150 mobile fish outlets coming up in Hyderabad

Each mobile outlet will cost about Rs 10 lakh, of which Rs 6 lakh will be offered as subsidy by the State govt and the balance has to be borne by the beneficiary

Hyderabad: Animal Husbandry Minister T Srinivas Yadav said the State government is planning to introduce 150 mobile fish outlets, one each in the 150 divisions of GHMC, soon.

Each mobile outlet will cost about Rs 10 lakh, of which Rs 6 lakh will be offered as subsidy by the State government and the balance has to be borne by the beneficiary.

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The outlet will be operated by women self-help groups consisting three to five women from different families. In case there is more than one application from a particular division, the allotment would be made through a draw of lots, he said.

These outlets will help the operators offer live fish during the morning hours and use the same to offer different varieties of fish curries to fish lovers. The last date for submitting applications is November 10 and the draw of lots for identifying the beneficiaries will be conducted on November 16 or 17, the Minister said.

The State government is promoting fish production on a large scale and this year, 80 crore fish seedlings are to be released in all the water tanks and reservoirs across the State. With the release of 80 crore fish seedlings, the fisheries department is expecting the fish production to be about 3.40 lakh tonnes, Yadav added.

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