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MPEDA rolls out digital catch certification to meet EU norms
খবরে কেন?
Which ministry runs MPEDA? The EU catch-certificate rule behind India's seafood exports, for GS Paper 3
MPEDA's digital catch certification lets seafood exporters meet EU traceability norms.
Why it matters: GS-3 core; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 মিনিট
The Marine Products Export Development Authority has rolled out a digital catch certification system so that Indian seafood exports meet European Union requirements.
MPEDA has empanelled private agencies to build applications that capture the traceability data the EU asks for on each catch.
The system helps exporters document that fish were caught legally, which protects access to the EU market.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- MPEDA (Marine Products Export Development Authority) has rolled out a digital catch certification system.
- The system captures the traceability data the EU requires for each catch.
- MPEDA has empanelled private agencies to build the applications.
- MPEDA is a statutory export-promotion body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, set up under the MPEDA Act, 1972.
- Its headquarters are at Kochi, Kerala.
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- MPEDA is a statutory body functioning under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, not the Ministry of Fisheries.
- Catch certification documents that fish were caught legally, which supports traceability for EU market access.
- The EU requires traceability data on each catch for imports of seafood.
মেইনস
GS Paper 3 (Economy: fisheries and exports). Issue: EU rules on legal, traceable catch can block Indian seafood exports. Policy: MPEDA's digital catch certification, built with empanelled private agencies, captures the required data. Implication: it protects EU market access and exporter credibility; the way forward is wider coverage of small fishers, capacity building and alignment with global traceability standards.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), which has begun a digital catch certification system to meet EU norms, functions under the Ministry of:
- Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying
- Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare
- Food Processing Industries
- Commerce and Industry
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: D — Correct: Commerce and Industry — MPEDA is a statutory export-promotion body set up under the Commerce Ministry. • Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying — wrong: Although it deals with seafood, MPEDA is not under the Fisheries ministry. • Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare — wrong: The Agriculture ministry handles farm policy, but MPEDA is not part of it. • Food Processing Industries — wrong: Food Processing Industries has its own bodies and does not administer MPEDA.
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