The Department of Fisheries hatched out as a full fledged Department from Agriculture during July 1993 along with Horticulture Department. With passage of time the Sister organization like Horticulture and Minor Irrigation Department under went lots of horizontal and vertical man power growth along with activity and fund. Unfortunately though the Department of Fisheries underwent massive growth in activities and budgetary allocation but the man power growth is almost negligible other than appointing few technical persons on contract basis. While the Sister Department were provided with full fledge Director as soon as they hatched out as a separate Department, post of Director of Fisheries was created only during 2008-09 i.e after 15 years of becoming full fledge Department.
Altogether, the Department has 12 Group A Officers, 49 Group B Officers & Staff, 53 Group C Staff and 32 Group D Staff at present out of which the strength of Gazetted Officers is 25 nos.
During 1993, the Department had a meager Plan allocation of around Rs.84.00 lakhs (including CSS) with barley 4 Schemes other than Direction and Administration. As in 2008-2009 with total budget of about Rs. 900 lakhs (State, C.S.S, NFDB, NEC) the Department is implementing 23 programmes/Scheme of which 8 under State Plan, 5 Scheme under CSS, 5 Scheme under NFDB and 5 Scheme under NEC during 11th Plan period.
It is proposed to reorganize the Department through creation of new post and upgradation of several existing posts due to newly created District offices viz:- Champhai, Serchhip and Lawngtlai in addition to already existing 5 district viz:- Aizawl, Kolasib, Mamit, Lunglei and Saiha, and continue/undertake the re-organisation programme during the 11th Plan period. Meanwhile a full fledged Director of Fisheries has been placed to head the Department.
