Oath administered to newly elected office bearers of fisherman society
Chief Minister attended the Mahasammelan of Dhiwar Samaj 
Ever since our government was formed, work has been done for the economic empowerment of every section of the society, whether it is a farmer or a laborer. He did many works for the betterment of the fishermen class. Fisheries policy. We have given agriculture status to fisheries, due to which now fishermen are getting zero percent loan facility. Now fishermen have started getting all the facilities like farmers. With this, the fishermen of the state will move forward rapidly, the standard of living will also improve and will move ahead in the field of fisheries in the whole country. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said this while addressing the Mahasammelan of Dhivar Samaj organized in the auditorium of the Agricultural University. After the completion of the land allotment process to the fishermen community, he talked about helping them to build a well-equipped building for the society. The Chief Minister also administered the oath to the newly elected office bearers of the fishermen society.
The Chief Minister said that the average fish productivity of our state has reached 4000 metric tonnes per hectare. Progressive fish farmers have started producing 8000 to 10,000 metric tonnes per hectare by rearing improved species. The nature and environment of Chhattisgarh is completely conducive for fish farming. He has said that the geographical position of our state is also such that there is a lot of potential for fisheries business here. Now a favorable environment for fish is available in the state. This effort is being made by the government to increase fish production. Now along with villages, big dams are also being used for fish farming. Even in the courtyard of the house, you can do fish farming by making a tank. He said that the fish farmers should be given 7. A provision of 40 percent grant-in-aid has been made on a unit of Rs 50 lakh. The Chief Minister said that the schemes made by the government for the fishermen community should be prepared and distributed to the members of the society by making pamphlets and giving information about it in social meetings.
Chief Minister=Baghel said that for fish farming in the state, irrigation dams and reservoirs required water supply through canals in an area of 30,000 hectares, for which the fish farmers had to pay a fee of Rs. . But now there is no need to pay them a single penny. Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey said that since the formation of our government, it has been the intention of the Chief Minister=i Bhupesh Baghel that the traditional fishermen society should be given priority over the fishery pond sources of the villages. Work is being done by the government to protect their interests. The Agriculture Minister said that a fish farming policy has been made for the fish farmers.=i Choubey said that some issues have been raised by the fishermen society, work will be done accordingly. If a pond is marked in the name of Nistari in any village, if it will be allotted to another class and given for fisheries, In such a situation, necessary action will be taken by identifying the Panches, Sarpachs of the concerned Gram Panchayat. He also assured the fishermen to rectify the confusion regarding the definition in the fisheries policy. On this occasion, the Chairman of Fishermen’s Welfare Board, i MR. Nishad also spoke. Parliamentary Secretary =Kunwar Singh Nishad, Vikas Upadhyay, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Home Construction Board Shri Kuldeep Juneja and guests were present on this occasion.
