Schemes for Coastal Aquaculture

Components of Assistance
Pattern of Assistance

Components of Assistance

The National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) assists coastal aquaculture through following schemes

Training and Demonstration
Need based financial assistance for infrastructure development in coastal aquaculture Aquatic Quarantine etc.)
SPF shrimp Nauplii production centres.
Additional infrastructure for Specific Pathogen Free shrimp seed hatcheries
Assistance for additional infrastructure to Specific Pathogen Free shrimp culture farms
Construction of ponds for brackish water fin fish culture
Additional infrastructure for modification of existing shrimp farms for brackish water finfish culture
Input assistance for brackish water fin fish culture in ponds.
Promotion of cage culture in Brackish Water Fin Fishes in Ponds and Brackish water Areas
Input assistance for cage culture of brackish water fin fish in ponds and open backwater areas
Need Based Financial Assistance for Development and Demonstration of Innovative / New Technologies
- To increase fish production/ productivity and brood stock development
- Culture of New species
- Production of Low cost feed with high nutritive value,
- Promotion of New Farming practices (cage/pen culture etc.)
- Development of diagnostic kits (including biotechnological kits)
Financial Assistance for Setting up of Aquatic Animal Health and Environment Management Laboratory (AAHEL)

Pattern of Assistance

S.No	Name of the Activity/Scheme	Unit Cost	Pattern of Assistance
A	Construction of ponds for brackish water finfish culture	Rs. 2.40 lakh/ha	25% of cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.60 lakh/ ha as subsidy to farmers/ entrepreneurs
B	Additional infrastructure/ modification of existing farms for brackish water finfish culture	Rs. 2.00 lakh/ ha	25% of cost subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.50 lakh/ ha as subsidy to farmers/ entrepreneurs
C	Input assistance for brackish water finfish culture	Rs.3.00 lakh/ ha (subject to approval of CIBA, based on production levels)	One time back ended subsidy of 25% subject to a maximum of 0.75 lakh/ha to farmers/ entrepreneurs. 30% subsidy subject to a maximum of Rs. 0.90 lakh/ ha to SCs/ STs
D	Cage culture of brackish water fin fishes	Capital cost of Rs. 10.00 lakh / ha (subject to the approval of CIBA/ RGCA based on the production levels)	Back ended subsidy of 25% on the capital cost not exceeding Rs. 2.50 lakh/ha. Back ended subsidy of 30% on the capital cost to SCs/STs not exceeding Rs. 3.0 lakh/ha
E	Input assistance for cage culture of brackish water finfish	Rs. 7.00 lakh/ ha (Subject to approval ofCIBA/RGCA,based on production levels)	Back ended subsidy of 25% on working capital for first crop with a ceiling of Rs. 1.75 lakh/ha to farmers/ entrepreneurs Back ended subsidy of 30% on working capital for first crop with a ceiling of Rs.2.10 lakh/ha to SC/ST
F	Need Based Financial Assistance for development and demonstration of innovative/ new technologies
1	For increasing fish production/ productivity as brood stock development	Unit cost to be recommended by Central Fisheries Institute concerned	Onetime 40% grant to the Central/State Govt. Organization/Federation
2	New species	Unit cost to be recommended by Central Fisheries Institute concerned	Subsidy on 40% of the project cost as promotional incentive on capital cost as back ended subsidy to the entrepreneurs
3	Low cost feed with high nutritive value
4	New farming practices (cage/pen culture), etc.
5	Setting up of Aquatic Animal Health and Environmental Management Laboratory in farming areas	Rs. 56.00 lakh for the coastal States and Rs. 40.00 lakh for inland States	40% grant to the State Govt. on the capital cost and one time recurring cost
6	Need based financial assistance for Specific Pathogen Free shrimp nauplii production centres	Rs. 25.00 lakh for at least 200 million nauplii production capacity/year	40% grant to Govt. Agencies; 25% subsidy to Entrepreneurs
7	Additional infrastructure for SPF shrimp seed hatcheries	Rs. 20.00 lakh for 30 million PL20 capacity/year	40% to Central/State Govt. Departments /Institutions; 25% subsidy to Entrepreneurs
8	Assistance to Specific Pathogen Free shrimp culture farms for additional infrastructure for semi intensive/ intensive farming	Rs. 15.00 lakh for 5 ha water spread area and above	Back ended subsidy of 25% on the capital cost. Back ended subsidy of 30% on the capital cost to SCs/STs
9	Development of fish breeding grounds through mangrove plantation	Unit cost to be approved by the competent institution	75% grant to meet the cost of mangrove sapling, transplantation and rearing and remaining 25% cost of labour component to be met through MNREGA

Source: National Fisheries Development Board

Last Modified : 3/1/2020

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