August 7, 2023 10:11 PM

Lok Sabha passes Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023

The Lok Sabha on Monday (07 August 2023) passed the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023. Replying to a debate on the Bill, Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala said,  the Bill amends the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005. He said, it also decriminalises certain offences under it to promote the ease of doing business. The Minister said, while the Fisheries department got a total allocation of three thousand 680 crore rupees from 1947 t...