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WorldFish fisheries project centre in Gorakhpur

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Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: WorldFish fisheries project centre in Gorakhpur (, 15 September 2026)
Battle Brief

On 15 September 2026 the UP Cabinet approved an MoU between the State Fisheries Department and WorldFish to run the WorldFish UP Fisheries Project Centre scheme in Purvanchal. The centre, in Gorakhpur, aims to raise fish and seed output and farmers’ incomes. It is fully state-funded, first for 3 years, with ₹600 lakh for 2026-27.

Fact File

Date
15 Sep 2026
Partners
UP Fisheries Department and WorldFish
Location
Gorakhpur, Purvanchal
Funding
100% state-funded
Initial period
3 years
Budget 2026-27
₹600 lakh
In the news

The WorldFish centre in Gorakhpur: what happened?

Purvanchal has many ponds and wetlands. Good fish seed is the main gap. The centre brings research and training to close it.

  • The Cabinet approved an MoU between the UP Fisheries Department and WorldFish to run the WorldFish UP Fisheries Project Centre scheme in Purvanchal. [UP Cabinet]
Back Story

What will the centre do?

  • Raise fish and fish-seed production.
  • Strengthen regional food security.
  • Improve fish farmers’ livelihoods.
  • Support sustainable fish farming through research, training and market links.
  • Aim for self-reliance in quality fish seed, and help trade and export of fish to other States.
Why examiners care

Why does the WorldFish centre in Gorakhpur matter?

  • Economy: More income for fish farmers in eastern UP.
  • Nutrition: Fish adds protein to diets.
Exam Radar

What can Prelims ask on the WorldFish centre in Gorakhpur?

  • WorldFish centre: Gorakhpur.
  • Fully state-funded; first phase 3 years.
  • 2026-27 provision: ₹600 lakh.
Answer Lab

How to write about the WorldFish centre in Gorakhpur in Mains

Practice question (8 marks, 125 words): How can fisheries raise rural incomes in Purvanchal?

  • Resource base.
  • WorldFish centre.
  • Constraints.
  • Conclusion.

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How to use this in Mains

GS-VI fisheries

  1. Purvanchal's ponds and wetlands are under-used for fish farming.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved an MoU between the UP Fisheries Department and WorldFish to run the WorldFish UP Fisheries Project Centre scheme in Purvanchal [UP Cabinet].

UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 15 September 2026 (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: fisheries.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

The WorldFish UP Fisheries Project Centre approved in Sep 2026 is located in

Answer (b) & explanation

UP Cabinet note, 15 Sep 2026.

Quick questions

Questions students ask about this

Where will the WorldFish UP centre be set up?

In Gorakhpur district.

Who funds it?

The UP government, fully.

What is the budget for 2026-27?

₹600 lakh.

Keep studying

Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 15 September 2026 (Hindi PDF)

facts from cited sources only; numbers machine-checked against source text; faculty review pending