Sarkari Yojana
Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of Appropriate Sizes Including Nets, Fish & Ice Holding Boxes, Etc.)
About Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of Appropriate Sizes Including Nets, Fish & Ice Holding Boxes, Etc.)
The Directorate of Fisheries, Government of Goa, introduced the scheme “Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of Appropriate Sizes Including Nets, Fish & Ice Holding Boxes, Etc.)” to support Goa’s large traditional fishing community. It subsidises the equipment they need to fish in Goa’s inland waters, and the subsidy is paid straight into the applicant’s bank account.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of Appropriate Sizes Including Nets, Fish & Ice Holding Boxes, Etc.), applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants must be fishermen
Applicants must be fishermen.
They must hold a No Objection Certificate from…
They must hold a No Objection Certificate from the Directorate of Fisheries for buying or building a wooden or Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic fishing craft under 26 feet, along with fishing net and ice holding boxes.
To claim the subsidy, they must present the…
To claim the subsidy, they must present the original Goods and Services Tax bill from an authorised dealer for buying or building the new canoe, gill net and accessories, and the insulated fish and ice holding box.
Owners of fishing trawlers cannot apply
Owners of fishing trawlers cannot apply.
Applicants must not be defaulters of the Department
Applicants must not be defaulters of the Department. Reservation/Priority: Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Women and their Co-operatives qualify for a higher rate of help (60% of unit cost, limited to ₹60,000/-). Relaxation: The Government may relax any or all of the scheme's clauses where it considers this appropriate, recording its reasons.
Benefits Provided
Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of Appropriate Sizes Including Nets, Fish & Ice Holding Boxes, Etc.) provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Financial Assistance/Subsidy
Assistance covers buying or building new Fiberglass Reinforced…
Assistance covers buying or building new Fiberglass Reinforced Plastic or wooden canoes under 26 feet, with nets, accessories and insulated fish and ice holding boxes.
General Category applicants receive up to 40% of…
General Category applicants receive up to 40% of the unit cost, limited to ₹40,000/-.
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Women and their Co-operatives…
Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Women and their Co-operatives receive up to 60% of the unit cost, limited to ₹60,000/-.
The unit cost taken for the Craft &…
The unit cost taken for the Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of appropriate sizes including nets, fish & ice holding boxes etc.) is ₹1,00,000/-. Disbursement
The subsidy is paid into the applicant's own…
The subsidy is paid into the applicant's own bank account. Conditions
The canoe must be registered with the Captain…
The canoe must be registered with the Captain of Ports Department.
Nets and accessories bought under the scheme must…
Nets and accessories bought under the scheme must be registered with the Directorate of Fisheries under the Goa, Daman and Diu Fisheries Rules, 1981.
For five years from the purchase date, the…
For five years from the purchase date, the beneficiary may not sell, mortgage or transfer the canoe, nets, accessories or insulated ice holding boxes obtained under the scheme.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
The No Objection Certificate granted by the Directorate…
The No Objection Certificate granted by the Directorate of Fisheries
The original Goods and Services Tax invoice from…
The original Goods and Services Tax invoice from the authorised dealer.
Bank account particulars for receiving the subsidy
Bank account particulars for receiving the subsidy.
The canoe's registration certificate from the Captain of…
The canoe's registration certificate from the Captain of Ports Department.
Registration certificate for the nets and accessories, issued…
Registration certificate for the nets and accessories, issued by the Directorate of Fisheries under the Goa, Daman and Diu Fisheries Rules, 1981.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Craft & Gear (Unit: Boats of Appropriate Sizes Including Nets, Fish & Ice Holding Boxes, Etc.) through the offline application process outlined below.
Obtain the application form in the prescribed format…
Obtain the application form in the prescribed format from the Directorate of Fisheries / Block Development Offices (BDO) / Village Panchayat and Head Office.
Complete all compulsory fields and enclose copies of…
Complete all compulsory fields and enclose copies of the required documents (self-attested where needed).
Hand the filled and signed form, with the…
Hand the filled and signed form, with the documents, to the relevant 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.
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.