Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana Completes Six Years

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Key takeaways

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) completed six years, supporting India's vision for a sustainable Blue Economy.
India's fish production reached a record 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25, up from 141.64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20.
Fisheries exports rose significantly from Rs 46,663 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 73,890 crore in 2025-26.
The central sub-scheme PM-MKSSY runs with an outlay of Rs 6,000 crore to formalize the sector and improve credit access.
The scheme has generated employment for over 58 lakh persons and supported 2,195 FFPOs across the country.

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) recently completed six years, marking a major milestone for India's fisheries sector.

The central government launched PMMSY in 2020 by expanding the earlier Blue Revolution scheme to address key gaps in fish production and build a modern industry.
The program works as an umbrella framework that combines a Central Sector Scheme and a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
Its main focus areas include increasing fish production, creating post-harvest infrastructure, and improving fisheries management rules.
The scheme has a total financial budget of Rs 20,750 crore, with a record Rs 2,500 crore allocated in BE 2026-27 to support fisher livelihoods.
Between 2020-21 and 2025-26, the government approved fisheries projects worth Rs 21,394.88 crore, including a central funding portion of Rs 9,510.89 crore.

The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) is a central sub-scheme operating from 2023-24 to 2026-27 with an outlay of Rs 6,000 crore to improve sector formalization, insurance, and quality control.
The centrally sponsored component uses modern technology to improve fish yields across inland waters, sea areas, seaweed farms, and Himalayan rivers.
This component also builds critical facilities like fishing harbors, fish landing centers, cold storage chains, and modern fish markets.
It safeguards fishers by providing vessel insurance, sea safety gear, monitoring systems, and income security during off-seasons.

Total fish production grew from 141.64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to an all-time high of 197.75 lakh tonnes in 2024-25.
The implementation of PMMSY has created direct and indirect jobs for nearly 58 lakh persons across the country.
Fisheries export earnings increased from Rs 46,663 crore in 2019-20 to Rs 73,890 crore in 2025-26.
The government approved 12 Integrated Aquaparks with a planned investment of Rs 713.80 crore to create modern processing centers.
To support coastal communities, authorities approved seaweed projects worth Rs 198.17 crore between 2020 and 2025.
The scheme promotes high-tech farming techniques, sanctioning 12,081 RAS units and 4,205 Biofloc systems to save water and land.
It backed 2,672 ornamental fish rearing units to encourage local entrepreneurship and specialized fish breeding.
To help small fishers pool resources, the government approved Rs 544.86 crore to set up 2,195 FFPOs between 2021-22 and 2025-26.
Under its central component, the scheme selected 100 coastal fishermen villages as Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages, funding each with Rs 200 lakh.
The National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) launched in September 2024 has recorded over 37.01 lakh individual registrations as of 8 September 2026.

PMMSY has transformed India's fisheries sector by combining higher production, modern storage facilities, advanced technology, and community welfare.
As India develops its Blue Economy vision, this scheme remains key to ensuring sustainable and inclusive growth for all fishers.