Delayed fish seed releases and falling water levels have raised concerns among Telangana’s fishermen over production and livelihoods. Fishermen’s representatives blame poor planning and stocking practices, while urging the State government to provide compensation and involve cooperative societies in planning
Fishermen in Telangana are demanding reforms to the State’s fish distribution scheme, citing poor quality fingerlings supplied by contractors. They want cooperative societies to directly procure fingerlings, with government reimbursement through DBT, to safeguard livelihoods and improve fish production.
The delay in floating and finalising tenders for fishlings supply has left fishermen across Telangana worried. Against the target of 90 crore fishlings, only 11.31 crore have been released so far, affecting the growth and harvesting cycle for thousands of families.
