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Patna: Bihar on Friday became the only state in the country to launch Fisheries Insurance Policy for the fish farmers.
The Animal Husbandry and Fisheries Resources minister Giriraj Singh launched the policy in the presence of officials of Oriental Insurance Company Limited.
Singh said the state government has planned to make radical changes in the agriculture-animal husbandry sector. He said that fisheries sector in Bihar must be developed as the state has vast resources of water. "At the meeting of Agriculture cabinet, CM Nitish Kumar desired to achieve a threefold increase in fish production in the state," Singh said and added that at present the fish production is about 1,000kg per hectare.
Describing the insurance policy as a unique one, he urged the officials of Oriental Insurance Company Limited to work transparently. He also handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh to the chief regional manager of the company on the occasion.
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