States »SoutPosted at: May 23 2021 5:09PM

Fishing ban : TN announces Rs 5,000 assistance to 1.72 lakh fishermen

Chennai, May 23 (UNI) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on
Sunday announced an assistance of Rs 5,000 each to 1.72 lakh
fishermen across the State to sustain their livelihood in view of
the annual deep sea fishing ban in force.
The 61-day fishing ban is in force in 13 East coast districts from
April 14 and it would come into force in West Coast region from
June one to July 31.
An official release here said 1,46,598 fishermen in the East Coast
comprising Tiruvallur, Chennai, Kancheepuram, Villuppuram,
Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Tiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai,
Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli and part of
Kanyakumari and 25,402 fishermen in Western Coast of
Kanyakumari would be benefitted by this.
The fishing ban assistance will be credited directly to the bank
accounts of the beneficiaries, according to Fisheries Minister
Anitha Radhakrishnan.
As per the orders of Mr Stalin, the Government issued an order
sanctioning Rs 86 crore to provide Rs 5,000 assistance to 1.72
lakh fishermen in the state.
The ban period was enforced by the State government from Tiruvallur
district in the North to Kanyakumari district in the South, under the
provisions of Centre's Deep Sea Fishing Regulation Act, 2001.
It would would remain in force till June 14 to facilitate breeding
of fishes and conservation of fish stock in marine ecology in the
East Coast region.
During the ban period, fishermen would mend their nets and take
up and overhauling works of their boats.
Overhauling of engines, dry docking, carpentry works and painting of
vessels would be carried out during the ban period for which the boat
owners would spend around Rs two lakhs to Rs five lakhs every year.
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