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MR. CHAIRMAN : Please conclude.

SHRI M.M. PALLAM RAJU : Sir, I am concluding.

The Authority should be an enabler of healthy aquaculture practices for the proper usage of land and towards contributing to the strengthening of the economy. It is important to enable and to regulate this activity in a positive manner and in a constructive manner. So, this Bill is an important first step in this right direction.

So, with these few words, I support this Bill.

PROF. M. RAMADASS (PONDICHERRY): Sir, I rise to support this Bill on behalf of our Party, PMK. The objects of this Bill are excellently framed and the provisions contained in this Bill go to help the development of one of the vital sectors of the economy, namely, the fishing sector, which is next only to agriculture in terms of employment, livelihood, exports and a number of other forward and backward linkages. Therefore, this Bill now seeks to provide a protection to this industry by creating a Regulatory Authority.