India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster launched in Soreng district, Sikkim
Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh also opened 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore for the Northeast in Guwahati.
Summary
Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh notified and launched India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster in Soreng district of Sikkim under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) at the North Eastern Region State Meet-2025 in Guwahati, Assam, on 6 January 2025. The organic fisheries cluster will promote fish farming free of antibiotics, chemicals and pesticides, and NABARD is to provide financial and technical assistance. At the same meet, Rajiv Ranjan Singh inaugurated and laid foundation stones for 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore covering all Northeastern States except Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram.
Key facts
- Date and place
- 6 January 2025, NER State Meet-2025, Guwahati, Assam
- Cluster
- India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster, Soreng district, Sikkim
- Scheme
- Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
- Support
- NABARD – financial and technical assistance
- NE projects
- 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore; all NE States except Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram
- Launched by
- Union Fisheries Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Practice MCQs 3 questions
India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster, launched on 6 January 2025, is located in which district of Sikkim?
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Correct answer: B — Soreng
PIB (Fisheries): the Organic Fisheries Cluster, first of its kind in India, is in Soreng district of Sikkim.
Under which scheme was India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster in Sikkim launched?
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Correct answer: C — Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana
PIB (Fisheries): the cluster was notified and launched under the PMMSY at the NER State Meet-2025 in Guwahati.
Consider the following statements about the fisheries initiatives announced in Guwahati on 6 January 2025: 1. NABARD is to provide financial and technical assistance to the organic fisheries cluster. 2. The 50 PMMSY projects worth ₹50 crore cover all Northeastern States except Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. 3. The organic fisheries cluster permits limited use of antibiotics. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Fisheries): statements 1 and 2 are in the release; organic fisheries avoid antibiotics, chemicals and pesticides.