"Input Assistance to Farmers for Taking up Fish Farming in Farm Ponds" Component of the "Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana" Scheme

About This Scheme

The "Input Assistance to Farmers for Taking up Fish Farming in Farm Ponds" Component of the "Mukhyamantri Maschyajibi Kalyan Yojana" Scheme was launched by the Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department, Government of Odisha. The objective of this scheme is to increase the inland fish production, and to enhance the income of farmers in the State though aquaculture. Input assistance is provided to the farmers who have excavated farm ponds under MGNREGA for facilitating the production of fingerling and fish. The scheme is implemented by the Directorate of Fisheries through its field functionaries in Odisha.

Eligibility

1. The applicant should be a resident of Odisha. 1. The applicant must have a bank account in his/her name in Odisha. 1. The farm pond should have been excavated by the applicant. 1. The farm pond should have been excavated under the various Government schemes including Watershed Development Projects & MGNREGA through the Directorate of Soil Conservation & Watershed Development. 1. The farm pond should have a minimum 5 feet water depth. 1. The farm pond should have sufficient water retaining capacity for a minimum 5 months of culture period. 1. While availing subsidy, the beneficiary family will be considered instead of individual member of the family.

Benefits

- One-day training and awareness programme will be conducted by the District Fisheries Officers for skill up-gradation of the beneficiaries. > Type of Farm Pond with Unit Cost and Pattern of Assistance The input assistance towards pisciculture on the unit cost of ₹4,00,000/- hectare shall be given to the farmer as a one-time support at 40% for General Category, and 60% for Scheduled Castes (SC)/ Scheduled Tribes (ST)/Women/Transgender/Person with Disability (PwD) Category of farmers. Model 1 - Specification of Farm Pond: 20m x 20m - Seed: 2400 - Feed: 10800 - Other Input: 2800 - Unit Cost (₹): 16000 - Subsidy Assistance (₹) - General (40%): 6400 - SC/ST/Women/Transgender/PwD (60%): 9600 Model 2 - Specification of Farm Pond: 15m x 15m - Seed: 1350 - Feed: 6075 - Other Input: 1575 - Unit Cost (₹): 9000 - Subsidy Assistance (₹) - General (40%): 3600 - SC/ST/Women/Transgender/PwD (60%): 5400 Model 3 - Specification of Farm Pond: 10m x 10m - Seed: 600 - Feed: 2700 - Other Input: 700 - Unit Cost (₹): 4000 - Subsidy Assistance (₹) - General (40%): 1600 - SC/ST/Women/Transgender/PwD (60%): 2400 **Other Inputs include fertiliser, lime, pro/pre/grow biotics, Vit-min mix, disinfectant, medicines, castnet, etc.* NOTE 1: Farmers are free to stock more seed as per their choice for seed raising purpose. NOTE 2: The assistance shall be limited to 0.5 acres of water spread area per beneficiary.

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