Women led cooperatives in fisheries

The article details government initiatives, primarily under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY) and its sub-scheme Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PMMKSSY), to promote and strengthen women-led fisheries cooperative societies across India, with a specific focus on Andhra Pradesh. It highlights financial incentives like performance grants, priority in issuing Access Passes for fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and Letters of Authorization (LoA) for High Seas fishing, and reduced LoA fees. The initiatives aim to boost the Blue Economy and empower women in the fisheries, seaweed cultivation, and marine processing sectors, with targets for forming and strengthening thousands of cooperatives.