India's first fully digitised Marine Fisheries Census launched at Kochi
Union Minister of State George Kurian launched the first fully digitised National Marine Fisheries Census 2025 at ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi, on 31 October 2025.
Summary
The National Marine Fisheries Census 2025, the first to be fully digitised, was launched at ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi, on 31 October 2025 by Union Minister of State George Kurian. The 45-day enumeration will run from 3 November to 18 December and cover over 1.2 million fisher households in 4,000 marine fishing villages across nine coastal states and four Union Territories. Data will be collected through two mobile apps developed by CMFRI, VyAS Bharat and VyAS Sutra. The census is run by the Department of Fisheries under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), with CMFRI as nodal agency and the Fishery Survey of India as operational partner.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 31 Oct 2025, ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi
- Enumeration
- 45 days, 3 Nov-18 Dec 2025
- Coverage
- 1.2 million households, 4,000 villages, 9 coastal states and 4 UTs
- Apps
- VyAS Bharat and VyAS Sutra
- Scheme
- PMMSY
- Nodal agency
- CMFRI; operational partner Fishery Survey of India
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Where was the first fully digitised National Marine Fisheries Census 2025 launched on 31 October 2025?
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Correct answer: B — ICAR-CMFRI, Kochi
The census was launched at the ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI), Kochi.
Which mobile applications, developed by CMFRI, are being used for data collection in the Marine Fisheries Census 2025?
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Correct answer: D — VyAS Bharat and VyAS Sutra
Two apps designed by CMFRI, VyAS Bharat and VyAS Sutra, enable real-time data capture and central monitoring.
The Marine Fisheries Census 2025 is being conducted under which central scheme?
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Correct answer: C — Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
The Department of Fisheries is conducting the census under PMMSY, with CMFRI as nodal agency and FSI as operational partner.