Anantnag: The youth in Jammu and Kashmir, with the help of  Central Government’s Rashtriya Kissan Vikas Yojna (RKVY), are finding new hopes of employment and profit in fish farming.

The department of fisheries is propagating fish culture to give job opportunities to educated youth, besides the development of recreational fisheries as a means of income for those interested in pursuing aquarium fishing as a profession, reports ANI.

Three brothers in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag region commenced  fish farming business after getting help from the Department of Fisheries.

Ashiq Hussain, the owner of a trout fish farm, said they received a lot of help from the department regarding construction, feed and equipment, the Indian news agency reported.

“My brothers and I completed our studies but were still unable to find jobs. We approached the department of fisheries and they taught us how to cultivate fish. We received subsidies under the Centre’s Rashtriya Kissan Vikas Yojna (RKVY) for construction, feed, and equipment,” Ashiq said.