Biosecurity and disease surveillance measures for shrimp/aquaculture under PMMSY (NSPAAD)
PMMSY support for shrimp aquaculture focuses on biosecurity, disease surveillance, diagnostics, and farm resilience
- NSPAAD is implemented under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana to detect and monitor aquatic animal diseases through surveillance, reporting, and early warning.
- PMMSY provides financial assistance for aquatic animal health infrastructure, disease diagnostic laboratories, hatcheries, and related interventions in shrimp aquaculture.
What happened
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying said that the Government is supporting shrimp aquaculture through biosecurity, disease surveillance, diagnostics, dissemination of best management practices, and capacity building of fish farmers. The stated aim is to address rising input costs, disease outbreaks, and international market price fluctuations.
The Ministry said that the National Surveillance Programme for Aquatic Animal Diseases (NSPAAD), implemented under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), carries out regular surveillance, early detection, reporting, and monitoring of aquatic animal diseases to support timely disease management and reduce production losses.
UPSC can use shrimp aquaculture to test how biosecurity, disease surveillance, diagnostics, and infrastructure support improve productivity in an export-oriented allied sector. A Mains question can link the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana with risk management, producer resilience, and the balance between productivity and animal-health safeguards.
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