Ministry of Fisheries (West Bengal)

Ministry of Fisheries is a ministerial office jurisdicted by Government of West Bengal.[1]

Ministry of Fisheries

Seal of West Bengal
Department overview
Jurisdiction	Government of West Bengal
Headquarters	BENFISH TOWER, 8th floor, 31 GN Block,Salt Lake, Sector V, Kolkata – 700091
Minister responsible	Chandranath Singha, Minister in Charge
Department executive	Sri Sunil Kumar Gupta,I.A.S, Principal Secretary
Website	Official Website

Ministerial Team

This department is mainly used:[2]

• To increase fish production by optimum utilization of all water bodies.
• To create infrastructure for harvest management.
• To develop for enabling eco-system for adoption of scientific pisci-culture.
• To strive for socio-economic uplift of the fishermen at large mass.
• To ensure availability of fish at affordable cost to the masses.

References

1. "Official Website". West Bengal Fisheries Department.
2. "Department details-Egiye Bangla". wb.gov.in. Retrieved 6 December 2020.