Salient Features

  • Total outlay of ₹6,000 crore.
  • Funding: 50% from public finance (World Bank and French Development Agency) and 50% from the private sector.
  • Promotes adoption of aquaculture insurance.
  • Beneficiaries: Fishers, aquaculture farmers, fish vendors, SHGs, FPOs, and startups. Implementing Authority: Department of Fisheries.
  • Sub-schemes: National Fisheries Digital Platform.