<p>Chandauli district in eastern Uttar Pradesh will soon have Asia's largest fish market, the construction of which will be completed by July next year.</p>.<p>Sanjay Nishad, Uttar Pradesh minister for fisheries, said that with the construction of the state-of-the-art wholesale fish market in Chandauli, about 1,500 people will get direct and indirect employment opportunities.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/samajwadi-party-mla-booked-for-clash-with-police-in-up-1224665.html" target="_blank">Samajwadi Party MLA booked for clash with police in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>The minister said that around 75,000 metric tonnes of fish will be traded annually if the fish market is operated at full capacity.</p>.<p>The Modi government's tenure has been dedicated to good governance and welfare of the poor, the minister said. Many important steps have been taken for the all-round welfare of the fishermen community under the current dispensation, he added.</p>.<p>He also said the fisheries made a significant contribution to India's GDP growth rate.</p>.<p>"The fishermen's welfare fund will be used for the community. Previous governments considered the fishermen community a vote bank but did not work for their welfare," he said.</p>.<p>The minister who heads the Nishad party, an ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, also said that the installation of a 56-feet statue of Lord Ram and Nishad Raj in Prayagraj would be done soon.</p>.<p>The decision to install a statue each of Nishad Raj in Ayodhya on the banks of Sarayu and at Telianala Ghat on the Ganga banks in Varanasi was also a matter of pride for the Nishad community, he said.</p>
<p>Chandauli district in eastern Uttar Pradesh will soon have Asia's largest fish market, the construction of which will be completed by July next year.</p>.<p>Sanjay Nishad, Uttar Pradesh minister for fisheries, said that with the construction of the state-of-the-art wholesale fish market in Chandauli, about 1,500 people will get direct and indirect employment opportunities.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/samajwadi-party-mla-booked-for-clash-with-police-in-up-1224665.html" target="_blank">Samajwadi Party MLA booked for clash with police in UP</a></strong></p>.<p>The minister said that around 75,000 metric tonnes of fish will be traded annually if the fish market is operated at full capacity.</p>.<p>The Modi government's tenure has been dedicated to good governance and welfare of the poor, the minister said. Many important steps have been taken for the all-round welfare of the fishermen community under the current dispensation, he added.</p>.<p>He also said the fisheries made a significant contribution to India's GDP growth rate.</p>.<p>"The fishermen's welfare fund will be used for the community. Previous governments considered the fishermen community a vote bank but did not work for their welfare," he said.</p>.<p>The minister who heads the Nishad party, an ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, also said that the installation of a 56-feet statue of Lord Ram and Nishad Raj in Prayagraj would be done soon.</p>.<p>The decision to install a statue each of Nishad Raj in Ayodhya on the banks of Sarayu and at Telianala Ghat on the Ganga banks in Varanasi was also a matter of pride for the Nishad community, he said.</p>