Naidu, four Union Ministers open Visakhapatnam seafood meet; India eyes ₹1 lakh crore exports

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Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu with Union Ministers Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu and Chirag Paswan, and Minister Kinjarapu Atchannaidu, at the national workshop on seafood exports in Visakhapatnam on Friday. X/@FisheriesGoI | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

A two-day national workshop on seafood exports opened in Visakhapatnam on Friday (June 5, 2026), part of a push to take India’s annual exports past ₹1 lakh crore, from a record ₹73,890.46 crore ($8.45 billion) in 2025-26.

Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu; Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal; Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh; Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu; and Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan attended.

The National Workshop on Seafood Exports commenced in Visakhapatnam with the ceremonial lighting of the lamp by Shri N. Chandrababu Naidu, Hon'ble Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying and… pic.twitter.com/0ol0G15E58

Organised by the Department of Fisheries, under the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, in collaboration with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the workshop is meant to chart a roadmap for the export sector, built on value addition, traceability and a bigger role for start-ups and MSMEs.

“The workshop aims to integrate start-ups and MSMEs into the global export supply chain while addressing regulatory and infrastructure challenges. Technical sessions are slated to focus on advancing exports through improved certification and traceability, as well as the role of emerging sectors in driving diversification,” the Ministries said in a joint statement.

Officials from national institutions, including the Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA), the Export Inspection Council (EIC) and the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), are taking part alongside industry stakeholders for