Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: India has set an ambitious goal to boost seafood exports to Rs 1 lakh crore by 2030, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan said on November 22. He was addressing the World Fisheries Day 2025 celebration, in while Ministers of State Prof. SP Singh Baghel and George Kurian were also present. The celebration marked a significant milestone for the sector with the release of the National Framework on Traceability in Fisheries and Aquaculture 2025, along with several new guidelines and standard operating procedures aimed at modernising and regulating the fisheries value chain.
In his address, Rajiv Ranjan stressed the importance of innovation, traceability, packaging, and brand-building to strengthen India’s competitiveness in global markets. He urged industry stakeholders to adopt certification standards and use Free Trade Agreements to enter new international markets. He described the newly launched traceability framework as a game-changing reform that would help fishers secure higher returns and improve India’s position in global seafood trade.
On his part, Minister of State George Kurian highlighted that India has doubled fish production from 96 lakh tonnes to 195 lakh tonnes in the last decade, supported by investments worth Rs 38,572 crores under initiatives like PMMSY. Outlining the future roadmap, he said India aims to ensure that 30 per cent of its seafood exports by 2030 come from high-value and value-added products.
Prof. SP Singh Baghel said the fisheries sector supports the livelihoods of more than 3 crore people and plays a key role in export-led growth. He noted that GST reforms, digital processes, and expansion in the number of registered exporters have boosted ease of doing business and strengthened India’s seafood export ecosystem.
