{"id":58539,"date":"2021-10-26T06:44:55","date_gmt":"2021-10-26T06:44:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=58539"},"modified":"2021-10-26T06:44:55","modified_gmt":"2021-10-26T06:44:55","slug":"palk-bay-scheme-upsc-daily-important-topic-26-october-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/palk-bay-scheme-upsc-daily-important-topic-26-october-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"PALK BAY SCHEME: UPSC Daily Important Topic | 26 October 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PALK BAY SCHEME<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Palk Bay Scheme is the official scheme for diversification of trawl fishing boats from Palk Strait into deep-sea fishing boats.<\/li><li>It is aimed at emcouraging fishermen to take up deep-sea fishing and put an end to disputes arising between the India and Srilanka.<\/li><li>The project helps fishermen in the Palk straits, who are not exposed to deep-sea fishing, to venture deep into the Indian Ocean, Arabian sea and other deep-sea areas to look for fish like tuna that are in high demand.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COMPONENTS OF THE SCHEME<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The project aims to replace all trawler boats and introduce over 2000 deep-sea fishing boats in a course of five years.<\/li><li>The scheme, under the aegis of Blue Revolution Scheme &#8211; is funded by the centre-50 percent and state government &#8211; 20 percent for a boat costing Rs 80 Lakh.<\/li><li>Of the balance 30 percent, 10 percent is contributed by the benificiary (fisherman), and the remaining 20 percent is funded by bank.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PALK BAY SCHEME The Palk Bay Scheme is the official scheme for diversification of trawl fishing boats from Palk Strait into deep-sea fishing boats. 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