Question: Umbrella scheme “Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries (Blue Revolution)”which provides financial assistance for cage farming was approved by Union cabinet in which of the following year?
(a) 2015
(b) 2014
(c) 2016
(d) 2012
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- Government of India has made commendable efforts for cage farming through its umbrella scheme of Integrated Development and Management of Fisheries (a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) on Blue Revolution)approved by Government in December 2015 with the total outlay of Rs. 3000 Crore for five years .
- As per information given by the Minister of State for Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shrimati Krishna Raj on 10th August 2018, this scheme dispenses financial assistance for open sea cage culture according to which unit cost of open sea cage is fixed at Rs 5 lakh per cage of diameter 6m and depth 4m (circular cage) and 96 cubic meter (6m*4m*4m) in case of rectangular cage.
- Similarly, financial assistance for installation of cages in reservoirs and other open bodies is fixed at Rs.3 lakh per cage which includes installation and input for first crop.
About cage Farming:
- Cage Farming is a culture for raising fish commercially that encloses the fish in a cage which allows water to pass freely between the fish and the pond.
- This method requires low initial investment and is receiving more attention by both researchers and commercial producers.
Cage Farming provisions in Karnataka:
- The Government of Karnataka has reported the installation of 8 marine cages worth Rs. 29.9 lakh for Seabass and Cobia culture and a total of 102 cages in reservoir worth Rs.81 lakh.
- Assistance of 500 brackish-water cage has been sanctioned by National Fisheries Development Board (NFBD), Hyderabad to CMFRI (Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute) for installation in selected districts of Karnataka.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=181798
http://aqua.ucdavis.edu/DatabaseRoot/pdf/160FS.PDF