NewzVille Desk
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Dr. Jitendra Singh, launched India’s first-ever open-sea Marine Fish Farming project from the Andaman Sea on Sunday.
The Minister described this as one of the first major steps in the direction of realizing the Blue Economy.
Dr Singh said that this initiative represents one of the earliest and most significant steps taken to unlock the economic potential of India’s oceans.
He noted that India’s oceans, much like its Himalayan and mainland resources, possess immense and diverse economic potential that had not received due attention for decades.
The Minister stated that for nearly seventy years after Independence, India’s ocean resources remained largely underexplored.
He underlined that since 2014, there has been a fundamental shift in national thinking, recognising that India’s maritime domain holds equal wealth and opportunity for economic growth.
He further highlighted the exclusive and heterogeneous nature of India’s oceans, noting that the western, southern, and eastern seaboards each have distinct characteristics and unique contributions to make to the country’s development.
The project is being implemented through collaboration between the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, its technical arm the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), and the UT Administration of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
