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Sikkim's Soreng notified as India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster
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India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster sits in Sikkim's Soreng: the PMMSY and organic-State link Prelims tests
Soreng becomes the first Organic Fisheries Cluster under PMMSY.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Soreng district in Sikkim was notified on 2 November 2026 as India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
The cluster approach groups fish farmers around certified organic practices.
Sikkim was earlier declared India's first fully organic State.
ਸਰੋਤ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ਮੁੱਖ ਤੱਥ
Remember these
- Soreng district (Sikkim) notified on 2 November 2026 as India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster
- Notified under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY)
- Cluster approach groups fish farmers around certified organic practices
- Sikkim was declared India's first fully organic State in 2016
- Syllabus link: GS3 - Agriculture, fisheries
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼ · ਮੇਨਜ਼
How the exam will ask it
ਪ੍ਰੀਲਿਮਜ਼
- Statement: Soreng in Sikkim has been notified as India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
- Statement: The cluster approach organises fish farmers around certified organic practices rather than individual holdings.
- Statement: Sikkim was the first Indian State to be declared fully organic, in 2016.
ਮੇਨਜ਼
GS3 (Agriculture, fisheries): Organic aquaculture can raise farmer incomes and export value, but fragmented small holdings make certification costly. PMMSY's cluster approach pools farmers, shares certification, inputs and market linkages, and builds on Sikkim's organic-State model. The way forward lies in robust certification, traceability, cold-chain and market access, with the model replicated in other suitable States.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Sikkim, where India's first Organic Fisheries Cluster has been notified, was declared India's first fully organic State in:
- 2010
- 2013
- 2016
- 2019
ਜਵਾਬ ਵੇਖੋ
ਜਵਾਬ: C — Correct: 2016 — Sikkim was declared the first fully organic State in 2016. • 2010 — wrong: 2010 is too early; Sikkim adopted its organic mission in 2010 but completed conversion later. • 2013 — wrong: 2013 is not the year of the declaration; conversion was still under way. • 2019 — wrong: 2019 is after the declaration; by then other States were following Sikkim's lead.
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