Odisha SHG bags ‘Best Fish Producer Group’ award

Reporters Today, Bhubaneswar, July 23: Maa Behera Patra Prathamika Mahila Matsya Unnayana Samabaya Samiti, a Fish Producer Group from Sanakhemundi in Ganjam District, has won the best Fish Producer Group of Odisha award.

The award was presented on National Fish Farmers’ Day on July 10.

Notably, the group, formed in 2011, at present has 64 members.

This group harvests approximately 1,20,000 Kg fish annually and sell in the local market and other districts as well.

The average income of each member is approximately Rs 12,000 rupees per month.

At present 70 lakh women members of six lakh SHG groups are benefitting from State Government’s flagship programme ‘Mission Shakti’.