Fish farming: Janak Ram got a profit of Rs 7 lakh in a year
Chief Minister Shri Vishnudev Sai is also motivating farmers to take up fish farming, poultry farming and other crops along with paddy to make them economically prosperous. Various welfare schemes are being run by the Chhattisgarh government with the aim of doubling the income of farmers of remote areas. Agriculture has an important contribution in the country’s economy. The hard work of farmer brothers food providers leads to good crops and people use grains, pulses, vegetables and other things in a better way.
Chief Minister Shri Sai is currently promoting Bharat Matsya Palan to promote farmers doing fish farming i.e. aquaculture.
In this episode, Shri Janak Ram Yadav of Bhitghara village of Bagicha development block of Jashpur district has been doing aquaculture for 01 year. In the year 2023-24, under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, they are doing fish farming by constructing a pond on 0.5 hectares of their own land. As per the scheme, a grant amount of Rs 1 lakh 40 thousand was received from the department for the constructed water area. Till now, aquaculture is being done by the beneficiary, from which a net profit of Rs 7 lakh has been obtained.
