National Fisheries Development Board's Governing Body meets for the thirteenth time at Hyderabad

5 November 2026

The thirteenth Governing Body meeting of the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) was held on 5 November 2026. Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying and Panchayati Raj, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, also known as Lalan Singh, chaired it. The meeting took place at the Padma Shri Ayyappan Conference Hall at NFDB in Hyderabad. NFDB Chief Executive Bijay Kumar Behera presented the Board's work and its ongoing initiatives. The meeting was told that fish production has risen from 141.64 lakh tonnes in 2019-20 to 197.75 lakh tonnes. Secretary (Fisheries) Abhilaksh Likhi said seafood exports are now worth about Rs 70,000 crore. The Board was asked to reach more fish farmers, finish projects on time and support the North-Eastern and inland States. Private investment through Fish Farmer Producer Organisations and continued training of beneficiaries under PMMSY were also taken up.