Best Marine State Award Won By Andhra Pradesh
Highlights:
- Andhra Pradesh wins the award for Best Marine State in the country by the Department of Fisheries.
- The Department of Fisheries has rated Andhra Pradesh the greatest marine state in the country.
- On the occasion of World Fisheries Day on November 21, 2021, the Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, recognised top-performing States for 2021-22 to recognise their achievements in the area and commitment to the sector's growth.
- Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairy, presented the prizes in Bhubaneswar.
- States at the top for Marine state is Andhra Pradesh; Inland State is Telangana and Hilly and North-East states were awarded to Tripura
- Balasore in Odisha is the best marine district; Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat is the best inland district and Bongaigaon in Assam is the best hilly and NE district.
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