📋 Tender Overview
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 1916781 fishermen have been issued biometric identity cards and 1240869 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.
