Aquatic Development Corporative Society Ltd along with Assam FISHFED brings Macher Mojlish to Silchar. A store for fish lovers by fish lovers.
Macher Mojlish a store for fish lovers where one can get raw fish at reasonable price. The store will soon provide cooked fish as well. Macher Mojlish is brought to Silchar by the Aquatic Development Corporative Society Ltd under the Assam FISHFED scheme.
A member of the Aquatic Development Corporative Society Ltd said that Macher Mojlish is basically a fish retail outlet, where along with raw fishes cooked fish such as fish fries and all will be provided and soon home delivery system will be given for those who live alone and for elderlies. The prices will be cheap and reasonable.
When asked why is it here? The member replied saying that nothing of this sort is available at this region. This will be something new and it will promote the fish farmers and will give them a huge amount of profit.
The Business Daily contacted Arindam Goala the secretary of the Aquatic Development Corporative Society Ltd and Goala explained that their this retail outlet comes under the Assam Ministry of Fisheries’ scheme of FISHFED which is brought to promote and help the fish farmers to get better profit and earn more.
Under this scheme government has provided the Society a rental room with all the facilities which they will need. In this retail store the society will sell fresh fish with less price as compared to the market but a huge amount of profit will be given to the fish farmers. The entire society is happy as this will help fish farmers to grow more and earn more.
Macher Mojlish is located in Park Road Silchar opposite to Red Cross Hospital. The store will remain open 7 days of week only Thursdays will have half day.
The Chairman of The Aquatic Development Corporative Society Ltd is Avishek Chakraborty. Arindam Goala is the Secretary and Shambu Kr. Roy is the Treasurer. All the members of the society are excited for the retail outlet and they are getting immense amount of support as well.
When Arghadeep Das a member of the society was asked how does he feel regarding Macher Mojlish on which he replied with a happy face and said that they are simply happy and the reason is because this will help the farmers to earn more and consumers to buy in less price. For them it is a win-win situation where the provider and the buyer both are happy with what they get.
Macher Mojlish was inaugurated on 28th January 2021 in a grand way by Chief Guest Sri Parimal Suklabaidya Minister for Forests, Fisheries and Excise in Government of Assam.
FISHFED scheme under which Macher Mojlish was brought to Silchar by A.D.C.S. Ltd is a State level Cooperative Federation of Primary Fishery Cooperatives of Assam. FISHFED has a number of infrastructures including modern retail outlets such as Macher Mojlish and other facilities for the development of fish farming. There are in total of 3 retail outlets in Assam under FISHFED and Macher Mojlish is the 3rd one.
By Saumen Paul