| 1 |
Construction of new ponds |
Rs. 2.00 lakh/ ha. in the plain areas. Subsidy @ 20% with a ceiling of Rs. 40,000/ ha. for all farmers except SCs/ STs for whom it will be Rs. 50,000/ ha. (25%) Rs. 3.00 lakh/ ha. in the hill States/ Districts and North-eastern region. Subsidy @ 20% with a ceiling of Rs. 60,000/ ha. for all farmers except SCs/ STs for whom it will be Rs. 15,000/ ha. (25%) |
| 2 |
Reclamation/ Renovation of ponds/ tanks |
Rs. 60,000/ ha. Subsidy @ 20% with a ceiling of Rs. 12,000/ ha. for all farmers except SCs/ STs for it will be Rs. 15,000/ ha. (25%) |
| 3 |
Cost of inputs |
a) Finfish culture - Rs. 30,000/ha. Subsidy @ 20% with a ceiling of Rs. 6,000/ ha. for all farmers except SCs/ STs for whom it will be Rs. 7,500/ ha. (25%) b) Freshwater prawn culture - Unit cost Rs. 1.20 lakh/ ha. subsidy @ 20% with a ceiling of Rs. 24,000/ ha. |
| 4 |
Running Water Fish Culture in hilly areas as well as in plain areas |
Rs. 20,000/ unit of 100 sq. meters. The above cost is inclusive of Rs. 4,000 towards inputs. Subsidy @20% with a ceiling of Rs. 4,000/ unit for all farmers except SCs/ STs for whom it will be Rs. 5,000/ unit (25%). Ceiling of 3 units for each farmers in terms of admissibility of grant. |
| 5 |
Integrated Fish Farming |
Rs. 80,000/ ha. Subsidy @ 20% with a ceiling of Rs. 16,000/ ha for all farmers except SCs/ STs for whom it will be Rs. 20,000/ ha. (25%). |
| 6 |
Aerators/ Pumps |
Rs. 50,000/ unit of two 1 HP aerators/ one 5 HP diesel pump. Subsidy @ 25% with a ceiling of Rs. 12,500/- for each set of aerators/ pump for all category of farmers who have reached a level of production of 3000 Kg./ ha./ year. Maximum of two 1 HP aerators/ one 5 HP diesel pump for one hectare water area will be admissible. |
| 7 |
Freshwater Fish Seed Hatchery |
Rs. 8 lakh for a fish seed hatchery with 10 million (fry) capacity for the plain areas and Rs. 12 lakh for same capacity in the hill States/ Districts and NE Region. Subsidy @ 10% with a ceiling of Rs. 80,000/- and Rs. 1.20 lakhs in the plain and hilly areas respectively to entrepreneurs only. |
| 8 |
Fish Feed Units |
Small Units - Unit cost is Rs. 5 lakh with a capacity of 1.2 quintals /day. The subsidy would be @ 20% with ceiling of Rs. 1 lakh per unit to entrepreneurs. |
| 9 |
Training of fish farmers |
Stipend @ Rs. 100/ day during training period of 10 days and a lump sum of Rs. 100/- towards travel expenses/ field visits. |
| 10 |
Establishment of freshwater prawn seed hatchery |
(i) Unit cost Rs. 30 lakh for a large freshwater prawn hatchery with a minimum capacity of 25 million PL/ year. This would be one time grant to the Sates for establishment of hatchery at State level. (ii) Unit cost is Rs. 8 lakhs for a small hatchery of 5-10 million Pl/ Year capacity. Subsidy @ 20% with ceiling of Rs. 1.60 lakhs to entrepreneurs as one time grant. |
| 11 |
Establishment of laboratories at State level for water quality and fish health investigations. |
Unit cost is Rs. 30 lakhs (Rs. 25 lakh for the construction of building and Rs. 5 lakh for equipment, glassware & chemicals, etc.). This would be one time grant to the States. Operational and other recurring cost would be met by the respective States. |
| 12 |
Provision of soil and water testing kits to each FFDA |
Unit cost of each soil and water testing kit is Rs.30,000. The kits are sanctioned once to each FFDA as one time grant. |
| 13 |
Setting up of integrated units, including hatcheries for ornamental fishes |
Unit cost is Rs. 15 lakhs which includes hatchery of 5-10 million (Fry) capacity. Subsidy @ 10% with a maximum ceiling of Rs. 1.50 lakh to all categories of fish farmers. |
| 14 |
Transportation of fish/ prawn seed |
This will be applicable only for the hill States/ Districts and North-Eastern Region. Subsidy @ Rs. 20 for 1000 fry transported to all FFDAs. Not applicable to individual fish farmer. |
| 15 |
Purchase of Vehicles |
50% cost of vehicle for each new FFDA and 50% cost for the replaced vehicle (second vehicle). |
