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Promote pearl farming for sustainable fisher livelihoods

Bharatiya Janata Party · Lok Sabha General Election 2024

Last updated 2 Jun 2026

“We will create sustainable livelihood opportunities for fishermen through promotion of pearl farming.”

From the Bharatiya Janata Party manifestoView Manifestop.26

Our Assessment

low

Pearl farming is included among the alternative and climate-resilient livelihood activities supported under PMMSY (alongside sea-cage farming, seaweed cultivation and ornamental fish farming), as confirmed in a government reply in Parliament (March 2026). However, a dedicated, at-scale pearl-farming promotion programme with measurable uptake is only thinly evidenced. Partial, low confidence.

Sources & Evidence

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PMMSY supports pearl farming among alternative fisher livelihoods (PIB Lok Sabha reply)

pib.gov.in·10 Mar 2026
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