The Department of Fisheries under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, is organising a special nationwide campaign for registrations on the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) along with expediting registration approvals and mobilizing applications from eligible stakeholders for availing various benefits provided under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY) from 14th to 22nd February, 2025. This nationwide effort, in collaboration with State/UT Fisheries Departments, National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), and Common Service Centers (CSCs), will focus on organising camps in key fisheries hotspots and potential areas across the country aimed at expediting the registration process, enhancing approval rates, and encouraging eligible stakeholders to avail themselves of the numerous benefits under PMMKSSY, such as credit facilitation, aquaculture insurance and performance grants.
In Goa, the key fisheries hotspots and location for camps are as follows:
Ponda taluka – Shiroda Village
Tiswadi taluka – Malim Jetty
Canacona taluka – Palolem
Salcete taluka – Benaulim Panchayat
Background:
The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY), a Central Sector Sub-scheme under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) with an outlay of ₹6,000 crore is under implementation since 2023-2024. Its main aim is to formalise the fisheries sector, enhance access to institutional finance, promote aquaculture insurance, improve value chain efficiencies, and strengthen fish safety and quality assurance systems. By addressing key challenges such as fragmentation, lack of credit access, and low value chain efficiency, PMMKSSY seeks to create a more resilient and sustainable fisheries sector, ensuring enhanced livelihoods for fishers and fish farmers.
A key component of this sub-scheme is to create a National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) to register fishers, fish farmers, vendors, processors, and microenterprises, facilitating their integration into formal financial systems and government programs. NFDP has specific modules for registration, credit facilitation, strengthening of Fisheries cooperatives, aquaculture insurance, performance grants, traceability and training & capacity building. So far, more than 17 lakh registrations have been made on the portal. This digital initiative, combined with targeted interventions under PMMKSSY, is expected to enhance productivity, expand domestic and global markets, and ensure long-term sectoral growth.
Eligible stakeholders mainly, fishers, fish farmers, vendors, processors, microenterprises, etc. can register themselves on the National Fisheries Digital Platform at these camps such that they can avail the benefits under PMMKSSY. List of States/Districts organizing the camps annexed below for reference.
