The Gujarat Congress has alleged that the Centre’s decision to discontinue special package announced by the then UPA government for fishermen has pushed their lives towards misery. “The Narendra Modi government has discontinued special package that was given to fishermen and families of those fishermen who are lodged in Pakistani jails. The special package for fishermen was announced by the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2003. As part of the special package, the government provided subsidy for building new boats and other related activities of the fishermen. Former president of Porbandar boatowners association, Manish Lodhari, said, “The special package was for fishermen whose boats were captured by Pakistan.

Source: Indian Express April 16, 2017 12:56 UTC