The fisheries department will hold a state-level webinar on Friday to inform the fishermen community about schemes that the Centre and the state government have launched for development of the fisheries sector in UP. It is a first of its kind exercise meant for the community.
UP fisheries minister and national president of Nishad Party Sanjay Nishad will address the webinar. Besides informing the community about benefits that it can raw from the welfare schemes being launched by the government, the webinar will also educate participants on how to apply for the schemes. The Nishad Party’s leaders and workers will ensure that fishermen in their respective districts attend the webinar.
The portal for Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojna will be opened from July 1 till 15 for people to apply. Many may not be friendly with the online process of application. The webinar will focus on the technical aspects also. In addition to this, the state government, in this year’s budget, has announced Mukhyamantri Matsya Sampada Yojna and Nishadraj Boat Subsidy scheme. The two fully-funded by the government schemes will cater to 17 sub-castes of ‘machhua’ (Nishads) in the state besides the poor from the SC category who will apply for it. UP has over two crore fishermen.