Working Group Report on - Haryana Kisan Ayog

Annexure IHaryana Kisan Ayog headed by Dr. R. S. Paroda constituted a <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Group</strong> onFisheries Development in Haryana in March 2011 consisting of Dr. W.S. Lakra, Dr.K.K. Vaas and Dr. V. Bhat with ToR of conducting SWOT analysis of fisheries sectorof Haryana, identifying to integrate fisheries with other farming systems,strengthening of marketing system, and recommending policy measures andincentive schemes required for fisheries development among others. The firstbriefing meeting of the <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Group</strong> was held with Dr. R.S. Paroda at TAASOffice, Pusa Campus, New Delhi on 26/04/11 at 10.30 AM. Besides the Members of<strong>Working</strong> <strong>Group</strong>, Dr. M.P. Yadav, Technical Advisor with HFC, Dr. Ananthan, P.S.Scientist, CIFE and Dr. Ravi Kant, RF, HKA attended the meeting. Dr. R.S. Paroda,inhis opening remarks highlighted that the Fisheries development in Haryana is ofrelatively recent origin as majority of Haryanvis are non-fish eaters, and recentdevelopments are due mainly to the economic profitability of fish culture. Hestressed that in the proposed Agricultural Policy for Haryana being prepared byanother <strong>Working</strong> <strong>Group</strong> headed by Dr. Mruthyunjaya, the annual agriculturegrowth rate target for next two decades is kept as 4-5% for which development ofallied sectors including fisheries is very crucial.Dr. Parodha emphasised that successful Seabass culture in Israel’s Black Sea,success story of Tilapia in Philippines, integrated farming system models in adjacentPunjab may offer lessons for planning appropriate aquaculture options in waterlogged, semi-arid and salt affected districts of Haryana, while stressing that CIFE’sCentre at Lahli, Rohtak provides perfect institutional base to realize these options.He ramarked that with 20-30 progressive farmers in many districts already takinglead, popularization of inland aquaculture will become easier, (While underscoringthe need to diversify fish culture through high yielding new species, ornamental andsport fisheries, establishment of large aquariums etc.) For this purpose, the need offull-fledged Faculty / Department in the Fisheries College under State VeterinaryUniversity is the need of the hour.Dr. Paroda called upon the working <strong>Group</strong> to develop an enabling fisheries policyfor Haryana including treating fish farming at par with crop farming / agriculture,( 49 )