**Policy Summary: Climate Resilience and Sustainable Practices in Fisheries and Animal Husbandry (August 5, 2025)**
The Government of India is actively implementing strategies to enhance climate resilience and promote sustainable practices within the fisheries and animal husbandry sectors. Key initiatives include:
**Fisheries:**
* **Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV):** Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), 100 coastal fishermen villages near the coastline have been identified as CRCFV. Need-based facilities are being developed, including infrastructure for aquaculture (mariculture of seaweed, food and ornamental fishes, bivalves), fish drying, processing, and marketing, as well as fishing jetties, ice plants, cold storages, and emergency rescue services.
* **Livelihood Support:** The PMMSY provides livelihood and nutritional support to socio-economically backward traditional fishing families during lean periods and insurance coverage.
* **Research and Development:** The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Fisheries Research Institutes are contributing to inland and marine aquaculture through research, technology development, and capacity building.
* **Marine Plastic Pollution Mitigation:** The Department of Fisheries is participating in global and regional efforts such as the Glolitter Partnership Project and Reglitter Project (implemented by IMO and FAO) to reduce marine plastic litter from sea-based sources, focusing on abandoned, lost, or discarded fishing gear (ALDFG).
* **Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management (EAFM):** The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME) Project, funded by GEF and NORAD and implemented by FAO in partnership with the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBPIGO), promotes EAFM to integrate ecological health, social equity, and economic sustainability.
**Animal Husbandry:**
* **Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP):** Implemented across all States and Union Territories, the LHDCP includes the National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP) for vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis, the Critical Animal Disease Control Programme (CADCP) for Classical Swine Fever and Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), and Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD) for prioritized diseases like Lumpy Skin Disease and Rabies.
* **Infrastructure and Support:** The LHDCP also focuses on strengthening laboratories, providing training, culling compensation, and establishing Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) under the Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD) component.
* **Pashu Aushadhi:** A new component, "Pashu Aushadhi," has been added for the sale of generic veterinary medicines through PM Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies.
**Key Government Body:**
* Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.
**Source:**
* Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on August 5, 2025.
Key Entities Referenced
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana PMMSY: A scheme by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India, aimed at the sustainable development of the fisheries sector.
Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages CRCFV: 100 coastal fishermen villages identified by the Department of Fisheries, Government of India, in consultation with coastal State Governments, to build resilience against climate change.
Indian Council of Agricultural Research ICARFisheries Research Institutes: An organization contributing to inland and marine aquaculture activities through research, technology development, and capacity building programs.
Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme LHDCP: A program implemented by the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying for disease control in livestock across all States and Union Territories.
National Animal Disease Control Programme NADCP: A component of LHDCP, focused on vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis.
Glolitter Partnership Project: A global effort to combat marine plastic pollution, particularly from fishing and maritime sectors. Jointly implemented by the International Maritime Organization IMO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations UNFAO.
Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem BOBLME Project: A project funded by the Global Environment Facility GEF and North American Aerospace Defense Command NORAD to promote the concept of Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management EAFM.
Lok Sabha: The lower house of the Parliament of India, where a written reply was given by the Union Minister of State regarding the discussed information.
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Livelihoods of Fishers and Livestock Farmers
Posted On: 05 AUG 2025 4:06PM by PIB Delhi
The Government of India is implementing science-based adaptation and mitigation strategies in the fisheries
as well as animal husbandry sectors to build resilience against climate change, protect vulnerable species and
breeds and safeguard the livelihoods of fishers and livestock farmers. Further this Department has taken note
of the imminent threat to the Blue Economy posed by climate change, which may affect the livelihoods of
fishermen and other coastal communities. In order to address these challenges, the Department of Fisheries,
Government of India under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in consultation with the
coastal State Governments, has identified 100 coastal fishermen villages situated close to the coastline as
Climate Resilient Coastal Fishermen Villages (CRCFV).
The activities promoted in the identified coastal fishermen villages and the climate-resilient livelihoods under
Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) are need-based facilities, including development of
common facilities like aquaculture, especially the mariculture of seaweed, food and ornamental fishes,
bivalves etc., fish drying yards, fish processing centers, fish markets, fishing jetties, ice plants, cold storages,
and emergency rescue facilities. Further, for livelihood and nutritional support for socio-economically
backward active traditional fishers’ families during fish ban/ lean period and insurance cover to fishers are
also provided under the PMMSY scheme.
Further, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Fisheries Research Institutes have been
contributing to promote inland and marine aquaculture activities through ongoing research, technology
development and capacity building programs with funding support of the Government of India.
In addition to above, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying of Ministry of Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry and Dairying is implementing the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) in
all States and Union Territories. The programme included the National Animal Disease Control Programme
(NADCP) for vaccination against Foot and Mouth Disease and Brucellosis; the Critical Animal Disease
Control Programme (CADCP) for vaccination against Classical Swine Fever and Peste des Petits Ruminants
(PPR) and Assistance to States for Control of Animal Diseases (ASCAD) for vaccination against state-
prioritized diseases such as Lumpy Skin Disease and Rabies. The programme also covered the strengthening
of laboratories, training, culling compensation, and the establishment of Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs)
under the Establishment and Strengthening of Veterinary Hospitals and Dispensaries (ESVHD) component. A
new component—Pashu Aushadhi—was added for the sale of generic veterinary medicines through PM-
Kisan Samriddhi Kendras and cooperative societies.
The Department of Fisheries, Government of India has not received any assistance from the Food and
Agricultural Organization (FAO) in this regard. However, to combat marine plastic pollution, particularly
from fishing and maritime sectors, the Department of Fisheries, Government of India has been actively
engaged in the global and regional efforts like Glolitter Partnership Project and Reglitter Project both of
which are jointly implemented by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (UN-FAO). These projects focus on preventing and reducing Marine
Plastic Litter (MPL) from sea-based sources, with an emphasis on addressing Abandoned, Lost, or Discarded
Fishing Gear (ALDFG) and wastes from ships. The Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem (BOBLME)
Project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and North American Aerospace Defense Command
(NORAD) with co-financing from member countries and being implemented by the FAO in partnership with
regional organizations viz. Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organization (BOBP-IGO) in its
member countries, including India. The BOBLME Project is promoting the concept of Ecosystem Approach
to Fisheries Management (EAFM) that aims to integrate ecological health, social equity, and economic
sustainability, ensuring that fisheries management addresses broader ecosystem and community needs.This information was given by Union Minister of State, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and
Dairying, Shri George Kurian, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on 05th August, 2025.
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