July 24, 2024
Saket Gokhale’s supplementary question during Question Hour on the steps taken by the govt to compensate fishermen for the five-year-long shrimp ban imposed by the United States
Thank you, Sir. This question pertains very specifically to the subject of compensation for traditional farmers. सर, उन्होंनेटूिरज़्म पर कश्मीरी पंिडत बोला, लेिकन आप हमेशा मुझेरोकतेहैं। ठीक है, सर, कोई बात नहीं। You would not even let me finish, Sir. सर, आप मुझेिबना टॉिपक बोल देतेहैं। Anyway, my question is this. I will introduce it in two sentences. In 2019, the United States banned imports of wild-caught shrimp from India. This ban has been in place for the last five years now. Due to this, the fishermen across the coastal areas, especially, of Southern and Eastern India, are forced to sell their wild-caught shrimp to other countries at much lower prices. So, my question is: “What steps is the Ministry taking to compensate fishermen who have been affected by the five year long shrimp ban that has been imposed by the United States?” Thank you, Sir.
