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Index Exhibition 2025
Index Exhibition 2025 is South India’s premier exhibition and buyer-seller meet, organized to promote Indian brands and facilitate global business expansion. Supported by the Ministry of MSME, Government of India, InDEX 2025 serves as a strategic platform for businesses to network with international buyers, financial institutions, and industry leaders. Taking place from May 2 to 4, 2025 at the prestigious Adlux International Convention Centre, Angamaly, Kochi, InDEX 2025 will feature over 200 business and retail chains, 20+ financial institutions, and government representatives from across the globe.
Blue Economy
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India has taken note of the imminent threat to the Blue Economy posed by climate change, which may affect the livelihoods of fishermen and other coastal communities. In this regard, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in consultation with the coastal State Governments, has identified 100 coastal fishermen villages situated close to the coastline as Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV). The activities promoted in the identified coastal fishermen villages under PMMSY are need-based facilities, including development……….
NATIONAL PROGRAMME FOR DAIRY DEVELOPMENT (NPDD)
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is implementing “National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD)”scheme across the country since Feb-2014. The scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025-26 with the following two components……….
DEVELOPMENT OF FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
In order to promote and ensure overall development of food processing sector, Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has been incentivizing setting up/expansion of related infrastructure through its Central Sector schemes namely Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally Sponsored – Pradhan Mantri Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) Scheme across the country. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven.
Under PMKSY, credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) is provided to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing industries with total outlay of Rs……
WHITE REVOLUTION 2.0
White Revolution 2.0 has been launched by Ministry of Cooperation on 19.09.2024.
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) is implementing Rashtriya Gokul Mission for development and conservation of indigenous breeds and genetic upgradation of bovine population in order to enhance milk production and productivity of bovines. In addition to this DAHD is implementing the following Dairy Development schemes across the country to complement and supplement the efforts for creation/ strengthening of procurement and milk processing infrastructure……..
SCHEMES FOR DAIRY FARMER
Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) does not have any plan to introduce price support scheme or subsidies for dairy farmers as DAHD does not regulate the procurement and sale prices of milk in the country. Prices are decided by the cooperative and private dairies based on their cost of production and market forces. In the Dairy Cooperative sector, about 70-80% of the consumer rupee is paid back to milk producer farmers.
The dairy sector contributes more than 5% to the agricultural economy. Milk & Milk products…….
SETTING UP OF NEW FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
The Ministry of Food Processing industries (MoFPI) does not setup any food processing industries on its own. However, it incentivizes setting up of such industries through its Central Sector Pradhan MantriKisan SAMPADA Yojana (PMKSY) Scheme, Production Linked Incentive Scheme for Food Processing Industry (PLISFPI) and Centrally sponsored PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme across the country including Bihar. These schemes are not region or state specific but demand driven and applications are invited for financial assistance through Expression of Interest across the country including Bihar.
Under PMKSY, credit linked financial assistance (capital subsidy) is provided to entrepreneurs for setting up of food processing industries with total outlay of Rs 5520 Cr for 15th Finance Commission Cycle.
Under PMFME scheme, financial, technical and business support is provided for setting up / upgradation of micro food processing enterprises. The scheme is operational for a period of upto 2025-26 with an ………..
Aquaculture and Marine Export
The Government of India, Ministry of Commerce and Industry has established the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) as a dedicated agency to facilitate export of seafood. MPEDA, through its field offices in maritime States and registered societies like NaCSA (National Centre for Sustainable Aquaculture), NETFISH (Network for Fish Quality Management & Sustainable Fishing) and RGCA (Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture) is taking various activities to promote sustainable aquaculture and marine exports. In aquaculture, MPEDA focused on capacity building for better management practices, antibiotic reduction through initiatives like “SHAPHARI” certification and ELISA labs, and disease control through Aqua One Centres and mobile labs. MPEDA also supported sustainable shrimp farming through NaCSA and operated seven technology transfer projects via RGCA. In the marine sector,……………..
FISHERIES CLUSER ZONE
The Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India, recognizing the potential of fisheries sector, since 2015, has substantially stepped-up investments in fisheries sector through schemes worth Rs. 38,572 crore for holistic development of fisheries and aquaculture and welfare of fishermen in the country including in West Bengal and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The schemes include, (i) Blue Revolution Scheme implemented from FY2015-16 to 2019-20 with central outlay of Rs 3,000 crore helped in mobilizing of a total investment of Rs. 5,000 crore, (ii) Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund implemented from FY2018-19 with a fund size of Rs. 7,522.48 crore, (iii) Pradhan Mantri Matsya…………