Loan scheme for fish farmers launched

The Punjab government has introduced loan scheme for small fish farmers with only a two percent mark-up to ensure a rapid progress and development in fish farming. Punjab Minister Fisheries Sardar Dariya Khan Gopang, revealing the loan scheme, which was launched by the Fisheries Department.
Due to the aquatic pollution fish production had diminished to a large extent, this shortage could be made up only through fish farming.
Gopang also said 14 large production units operated by the Fisheries Department, 29 nursery units were supplying fish seeds to the farmers while more than 70 hatcheries were functioning in the private sector.