PMMSY Freshwater Aquaculture Inputs

Under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), the Department of Fisheries meets the input cost of the first crop raised in newly built freshwater ponds and tanks. This covers composite fish culture, scampi, pangasius, tilapia and comparable systems, as listed at item 1.5 of the scheme's activity list.

The benchmarked unit cost is ₹4.00 lakh per hectare, which takes in seed, feed and other production inputs. Assistance from the government works out to ₹1.60 lakh per hectare for a general beneficiary, and ₹2.40 lakh per hectare where the beneficiary belongs to SC/ST or is a woman. Support is one-time, meant for the initial crop only, and does not extend to recurring operating costs. It is claimed together with the pond-construction activity.

Proposals are filed with the State/UT Fisheries Department.

- Build the new pond or tank for which inputs are being claimed - Draw up an input-cost proposal based on the unit cost of ₹4.00 lakh per hectare - File it with your District or State Fisheries Officer under PMMSY, attaching pond particulars and a category certificate if you are claiming the higher rate - The State Fisheries Department appraises and sanctions the claim under the Annual Action Plan - Funds are released once the stocked pond has been verified

State and UT Fisheries Departments assess proposals for conformity with PMMSY activity norms and unit costs, rank them within the outlay fixed in the approved Annual Action Plan, and pass them on for sanction. Assistance is released only after the asset created has been physically verified.