In order to compensate for the loss of fishermen due to the total suspension of fishing operations during the last few days, the Fisheries Department has sanctioned ₹32 crore.
The fishermen, who have been asked not to venture into the sea due to rough weather, will receive free ration and a financial aid of maximum ₹2,000 per family, said Fisheries Minister J. Mercykutty Amma in a statement here on Tuesday.
The amount has been sanctioned after the fishermen lost many working days when a well-marked low pressure area over the Arabian Sea had become a depression, resulting in heavy rainfall.
As many as 1,60,836 families will receive the financial aid and free ration.
