Island Development Agency (IDA) | 14 Jan 2020

Recently, the sixth meeting of the Island Development Agency held in New Delhi.

In the meeting, the progress made under the "Holistic development of islands" program was reviewed.

The Union Government constituted the Island Development Agency on 1^st June, 2017 for the development of islands.
The meetings of the Agency is chaired by the Union Home Minister.

For the first time in the country, under the guidance of IDA, an initiative of sustainable development in the identified Islands within scientifically-assessed carrying capacity has been taken-up.
Development Plans with focus on creation of jobs for the islanders through tourism promotion as well as export of seafood and coconut-based products made in the Islands have been prepared and are being implemented in four islands of Andaman & Nicobar and five islands of Lakshadweep.
In the second phase, suitable sites in 12 more islands of Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 5 islands in Lakshadweep have been covered.