First fully digitised National Marine Fisheries Census 2025 launched

Key Points

1. The National Marine Fisheries Census (MFC) 2025 was launched on October 31, 2025.
2. The census aims to cover 1.2 million fisher households across 4,000 villages in India.
3. The enumeration phase will last for 45 days, from November 3 to December 18.
4. The census is fully digitized, using mobile applications VyAS Bharat and VyAS Sutra for real-time data collection.
5. Registration on the National Fisheries Digital Platform (NFDP) is mandatory for fishermen to access benefits under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Kisan Samridhi Sah-Yojana (PM-MKSSY).
6. The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is the nodal agency for the census.
7. The Fishery Survey of India (FSI) is the operational partner for the census.
8. The census is coordinated by the Department of Fisheries (DoF) under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).