{"id":53910,"date":"2025-09-12T20:38:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:08:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=53910"},"modified":"2025-09-15T12:12:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T06:42:33","slug":"five-years-of-blue-revolution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-09-2025\/five-years-of-blue-revolution","title":{"rendered":"Five Years of Blue Revolution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus :GS3\/Economy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has significantly advanced the <strong>fisheries sector<\/strong> by making it ecologically sustainable, economically viable, and socially inclusive\u00a0 five years since its launch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Background&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Blue Revolution, launched in 2015,<\/strong> aimed to boost fish production and modernize the fisheries value chain.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>While it improved productivity and infrastructure, gaps remained in areas like post-harvest handling, traceability, fisher welfare, and market access.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To address these, <strong>the government launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-09-2024\/4-years-of-pradhan-mantri-matsya-sampada-yojana-pmmsy\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/13-09-2024\/4-years-of-pradhan-mantri-matsya-sampada-yojana-pmmsy\">Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020<\/a>, <\/strong>building on the <strong>Blue Revolution&#8217;s progress with a more comprehensive and integrated approach.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It was announced in the Union Budget 2019\u201320 to unlock growth in the fisheries sector by addressing critical gaps in production, technology, infrastructure, value chains, traceability, and fishers\u2019 welfare.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was launched in&nbsp; September 2020 and aimed to drive a <strong>\u201cBlue Revolution<\/strong>\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It has addressed key gaps in production, quality, technology, and infrastructure, while continuing to inspire impactful success stories across India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Structure and Components<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-dominant-color=\"93cfe5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #93cfe5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"386\" height=\"212\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PMMSY.webp\" alt=\"PMMSY\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-53928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PMMSY.webp 386w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PMMSY-300x165.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 386px) 100vw, 386px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aims and objectives<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Harnessing of fisheries potential in a sustainable, responsible, inclusive and equitable manner.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhancing fish production and productivity through expansion, intensification, diversification and productive utilization of land and water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Modernizing and strengthening of value chain &#8211; post-harvest management and quality improvement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Doubling fishers and fish farmers\u2019 incomes and generation of employment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhancing contribution to Agriculture GVA and exports.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Social, physical and economic security for fishers and fish farmers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robust fisheries management and regulatory framework.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Milestones and Achievements<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India achieved a record fish production of 195 lakh tonnes in 2024\u201325, a sharp rise from 141.64 lakh tonnes in 2019\u201320.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The country has emerged as the<strong> second-largest fish producer in the world, contributing nearly 8% of global fish production.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fisheries exports have shown robust growth, increasing from \u20b946,662.85 crore in 2019\u201320 to \u20b960,524.89 crore in 2023\u201324, strengthening India\u2019s position in the global seafood market.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PMMSY promotes women\u2019s participation in fisheries by providing up to 60% of total project cost as financial assistance (up to \u20b91.5 crore\/project) under beneficiary-oriented activities and the Entrepreneur Model<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img data-dominant-color=\"c1dbe7\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"617\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Five-Years-of-Blue-Revolution.webp\" alt=\"Five-Years-of-Blue-Revolution\" class=\"not-transparent wp-image-53929\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c1dbe7; width:549px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Five-Years-of-Blue-Revolution.webp 617w, https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Five-Years-of-Blue-Revolution-300x164.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 617px) 100vw, 617px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;<strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Coastal ecosystems face<strong> rising threats from warming seas<\/strong> and extreme weather.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Inadequate cold storage<\/strong> and transport infrastructure in remote areas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overfishing &amp; Resource Depletion are major areas of concerns.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Limited Awareness &amp; Access<\/strong> because&nbsp; many small-scale fishers remain outside formal schemes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion and Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In five years, the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has delivered record fish production of 195 lakh tonnes, created 58 lakh livelihoods, empowered over 99,000 women, and built climate-smart value chains, strengthening India\u2019s global fisheries position.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building on the Blue Revolution, which transformed the sector through growth, sustainability, and inclusion, PMMSY continues to drive progress.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Looking ahead, strategic investments, community empowerment, and ecological stewardship will be vital to realizing the sector\u2019s full potential.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Source :<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=155173&amp;ModuleId=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) has significantly advanced the fisheries sector by making it ecologically sustainable, economically viable, and socially inclusive\u00a0 five years since its launch.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Background\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Blue Revolution, launched in 2015, aimed to boost fish production and modernize the fisheries value chain.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">While it improved productivity and infrastructure, gaps remained in areas like post-harvest handling, traceability, fisher welfare, and market access.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">To address these, the government launched the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) in 2020, building on the Blue Revolution&#8217;s progress with a more comprehensive and integrated approach.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/12-09-2025\/five-years-of-blue-revolution\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53910","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53910"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53910\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54107,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53910\/revisions\/54107"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53910"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53910"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53910"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}