Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan on Tuesday stated that Andhra Pradesh’s 36% share in the country’s marine exports was helping the country stay on track to meet its export target of ₹1 lakh crore by 2024.
“The total worth of India’s marine exports stood at ₹59,000 crore in the last financial year. Andhra Pradesh’s share accounts for 36%. An amount of ₹7,500 crore is being spent on construction of new harbours with the Fisheries Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF) in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu to improve the marine exports by 2024,” said Mr. Murugan
Mr. Murugan, accompanied by Kakinada MP Vanga Geetha and district officials, inspected shrimp hatcheries and interacted with the fisherfolk on the Uppada coast on Tuesday. He also inspected the projects granted by the National Fisheries Development Board and Indian Council of Agriculture Research..
