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Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for organic fisheries certification for the North-Eastern Region, during a visit to Mangan, Sikkim. Soreng district in Sikkim has become India’s first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY.
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What Is the Organic Fisheries SOP?
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- It sets out a framework for:
- Organic fish production
- Certification
- Traceability
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What does it achieve?
- Makes the product more credible
- Builds consumer confidence
- Opens access to premium markets, both in India and abroad
What Is the Soreng Cluster?
India’s first notified Organic Fisheries Cluster.
It brings together:
- Organic production
- Certification
- Processing
- Value addition
- Marketing
The aim is to strengthen the whole fisheries value chain and improve market access.
Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- SOP: Standard Operating Procedure. A written set of steps everyone must follow
- PMMSY — Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, launched 2020, with an outlay of ₹20,050 crore
- PM-MKSSY is the newer sub-scheme for formalising the fisheries sector
- India is the world’s second-largest fish producer and second-largest aquaculture producer
- Fish production reached about 198 lakh tonnes in 2024-25
- Marine exports hit $8.4 billion in 2025-26, an all-time high
- Sikkim became India’s first fully organic state in 2016, and won the FAO Future Policy Gold Award in 2018
- Ladakh became India’s first fully organic Union Territory in 2026
- Organic certification in India is through NPOP for exports and PGS-India for the domestic market
- World Fisheries Day: 21 November; National Fish Farmers Day: 10 July
