Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that the NCDC has selected 910 primary fisheries cooperatives for development as Fish Farmer Producer Organizations (FPPOs) in the coastal states of India namely, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Odisha and registered 70 new FFPOs in the cooperative sector.
“NCDC has also provided financial assistance to the Government of Maharashtra and cooperative in Gujarat for purchase of 44 deep sea trawlers”, he added.
Shah further said, “This plan for setting up of new primary cooperative societies, including fisheries and other cooperative societies is being implemented by NCDC with the support of NABARD, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), NFDB, National Level Cooperative Federations and State Governments”, he said.
