2019

Suggestion’s to be
incorporated in the
Calamity Relief Fund
Budget for Fisheries
Contents
Existing Fisheries component incorporated in SDRF/ NDRF ....................................................................... 2
Fisheries component to be incorporated in SDRF/ NDRF similar to Agriculture ....................................... 3
Assistance for Land and other loss .......................................................................................................... 3
Input subsidy (where crop loss is 33% and above) ................................................................................. 3
Fisheries component to be incorporated in SDRF/ NDRF similar to Animal Husbandry. .......................... 4
References: - ................................................................................................................................................ 4

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Existing Fisheries component incorporated in SDRF/ NDRF
Provisions to be incorporated for Calamity relief in Fisheries as a separate Departmental budget as
agriculture and Animal Husbandry.

Particulars Norms of Assistance

Assistance to Fisherman for repair / • Rs. 4,100/- for repair of personally

replacement of boats, nets damaged or lost
• Boat
• Dugout-Canoe
• Catamaran
• Net
(The assistance will not be provided if the
beneficiary is eligible or has availed of many
subsidy / assistance, for the instant calamity,
under any government scheme.)
Input subsidy for fish seed farm
damaged boats only.
• Rs. 2,100/- for repair of partially
damaged nets.
• Rs. 9600 for replacement of fully
damaged boats.
• Rs. 2,600 for replacement of fully
damaged nets.
Rs. 8,200 per hectare.
(This assistance will not be provided if the
beneficiary is eligible or has availed of any
subsidy/ assistance, for the instant calamity,
under any government scheme, except the one-
time subsidy provided under the Scheme of
department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and
Fisheries, Ministry of agriculture.)

*1st row part is mainly for the marine fisheries, Components for the inland fisheries are missing in the
file.
*2nd row is mainly for the nursery farmers and the hatcheries, grow out table fish farmer’s component is
totally missing out. Thus the Input subsidy for the grow out table fish rearer should also be incorporated
and which should be thrice as much as that of Fish seed farm i.e. Rs. 24, 600 per hectare.

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Fisheries component to be incorporated in SDRF/ NDRF similar to
Agriculture
Assistance for Land and other loss
a. De-silting of Fish farm/ Fish Pond
(where thickness of the sand / silt
deposit is more than 3”, to be certified Rs. 12,200 for each item.
by the competent authority of the State (Subject to the condition that no other assistance
Government. ) / subsidy has been availed of by / is eligible to
a. Removal of debris on Fish Pond/ Fish the beneficiary under any other government
Farm in hilly areas. scheme.)
b. De-silting/ Restoration / Repair of fish
farms
c. Loss of substantial portion of the Rs. 37500/- per hectare to only those small and
water body caused by landslide, marginal farmers whose ownership of the land is
avalanche, change of course of rivers legitimate as per as the land records.

Input subsidy (where crop loss is 33% and above)

Rs. 6800/- per hectare in rain fed areas and restricted to
a) For table fish crops, stocked areas.
Shrimp crops and Prawn Rs. 13,500/- per hectare in assured irrigation areas,
crops subject to minimum assistance not less than Rs 1000
and restricted to stocked areas.
Rs. 18,000/- ha. subject to minimum assistance not less
a) Carps , Pangas and Magur
than Rs. 2000/- and restricted to stocked areas.
Input Subsidy to farmers having more than 2 hectare of Water bodies
• Rs. 6,800/- per hectare in rain fed areas and restricted to stoked area.
• Rs. 13,500/- per hectare for areas under assured irrigation and restricted to stocked areas.
• Rs. 18,000/- per hectare for all types of perennial crops and restricted to stocked areas.
• Assistance may be provided where crop loss is 33% and above, subject to a ceiling of 2 hectares
per farmer.

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Fisheries component to be incorporated in SDRF/ NDRF similar to Animal
Husbandry.
A. Replacement of brooder Stock for Hatcheries
Rs. 15000 per quintal of the brooder stocked irrespective of the species with a bar of Rs 30000 per
beneficiary.
B. Provision of feed concentrate including water supply and medicines
Farms with dense stock : Rs. 100 per day
Farms with less stock : Rs. 60 per day
*Period of providing relief will be as per assessment of the state executive committee and the
central team (in case of NDRF). The default period for assistance will be up to 30 days, which may
be extended up to 60 days in the first instance and in case of severe draught up to 90 days.
Depending on the ground situation, the State Executive Committee can extend the time period
beyond the prescribed limit, subject to the situation that expenditure on this account should not
exceed 25% of SDRF allocation for the year.

References: -
1. AAPQIS. 2004. FAO assists Indonesia to combat suspected Koi Herpes Virus (KHV)
disease outbreak in freshwater fish. Aquatic Animal Pathogen and Quarantine Information
System.
(Available at www.aapqis.org/main/news/news.asp?id=49&section=news&national –
accessed on 14 September 2006.)
2. Letter to Chief Secretaries of all state from deputy secretary of GoI (Goutam Ghosh) 8th
Apr 2015
3. ADB/NACA. 1991. Fish health management in Asia-Pacific. Report of a Regional Study
and Workshop on Fish Disease and Fish Health Management. ADB Agricult. Dep. Rep.
Ser. 1. Bangkok, Network of Aquaculture Centers in Asia-Pacific. 627 pp.
4. ADRC. 2005. Total disaster risk management – good practices. Asian Disaster Reduction
Center. January,Kobe,Japan.(http://www.adrc.or.jp/ )