The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has given administrative approval for ₹72.42 crore to complete the Ameenabad fishing harbour in Kakinada district under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY).
The harbour was designed to facilitate anchoring of 2,500 boats, with the annual handling of 1.10 lakh tonnes.
In November, 2020, then Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy laid the foundation stone for the ₹350-crore harbour project that was to be funded by the Centre from the Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund and NABARD Infrastructure Development Assistance.
In an official release, Kakinada City MLA Vanamadi Venkateswara Rao said that the Centre had granted administrative approval for ₹72.42 crore for the Ameenabad harbour.
According to a letter dated June 5 to the Andhra Pradesh government, the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has assured to explore the viability for funding for the Ameenabad harbour from the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways under the Sagarmala Scheme. The Hindu has a copy of the letter.
The Centre will release its share of ₹43.45 crore through instalments as the Andhra Pradesh government requires to release its share.
The quarantine facilities, laboratory, custom facilities, processing facilities and hinterland connectivity for domestic and international trade are among the facilities to be developed with the grant. Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying has mandated to provide online auction facility, real-time information of catch and vessels and bio-security at the harbour.
Published – June 06, 2026 08:53 pm IST
