Government has decided
to procure latest equipment to test the Seafood for export to
the International standards to be installed at seven existing
laboratories of various government agencies at Kolkata, Bhubaneswar,
Chennai, Mangalore (Karnataka), Mumbai, Cochin and Veraval (Gujrat).
The equipments will also be installed at two new places i.e. Bhimavaram
and Nellore (Andhra Pradesh) where the laboratories will also
be set up. This information was given by the Minister of State
of Agriculture, Shri Hukumdeo Narayan Yadav in written reply to
a question by Prof. A.K. Premajan in Lok Sabha today. He further
informed that the entire proposal to upgrade the existing laboratories
at seven places and two new laboratories would cost approximately
Rs. 18.50 crore. The Seafood Exporters Association of India has
promised to contribute an amount of Rs. 3.00 crore in the project.
The remaining expenditure will be met by the Department of Commerce,
Government of India.
