हिंदी
Chandigarh, 23 July 2025
Haryana Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Sh. Shyam Singh Rana said soon, the government will consult fish farmers to expand schemes in their interest. Sh. Rana was chairing a meeting of Fisheries Department officials here today.
The main objective of this meeting was to encourage farmers to shift from traditional farming to diversified practices that can yield good income even on small landholdings.
He reviewed the steps taken for the construction of proposed Centres of Excellence for shrimp farming in Hisar and Bhiwani districts and directed officials to speed up the work in this regard.
The Minister emphasized the need to develop schemes for shrimp farming in saline water-affected (sem-affected) areas of the state. He said farmers are unable to cultivate crops in such land, causing them losses. Shrimp farming will not only ensure proper use of their land and generate good income, but also help make the nearby areas free from salinity by filling ponds with water from tubewells.
He instructed officials to prepare projects for shrimp farming in sem-affected lands of Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Hisar, Fatehabad, Rohtak and other districts.
Sh. Rana informed that the state government provides a subsidy of 40% to general category farmers and up to 60% to women and people from Scheduled Castes for shrimp farming. He urged officials to promote the scheme and encourage more farmers to take up shrimp farming.
