Odisha government has launched Mukhyamantri Matsyajibi Kalyan Yojana on the occasion of World Fisheries Day (21 November 2023). MMKY is a state sector umbrella scheme to empower fisheries communities. The state govt has allocated Rs. 448 crore for the 16 programme scheme that will be spent this year i.e FY 2023-24. 
The CM said Odisha is the first state to introduce the Fisheries Policy 2015 and State Reservoir Fisheries Policy 2012. These interventions have led to development in the sector, he said. Naveen said the new scheme will be implemented under the state’s 5T policy. He said more than 11,000 women self-help groups, 50,000 fish farmers and more than one lakh fishermen will benefit from it.
CM Naveen Patnaik has urged the fishermen communities to fill application forms for 16 schemes under Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana. In this article, we will tell you the names of 16 schemes under MMKY and how to download their application forms or guidelines in PDF format.
Mukhyamantri Matsyajibi Kalyan Yojana 2023-24 Forms PDF
- Financial Assistance for New Boat, Engine & Net - Application Form PDF
- Motorization of Traditional Crafts - Application Form PDF
- Livelihood Support to Marine Fishermen during Fishing Ban Period - Application Form PDF
- New Tank Excavation under Brackish Water Aquaculture - Application Form PDF
- Promotion of Reservoir Fishery Production - Download Guidelines PDF
- Popularization of Fisheries Machineries and Equipments - Application Form PDF
- Assistance to Network of Seed Growers under Early Breeding Programme - Application Form PDF
- Assistance to Fish Seed Hatcheries for Early Breeding Programme - Application Form PDF
- Machha Chasa Pain Nua Pokhari Khola Yojana - Application Form PDF
- Promotion of Intensive Aquaculture through Bio-floc Technology - Application Form PDF
- Reactivation of Primary Fisheries Cooperative Societies - Application Form PDF
- Input Assistance to Farmers for taking up Fish Farming in Farm Ponds - Application Form PDF
- Scholarship to Meritorious Students of Fishers Family - Application Form PDF
- Revolving Fund for WSHGs involved in Fisheries Activities - Application Form PDF
- Promotion of Intensive Aquaculture through Bio-floc Technology by WSHGs - Application Form PDF
- Input Assistance to WSHGs - Download Guidelines PDF
Need for Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana (MMKY)
While launching the MMKY scheme on 21 Nov 2023, CM Naveen Patnaik said that water resources must be utilised for economic development. He said that the scheme's primary objective is to increase fish production and create employment opportunities in the fisheries sector in Odisha. Highlighting developments in the sector, CM said that fish production in the state has gone upto four fold in the past 20 years. He added that Marine exports have reached Rs. 4500 crore.
Agriculture minister said Odisha aspires to become self-reliant in the fisheries sector through these interventions. During the launch event of Mukhyamantri Matsyajibi Kalyan Yojana, beneficiaries of different schemes of the fisheries sector in the state shared their success stories.
Know How to Apply Online for Mukhyamantri Matsyajibi Kalyan Yojana through the link - https://fard.odisha.gov.in/fisheries-schemes
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