Mentioning that Telangana, which is the top consumer of meat is lagging behind in eating fish, Fisheries Minister Vakiti Srihari on Monday instructed officials to formulate campaign programs about the health benefits of eating fish. He held a video conference with 32 district collectors and officials of the fisheries department. 

The minister suggested that in order to change the allegations of corruption against the fisheries department which occurred during the previous government, a signboard should be installed at every pond regarding the details of the distribution of fishlings and the same should be uploaded on the T-Matsya app.The minister also called for completing the process of distribution of fishlings by the end of November and submit a report to the state level officials every week.

Collectors should allocate government land for fish retail outlet market in each constituency so as increase the marketing facilities for fish cultivation, the minister instructed. On this occasion, the minister also mentioned that he would discuss with the Chief Minister A Revath Reddy about including fish related dishes in the mid-day meal scheme being implemented in government schools.