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Dry fish

Dry fish

Assam’s dry fish is a traditional, protein-rich product prepared through natural drying methods and modern hygienic processing, with strong demand in regional, ethnic, and international markets.

Dry fish holds a special place in Assam’s food culture, particularly among riverine and indigenous communities. Produced from freshwater and small indigenous fish varieties sourced from the Brahmaputra and Barak river systems, beels, and wetlands, Assam’s dry fish is valued for its distinct flavour, long shelf life, and high nutritional content. Assam’s dry fish is used in everyday cooking, ethnic cuisine, pickles, chutneys, and ready-to-cook mixes. With growing interest in traditional foods and high-protein diets, processed dry fish products—including whole dried fish, flakes, powders, and spiced mixes—offer excellent potential for domestic distribution and exports, especially to Bangladesh, other parts of Northeast India, and overseas ethnic markets.

Government Schemes for the Industry

Sr no. Scheme Name Scheme Type Action
1 Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund (AHIDF) Central View more
2 Chief Minister's Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan 2.0 (CMAAA) State View more
3 Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) Central View more
4 MSE Green Investment and Financing for Transformation Scheme (MSE-GIFT) Central View more
5 MSE Scheme for Promotion and Investment in Circular Economy (MSE-SPICE) Central View more
6 MSME Trade Enablement and Marketing Initiative (MSME TEAM Initiative) Central View more
7 Pradhan Mantri Formalisation of Micro food processing Enterprises Scheme ( PMFME) Central View more
8 Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana (PMMY) Central View more
9 Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) Central View more
10 Sarothi-The Start-Up Assam State View more