File photo The production of Hilsa fish in the country has exceeded 571,000 tons, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdur Rahman said in Parliament on Monday.
“The Hilsa production was 2.99 lakh tons in 2008-09 fiscal year while it is now reached to 5.71 lakh metric tons in 2022-23 fiscal due to appropriate initiatives taken by the present government”, he said.
The minister was responding to a written question which was raised by Independent lawmaker Pankaj Nath at the question-answer session in the House.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury presided over the session.
To increase the Hilsa production, the minister said the government led by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has taken various steps including increasing the quantity of rice for the fishermen under the Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) project.
The monthly allocation of the VGF rice has been increased to 40 KGs from the earlier allocation of 10 KGs.
So, the country’s Hilsa output has reached to 5.71 lakh metric tonnes in 2022-23 fiscal year.
