• India, the world’s second-largest fish producer contributing 8% to global output, ranks second in aquaculture, leads in shrimp production and exports, and is the second-largest producer in capture fisheries.

Fisheries Sector Performance:
Aquaculture Productivity: Average productivity rose to 4.77 tonnes per hectare (tonnes/ha).
Seafood Exports: India’s seafood exports reached an all-time high of Rs. 62,408 crore (USD 7,453.73 million) in FY 2024-25, up 3.11% from Rs. 60,523.89 crore (USD 7,381.89 million) in 2023-24, with 16.98 lakh tonnes of seafood exported.

• Value-added seafood exports rose 56% over the last five years, from Rs. 4,863.40 crore to Rs. 7,589.93 crore, contributing nearly 11% to the export basket.

Agriculture GVA Contribution: Fisheries sector contributes 7.43% to Agriculture Gross Value Added (GVA) since 2014-15, one of the highest among Agri & Allied sectors.
Employment Generation: 74.66 lakh direct and indirect employment opportunities created since 2014-15.
Fisheries Schemes and Achievements (2025–26):
Total Investment: Since 2014-15, projects worth Rs 32,723 crore have been approved under various fisheries schemes, with total investments under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY), Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF), and the Blue Revolution reaching Rs 38,572 crore.
About Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying (MoFAHD):
Union Minister– Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh (Constituency- Munger, Bihar)
Ministers of State (MoS)– Professor. S.P. Singh Baghel (Constituency- Agra, Uttar Pradesh, UP); George Kurian (Rajya Sabha – Madhya Pradesh, MP)