Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah inaugurated the country’s first Deep Sea Fishing Vessels under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana at Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai, marking a major step toward building a cooperative-led blue economy.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and Union Minister of State for Cooperation Murlidhar Mohol were present on the occasion.

Shah said the initiative reflects the Modi government’s commitment to the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat, where fishermen become owners, not employees. “The hardworking poor should be the owners of the profit-this is the successful model of cooperation,” he declared, stressing that economic empowerment of the poor alone can ensure genuine national prosperity.

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