Started with 58 hectare ponds under fish farming in year 1966, Directorate of Fisheries, Haryan a has come a long way with more than 12,883 hectare ponds in overall Haryana and has earned a name in Fisheries Development all over India. Focus approach is the key factor for exponential growth.
Haryana is basically an agricultural state and its land is the most important and scarce resources. About 75% of its population is engaged in agriculture and its related work. It is also well known that Haryana is the land of Milk. The State covers about 73.3% cultivated area and contributes about 5.6% of the total food grain production in the country.
The per capita availability of the land has been decreasing progressively over the years and is likely to decrease further due to the population pressure, urbanization and the industrial expansion.
Inspite of pre-dominent vegetarian population in the State, Fisheries has made significant progress in the last two decades. At the time of creation of Haryana in 1966, only 58 hectare of village ponds were under fish culture. The quality fish seed production stood at 1.50 lakhs/year and the fish production was 600 M.Tonnes/year. By the end of the year 2007-08, 12,883.00 hectares area is under fish culture and total fish production is 67,236 metric tonnes.