Port Blair, April 4: Former State President BJP, Shri. Vishal Jolly has conveyed his heartiest congratulations to Shri S.U. Maheswar Rao (BE & M.Tech.), Secretary of the Mahasagar Fisheries Co-operative Society Ltd., Port Blair, on being appointed as member of the Governing Body of the "National Fisheries Development Board" (NFDB) Hyderabad, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India.

Jolly on behalf of the party thanked the Central Government led by Prime Minister Modi, National President J P Nadda, National General Secretary (Org) B. L. Santhosh, Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India, Pursotham Rupala, MOS Fisheries Dr. L Murgan and the National Secretary and Prabhari A&N Islands Y. Satya Kumar for conferring this responsibility to Shri. S. U. Maheswar Rao, thereby adding another feather to his cap.

He expressed that it is a matter of pride for all Islanders as well as the Fishermen Community of these Islands that for the first time in the history of these Islands any person has been appointed as a Board Member of the of the Governing Body of the "National Fisheries Development Board" (NFDB) Hyderabad, Department of Fisheries, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Government of India.

Jolly requested the newly appointed Governing Board Member to ensure that every scheme pertaining to Fishermen are properly implemented at the ground level to ensure that the entire Fishermen Community of these Islands are benefited. He wished the Governing Body Member success in his future endeavour.