24. Scheme for Financing Fisheries Development:

Scheme for Financing Inland Fisheries Development and Brackish Water Fish and Prawn Culture:

Purpose: Financial assistance is extended for construction/renovation of ponds/tanks., construction of sluices, purchase of fish prawn, fry and fingerlings/ fish seed/ prawn seed, purchase of inputs like oil cake, fertilizers, organic fertilizers and other feed materials upto the first harvest, purchase of nets, boxes, baskets, ropes, shovels, hooks and other accessories etc.

Eligibility: Loan assistance is extended to farmers, individuals, co-operative societies, companies, association of persons who have adequate know-how and necessary infrastructural facilities for implementation of the scheme

Scheme for Financing Marine Fisheries:

Purpose : Loan can be considered for purchase of mechanized/non-mechanized boats/deep sea fishing vessels/trawlers, purchase of nets - travel net/purse-seine/grill nets, purchase of other deck equipments like travel, winch, wire rope, gallows, net-handler, navigational lights, life jackets, life boats, anchors, direction finders, fish finders, etc. purchase of marine engine. etc.

Eligibility : Loan is extended to individual(s)/partnership firm(s), co-operative society(ies), limited company(ies) who are technically qualified and having adequate experience to undertake such venture.

25. Scheme for Financing Sheep / Goat Breeding / Rearing Activities:

Purpose : Financial assistance is considered for purchase of sheep/goat of recognized breed for the purpose of breeding and/or rearing them for wool, meat and milk production, construction of sheds for sheep/goat, if considered necessary, and also for purchase of equipments/tools, purchase of concentrate feed, if considered necessary.

Eligibility : Small and marginal farmer(s) and agricultural labourer(s) desirous of undertaking sheep/goat breeding/rearing as subsidiary activity or trained persons desirous of taking up the venture on commercial lines are eligible for financial assistance.

26. Scheme for financing piggery development:

Purpose : For breeding and/or rearing of pigs.

Eligibility: Farmers/agricultural labourers and individuals desirous of undertaking piggery as subsidiary activity and the persons undertaking such activity on commercial lines as main activity.

27. Scheme for Financing Purchase of Animal Drawn Vehicles i.e. Carts and Draft Animals:

Purpose : Loan is given for purchase of draft animals, animal drawn carts for transport of agriculture inputs & farm produce and other such purposes.

Eligibility: Farmers owning minimum 2 acres of land; farmers having perpetual right of cultivation of minimum 2 acres of land persons belonging to category of `landless agriculture labour’ are also financed for purchase of animals and carts for providing self-employment.