Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
Government of India issues biometric identity cards and QR Coded PVC Aadhaar cards to fishermen to facilitate them to get financial and technical support under various schemes of Government of India as well as for identification of fishermen at sea by the coastal security agencies
Till date 19,16,781 fishermen have been issued biometric identity cards and 12,40,869 fishermen have been issued QR Coded PVC Aadhaar cards
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24 MAR 2023 5:57PM by PIB Delhi
Other than the issuance of biometric identity cards to coastal fishermen under the Central Sector Scheme of Government of India, the QR Coded PVC Aadhaar cards are also issued to fishermen to facilitate them to get financial and technical support under various schemes of Government of India as well as for identification of fishermen at sea by the coastal security agencies. Till date 19,16,781 fishermen have been issued biometric identity cards and 12,40,869 fishermen have been issued QR Coded PVC Aadhaar cards by the Government of India.
This information was given by Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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