Stringent rules on the anvil for ornamental fish meant for aquariums

The Centre is ready to bring about stringent rules on the trade of breeding and selling ornamental fish. Once that is implemented, it will deal a big blow to the grassroot level "fish farmers" and traders. West Bengal generates nearly 80 per cent of India's production of ornamental fish, and large sections of people (over 200,000) are fully dependent on it as a means of livelihood.
This has been reported in telegraphindia.com dated 19 June 2017.

Most of the people involved in this trade are self-employed and investment of very little capital. The central notification of May 27 has taken even Benfish by surprise. This is a government of West Bengal initiative and it runs a project for breeding of ornamental fish. They are not aware of this order.
The market of ornamental fish is vast and the Galiff Street market has 500-700 stalls that sell such fish every Sunday.


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Kolkata would soon be serving full meals costing just Rs 21 at selected outlets in the city - the menu would consist of rice, fish-curry, dal and a vegetable. It will be by Benfish which is an arm of the state fisheries department. This had been reported in October 2016 and is now taking shape.
It will be the Ekushe Annapurna and will be targeted at office goers and others who usually depend on roadside eateries for their lunch. These are unhygienic.

The project is sure to raise eyebrows in an environment when the price of daal is racing towards the Rs 200/kg mark, and the price of fish is beyond reach of many. But, Benfish has control over the fish that is the most expensive item in the list.
Benfish feels the offer will appeal to the middle class.
Till now, various arms of the state government have been selling products like honey, ghee, raw meat, poultry and fish items. This will be the first time when the government will start selling cooked complete meals.


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