The Ministries of Fisheries and Ocean Resources and of Finance met on 27 November 2023 to discuss settling the state's outstanding payments to fishermen. Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam said MVR 200 million was unpaid when he took office, of which MVR 30 million has since been paid.
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Fisheries Minister Ahmed Shiyam and Finance Minister Mohamed Shafeeq, along with senior officials from both ministries, met on 27 November 2023 to discuss ways to ensure timely payments for fishermen.
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Fisheries Minister Shiyam, speaking to local media on Thursday, said that when he took office there was MVR 200 million unpaid to fishermen, which amounted to two months’ worth of unpaid dues.
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MVR 30 million of the outstanding has been paid since he took office, Shiyam said.
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