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Marine Products Export Development Authority

Statutory body in India

Summary

Statutory body in India

Field	Value
name	Marine Products Export Development Authority
type	Statutory body
formed
preceding1	Marine Products Export Promotion Council (1961 – 1972)
agency_type	Statutory body
jurisdiction	Government of India
headquarters	Kochi, Kerala, India
minister1_name	Piyush Goyal
minister1_pfo	Minister of Commerce and Industry
chief1_name	Dodda Venkata Swamy, IAS
chief1_position	Chairman
chief2_name	Dr. Ram Mohan M K
chief2_position	Director
parent_department	Department of Commerce
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The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA) is a statutory body established in 1972 under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India to promote and regulate the export of marine products. It is headquartered in Kochi.

MPEDA has regional offices, sub regional divisions, and desk offices across various cities in India, and trade promotion offices at New Delhi, Tokyo, and New York.

History

It was constituted on 24 August 1972 by the provisions of the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act 1972 (No.13 of 1972) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, replacing the erstwhile Marine Products Export Promotion Council established in September 1961. Its mandate is to promote the export of marine products from India and to serve as a regulating authority for ensuring sustained and export quality seafood.

Services offered by MPEDA

Registration of infrastructure facilities for seafood export trade
Collection and dissemination of trade information
Projection of Indian marine products in overseas markets by participation in overseas fairs and organising international seafood fairs in India
Implementation of development measures vital to the industry like distribution of insulated fish boxes, putting up fish landing platforms, improvement of peeling sheds, modernisation of industry such as upgrading of plate freezers, installation of IQF machinery, generator sets, ice making machineries, quality control laboratory etc.
Promotion of brackish water aquaculture for production of prawn for export
Promotion of deep sea fishing projects through test fishing, joint venture and equity participation

References

"The Marine Products Export Development Authority (MPEDA)". Commerce.gov.in.
"About MPEDA".

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