Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is going to inaugurate a fleet of deep-sea fishing vessels at Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited in Mumbai, marking a landmark step in India’s march toward a cooperative-driven Blue Economy and self-reliant fisheries sector.

The event, jointly organized by the Government of Maharashtra and the National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), will see the handing over of advanced vessels to beneficiaries engaged in marine fisheries. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and Union Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol will join the ceremony.

Each vessel, costing around Rs 1.2 crore, has been financed with combined s

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