Uttarakhand gets ‘Best State Award’ on World Fisheries Day

 

 

 

 

 

Uttarakhand has been awarded the ‘Best State Award’ in the category of Himalayan and North Eastern States by the National Fisheries Development Board, Hyderabad for its innovative experiments in the field of fisheries in the State. The award was handed over to Uttarakhand’s Secretary Animal Husbandry, Fisheries Department Dr BVRC Purushottam by

 

Union Minister of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, Dairy, Panchayati Raj Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lallan Singh at a ceremony held in New Delhi on the occasion of World Fisheries Day on Thursday. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the government is continuously making several efforts to increase the income of farmers and its results are now visible, says a press release.