PMMSY: Soreng District in Sikkim is India's first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster; SOP for Organic Certification of Fisheries in Northeast launched

Key facts

• Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh visited Mangan district, Sikkim on 2 November 2026 to review fisheries development initiatives under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
• The Union Minister launched the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Organic Certification of Fisheries in the Northeastern region and inaugurated PMMSY projects worth ₹375 lakh, including hatcheries, feed mills, cold storage facilities, Biofloc and Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) technologies.
• Soreng District, Sikkim is India's first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster launched under PMMSY, focusing on chemical-free fish farming with emphasis on Amur carp, Indian Major Carps (IMC) and Trout.
• Under PMMSY, 34 fisheries production and processing clusters have been notified across the country, including organic fisheries clusters in Sikkim and Meghalaya.
• Sikkim has signed an MoU with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for institutional procurement of locally produced Rainbow Trout to provide a stable market for trout farmers.
• Kisan Credit Cards were distributed to fish farmers, and cheques were provided to five fish farmers under the Mukhya Mantri Matsya Uthpadhan Yojana (MMMUY).