisheries scheme for two years: Centre

The West Bengal authorities did not instrumentality the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) cardinal strategy for fisheries for 2 years and has spent lone ₹58.51 crore of the sanctioned amount, Union Minister for Fisheries Rajiv Ranjan Singh informed the Lok Sabha connected Tuesday (December 2, 2025).

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The PMMSY was launched by the Union Ministry of Fisheries to bring astir ecologically healthy, economically viable and socially inclusive improvement of the fisheries assemblage of India.

For 2 years, aft the strategy was launched successful 2020-21, the West Bengal authorities did not cooperate with the Central authorities successful implementing it, the Minister said. In 2022-23, the West Bengal authorities accepted it and sent proposals of ₹221 crore. Of this, ₹114-crore worthy proposals were approved by the Central government.

"Out of the sanctioned amount, conscionable ₹58.51 crore has been spent by the West Bengal authorities truthful far," Mr. Singh said.

The Minister said it is precise hard to instrumentality immoderate programme if a State authorities does not cooperate with the Central government.

"I personally visited West Bengal for reappraisal of the scheme. Only little ranks officers of the State authorities attended the gathering and they had precise small cognition astir the scheme," helium said.

The PMMSY aims to bring astir a ‘Blue Revolution’ done sustainable and liable improvement of the fisheries assemblage successful India astatine a full concern of ₹20,050 crore for holistic improvement of the fisheries sector.

The PMMSY has been implemented successful each States and Union Territories for a play of 5 years from FY 2020-21 to FY 2024-25.