FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND (FIDF)

• a.) State Governments / Union Territories
• b.) State Owned Corporations/State Govt. Undertakings/ Govt. Sponsored / Supported Organizations
• c.) Fisheries Cooperative Federations (including FISHCOPFED etc.)
• d.) Cooperatives, collective groups of fish farmers & fish produce groups etc.
• e.) Panchayat Raj Institutions/Self Help Groups (SHGs)/ NGOs
• f.) SCs/STs/Marginal Farmers, Women & entrepreneurs, Self Help Groups and cooperatives of these etc.
• g.) Private companies/entrepreneurs
• h.) Physically disabled
• i.) Any other institution/entity to be decided by the Government

• 1.) Establishment of Fishing Harbours
• 2.) Establishment of Fish Landing Centres
• 3.) Construction of Ice Plants (both Marine and Inland Fisheries Sectors)
• 4.) Construction of Cold Storage (both Marine and Inland Fisheries Sectors)
• 5.) Fish Transport Facilities (Marine & inland Sector)
• 6.) Integrated Cold Chain (Marine & Inland Sector)
• 7.) Development of Modern Fish Markets
• 8.) Setting up of Brood Banks
• 9.) Development of Hatcheries
• 10.) Development of Aquaculture
• 11.) Modernization State Fish Seed Farms
• 12.) Establishment of state of art of Fisheries Training Centres
• 13.) Fish Processing Units
• 14.) Fish Feed Mills/Plants of minimum 4 to 5 tonne per day capacity
• 15.) Fish Feed Mills/Plants of minimum 10 tonne per day capacity
• 16.) Establishment of Cage culture in Reservoir
• 17.) Introduction of Deep Sea Fishing Vessels
• 18.) Establishment of Disease Diagnostic Laboratories
• 19.) Development of Mari culture (a) Sea cage culture
• 20.) Development of Mari culture (b) Hatcheries
• 21.) Development of Mari culture (c) Nursery Area
• 22.) Development of Mari culture (d) Sea weed/Bivalve/Pearl Cultures
• 23.) Establishment of Aquatic Quarantine Facilities
• 24.) Any other innovative projects/activities designed to enhance fish production/productivity/value

National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB) , Hyderabad

• NABARD – National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development – State/UT government projects
• NCDC – National Cooperative Development Corporation – Cooperative Sector either through State Governments/UTs or directly to Eligible Cooperative Societies & Federations
• All Scheduled Banks– All the Private Beneficiaries/ Private Entrepreneurs.

The process of repayment, rate of interest, penal interest, security and extent of finance will be decided by the Scheduled banks as per their commercial norms/ policies and in compliance with the regulatory guidelines notified by RBI from time to time.

Not lower than 5% per annum.

Interest subvention shall be the difference between
a. Costs of borrowing by NABARD /NLE (inclusive of interest, taxes, fees, charges etc) plus fund management cost of 0.6% per annum.
b. The rate of interest charged on loans to EEs by NABARD / NLEs.

12 years inclusive of moratorium of 2 years on repayment of principal.

The land should be for Minimum of 12 years lease period.

A detailed project report consist of :

• a.) General Details about the project.
• b.) Land documents
• c.) Detailed cost Estimates (as per the latest Schedule of Rates
• d.) Engineering drawings and layout
• e.) Quotations for all the machinery and equipment.
• f.) Technical Feasibility
• g.) Economic Analysis and Viability
• h.) Bankability of the project
• i.) Necessary permission required for the project
• j.) Details of the beneficiary contribution

For seeking concessional financing under the FIDF shall be submitted at the following address:
Joint Secretary(Fisheries), Department of Fisheries,
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,
Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi-110001

A copy of the proposal shall also be submitted to the Nodal Implementing Agency(NIA) at the following address:
The Chief Executive,
National Fisheries Development Board, Department of Fisheries,
Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, GoI,
Pillar No:235, PVNR Expressway, SVPNPA Post,
Hyderabad-500052.