India, March 9 -- Seeking to unlock the potential of the fishing sector and improving its ranking among the country's fish-producing states, the Maharashtra government has given the nod to a Rs.947-crore programme to increase the state's annual fish production from the existing 700,000 tonnes to six million tonnes. Called the Matsyasampada Yojana (CM Fisheries Wealth Scheme), the scheme received CM Devendra Fadnavis' assent in a cabinet meeting held last week.

The Matsyasampada Yojana is an integrated programme aimed at boosting fish production, strengthening infrastructure and expanding market opportunities across the coastal and inland regions of Maharashtra. It has six new state-level schemes, 19 district-level initiatives and revisio...