PMMSY at Six Years: India's Blue Revolution Gains Momentum

PMMSY was launched in 2020 as an umbrella scheme building on the Blue Revolution scheme.
It aims to address critical gaps across the fisheries value chain and promote inclusive, sustainable and modern fisheries development.
It is a Central Sector Scheme with a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS) component.

Total outlay: ₹20,750 crore; ₹2,500 crore allocated in BE 2026–27.
Infrastructure investment (2020-21 to 2025-26): ₹21,394.88 crore approved, including a Central share of ₹9,510.89 crore.
Fish production: rose from 141.64 lakh tonnes (2019-20) to 197.75 lakh tonnes (2024-25).
Fisheries exports: increased from ₹46,663 crore (2019-20) to ₹73,890 crore (2025-26).
Employment: around 58 lakh persons engaged directly and indirectly.
12 Integrated Aquaparks approved with investment of ₹713.80 crore.
Seaweed cultivation: projects worth ₹198.17 crore (2020-25).
Technology adoption: 12,081 Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS) and 4,205 Biofloc units supported.
Ornamental fisheries: 2,672 rearing/integrated units supported.
Fish Farmers Producer Organisations (FFPOs): 2,195 FFPOs with projects worth ₹544.86 crore (2021-22 to 2025-26).
Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV): 100 villages identified under the Central Sector component, with ₹200 lakh per village fully funded by the Centre.

Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY) is a Central Sector sub-scheme under PMMSY.
Operational 2023-24 to 2026-27 with an outlay of ₹6,000 crore.
Focuses on formalisation, insurance, institutional finance, quality assurance and traceability.
Launched the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) in September 2024 — a single-window digital system; over 37.01 lakh individual registrations as of 8 September 2026.

Production & Productivity: technology-driven improvements in inland/marine fisheries, mariculture, seaweed cultivation, Himalayan and North-Eastern fisheries, ornamental fisheries.
Infrastructure & Post-Harvest: fishing harbours, fish landing centres, cold chains, deep-sea fishing, markets.
Fisheries Management & Safety: monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS), fisher and vessel insurance, extension services, safety of fishers at sea.

Supports India's Blue Economy vision and sustainable use of aquatic resources.
Transforms fisheries from a livelihood activity into a modern, competitive sector.
Enhances nutrition security, rural employment and export earnings.

Prelims 2020: Kisan Credit Card short-term credit purposes.
Mains 2018: Blue revolution — problems and strategies for pisciculture development in India.
Mains 2017: Agricultural revolutions after Independence and their role in poverty alleviation and food security.