Punjab is set to cross the 1 lakh-tonne mark in fish production for 2012-13, which would be a record production in the country.
This would also be 8,000 tonnes more than the targeted 93,000 tonnes. While announcing this in here, Desh Raj Dhugga, chief parliamentary secretary, animal husbandry, fish farming and dairy development, said the state government is committed to provide better facilities to fish farmers.
Dhugga, said that more than 50,000 farmers were earning their livelihood directly or indirectly through fish farming. He said that by producing 6,560 kg of fish per acre, Punjab has become the top fish farming state, besides playing a significant role in agricultural diversification.
Dhugga said that Punjab government has reserved Rs 10 crore for the development of fish farming in the state, which would be spent on the modernisation and maintenance of village ponds, besides providing a variety of fishes to farmers on subsidised rates. He also said that the government has also chalked out a strategy to construct new ponds.
