Sarkari Yojana
“Fishing Ban Period Assistance” under “Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme”
About “Fishing Ban Period Assistance” under “Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme”
“Fishing Ban Period Assistance” functions as a sub-component of the broader “Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme” and covers every part of the Union Territory of Puducherry. It was designed to support fishermen’s households whose earnings dry up during natural disasters and government-imposed fishing bans, while simultaneously helping preserve marine fish stocks during the breeding season.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for "Fishing Ban Period Assistance" under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme", applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
The applicant must ordinarily reside within the Union…
The applicant must ordinarily reside within the Union Territory of Puducherry.
The applicant must work as a fisherman
The applicant must work as a fisherman.
The applicant must fall under the "Below Poverty…
The applicant must fall under the "Below Poverty Line" category.
Additional beneficiaries may be identified from time to…
*Additional beneficiaries may be identified from time to time, as decided by the Governing Body of the Pondicherry Fishermen Welfare and Distress Relief Society.
The applicant must not have been living abroad…
The applicant must not have been living abroad during the calamity, lean period, or fishing-ban window for which relief is being claimed.
Neither the beneficiary nor any other member listed…
Neither the beneficiary nor any other member listed on the ration card should hold a regular position in Government service, a Quasi-Government body, or a Government undertaking, or be a retired Government pensioner. Holding an Old Age Pension (OAP) as head of family or as a family member will not by itself disqualify a household from this benefit; Ownership, or lack of ownership, of mechanized, motorized, or traditional fishing boats will not restrict a fisherman's eligibility for this benefit.
Benefits Provided
"Fishing Ban Period Assistance" under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme" provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Each fisherman's family is provided 100 kilograms of…
Each fisherman's family is provided 100 kilograms of rice along with a cash dole of ₹750 during the annual fishing ban period.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Aadhaar Card
Aadhaar Card
Copy of the first page of the bank…
Copy of the first page of the bank account passbook
Red Ration Card issued by the Department of…
Red Ration Card issued by the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry
Identity Card issued by the Director of Fisheries…
Identity Card issued by the Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare
Proof of membership in the village's Fishermen Co-operative…
Proof of membership in the village's Fishermen Co-operative Society within the Union Territory of Puducherry
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for "Fishing Ban Period Assistance" under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme" through the offline application process outlined below.
Applicants need to go to the office of…
Applicants need to go to the office of the concerned authority — that is, the Pondicherry State Fishermen Co-operative Federation Limited, Puducherry; The Karaikal Fishermen Co-operative Marketing Union, Karaikal; The Assistant Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Mahe; or The Assistant Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Yanam — depending on their region.
They should then ask the concerned authority for…
They should then ask the concerned authority for a physical copy of the prescribed format of the application form.
All mandatory fields on the form must be…
All mandatory fields on the form must be completed, a passport-size photo affixed and signed across where needed, and copies of the required documents attached (self-attested wherever applicable).
The completed and signed form, together with the…
The completed and signed form, together with the documents, should be handed in to the concerned authority.
Applicants should ask for a receipt or acknowledgment…
Applicants should ask for a receipt or acknowledgment from the office that accepted the form, making sure it records the submission date and time along with a unique reference number, if one is issued.
Official Application & Website
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