Financial Assistance to Brackish Water Aquaculture Farms
Through this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible fishermen for the construction and renovation of the Farm, for the purchase of farming equipment, and for the purchase of feed. Only the farmers having a water spread area of 2 hectares or less can apply to this scheme.
- Ministry / Department
- Fisheries Department
- Level
- State
- Benefit type
- cash
What is Financial Assistance to Brackish Water Aquaculture Farms?
Through this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible fishermen for the construction and renovation of the Farm, for the purchase of farming equipment, and for the purchase of feed. Only the farmers having a water spread area of 2 hectares or less can apply to this scheme.
- Benefit
- > **Financial Assistance for Construction & Renovation of Farm** 25% subsidy, limited to ₹2,00,000 per hectare. > **Financial Assistance for Purchase of Farming Equipment** 50% subsidy, limited to ₹1,00,000 per hectare. > **Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Feed** 25% subsidy of the cost of feed, limited to ₹30,000 per crop per hectare for 2 crops in a year.
- Level
- State — Goa
- Ministry / Dept.
- Fisheries Department
- Benefit type
- cash
- Key eligibility
- - The applicant should be a farmer having a water spread area of 2 hectares or less. - The farms owned by the applicant should be licensed by the Coastal Aquaculture Authority.
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Benefits
> **Financial Assistance for Construction & Renovation of Farm** 25% subsidy, limited to ₹2,00,000 per hectare. > **Financial Assistance for Purchase of Farming Equipment** 50% subsidy, limited to ₹1,00,000 per hectare. > **Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Feed** 25% subsidy of the cost of feed, limited to ₹30,000 per crop per hectare for 2 crops in a year.
Eligibility
Documents Required
How to Apply
Step 1: Offline application — step 1
Step 1: The interested applicant should take print of the prescribed format of the application form.
Step 2: Offline application — step 2
Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).
Step 3: Offline application — step 3
Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned authority at the Department of Fisheries, Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Patto Colony, Panaji Goa - 403 521, or to the official posted at BDO Office/ Sub-Offices of the Department of Fisheries.
Step 4: Offline application — step 5
Grievance Redressal
Step 5: Offline application — step 6
Any dissatisfaction or complaint about any service or its standards can be registered with the Department's Grievance Redressal Officer . The grievance can also be lodged on the link [email protected] . All complaints will be acknowledged by us and final action taken will be communicated within 30 days.
Sources & References
- Official scheme website ↗
- Source record ↗
- Information is summarised from official government sources. Verify all details on the official website before applying.
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