Services of the Centre will help boost development of the fisheries business in the country. 

Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Purshottam Rupala will launch the “LINAC-NCDC Fisheries Business Incubation Centre” (LIFIC) on November 16, 2021 at LINAC-NCDC, Plot No-89, Sector-18, Institutional Area in Gurugram, Haryana. Services of the Centre will help augment the development of the fisheries business in India. 

Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, and Information & Broadcasting, Dr L Murugan will also be present on this occasion. LIFIC is being started by the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC), which is the End Implementation Agency for Cooperatives under the flagship scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) of the Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India. The Government aims to boost the fisheries sector in the country as per the vision of Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi.