In the year 1947, U.P. The Fisheries Department was established under the Animal Husbandry Department. In the year 1966, the Fisheries Department was separated from the Animal Husbandry Department and started working independently. After the abolition of zamindari in the first five-year plan period, some ponds were transferred to the fisheries department, in which development work was started.

Fisheries development works gained special momentum after the establishment of fisheries development agencies in the sixth five-year plan.