June 23, 2015 — NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader KV Thomas today urged the Centre to provide free ration to fishermen affected by the ban imposed on fishing by mechanised boats for the months of June and July.
Ban on fishing by mechanised boats is imposed between June 15 and July 31 by state like Kerala in the territorial waterways and a total ban on fishing is imposed for one month from June 1 by the Centre in the Exclusive Economic Zone, he told newspersons at a press conference here.