Sarkari Yojana
Lean Season Assistance under “Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme”
About Lean Season Assistance under “Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme”
“Lean Season Assistance” is a Sub-Component of the “Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme” and covers every region of the Union territory of Puducherry. It supports fishermen families who lose their income during natural calamities and fishing ban periods, while also helping conserve marine fishery wealth during the breeding season.
Scheme Overview
State Government
Individual
Scheme Details
Eligibility Requirements
To qualify for Lean Season Assistance under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme", applicants must satisfy the following conditions:
Applicants must ordinarily reside in the Union territory…
Applicants must ordinarily reside in the Union territory of Puducherry.
Only fishermen can apply
Only fishermen can apply.
The applicant must belong to a group classified…
The applicant must belong to a group classified as "Below Poverty Line".
The Governing Body of the Pondicherry Fishermen Welfare…
*The Governing Body of the Pondicherry Fishermen Welfare and Distress Relief Society may also consider beneficiaries based on its periodic decisions.
During the natural calamity, lean season, or fishing…
During the natural calamity, lean season, or fishing ban period for which relief is given, the applicant must not have been ordinarily living in a foreign nation.
Neither the beneficiary nor anyone else on the…
Neither the beneficiary nor anyone else on the ration card may be in regular Government/Quasi Government/Government undertakings service or be a Retired Government Pensioner. Receipt of Old Age Pension (OAP) by the head of the family or a family member is not, by itself, a reason to deny benefits under this scheme; Whether a fisherman owns mechanized, motorized or traditional fishing boats, or none at all, does not restrict the benefit.
Benefits Provided
Lean Season Assistance under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme" provides the following benefits to eligible applicants:
Every year during natural calamities, each fishermen's family…
Every year during natural calamities, each fishermen's family receives 5kg of rice free of cost along with a clothing set made up of one quality saree with one blouse bit, one lunghie, and one towel.
Documents Required
Applicants should keep the following documents ready before starting the application:
Applicant's Aadhar Card
Applicant's Aadhar Card
Photocopy of the bank account Passbook's First Page
Photocopy of the bank account Passbook's First Page.
Red Ration Card from the Department of Civil…
Red Ration Card from the Department of Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Puducherry.
Identity Card from the Director of Fisheries and…
Identity Card from the Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare.
Membership Certificate from the Fishermen Co-operative Society of…
Membership Certificate from the Fishermen Co-operative Society of the concerned village in the Union Territory of Puducherry, as proof.
How to Apply
Offline Application
Applicants can apply for Lean Season Assistance under "Welfare and Relief for Fishermen During Lean Seasons and Natural Calamities Scheme" through the offline application process outlined below.
Go to the office of the concerned authority…
Go to the office of the concerned authority for your region, i.e. 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/The Assistant Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Yanam.
Ask the authority for a printed copy of…
Ask the authority for a printed copy of the application form in the prescribed format.
Complete all mandatory fields, affix a passport-sized photograph…
Complete all mandatory fields, affix a passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and enclose copies of the mandatory documents (self-attested, if required).
Hand the signed, completed form and documents to…
Hand the signed, completed form and documents to the concerned authority.
Obtain a receipt or acknowledgment from that authority…
Obtain a receipt or acknowledgment from that authority and check that it shows the date and time of submission and a unique identification number (if applicable).
Official Application & Website
Verify the latest eligibility, dates and instructions before applying.