Approval was given to 7 per cent Dearness Allowance (DA) for federation’s employees like State Government’s employees in a working committee meeting of Fisheries Federation held in the Chairmanship of Minister for Fishermen Welfare and Fishries Development Antar Singh Arya.
Besides, approval to revised policy for Matsya-Beej Sanchay was given. Under this, in case of shortfall in fish seeds’ collection target, the contractor in double quantity will accumulate the remaining fish seeds in the reservoirs next year or double amount will be recovered.
The revised policy will facilitate development of reservoirs and will help to recover loss in fisheries production. This policy will be implemented in all the reservoirs from 2017-18.
Deliberations related to activities of inter-state Rajghat reservoir built at the border of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh took place in the meeting. Arya directed the officials to purchase fish seeds in maximum quantity from Chhattisgarh Fisheries Federation in order to increase the fisheries production. Approval for potable water arrangements’ works in fishermen’ colonies through Public Health Engineering department was given in the meeting.
Besides, decisions regarding increase in fish production accumulating maximum fish seeds, fish farming in all the government ponds, to develop cage culture under blue revolution and recruitment on vacant posts as per the government rules etc. were taken in the meeting.
Principal Secretary Vinod Kumar, Managing Director Fisheries Federation Satishchand Silawat, Secretary S Joshi and Director OP Saxena were present in the meeting.