FABWAF
What this is
Through this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible fishermen for the construction and renovation of the Farm, for the purchase of farming equipment, and for the purchase of feed. Only the farmers having a water spread area of 2 hectares or less can apply to this scheme.
In detail
“Financial Assistance to Brackish Water Aquaculture Farms” is a scheme by the Department of Fisheries, Government of Goa. Through this scheme, financial assistance is provided to eligible fishermen for the construction and renovation of the Farm, for the purchase of farming equipment, and for the purchase of feed. Only the farmers having a water spread area of 2 hectares or less can apply to this scheme. The applications are accepted only in offline mode.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a farmer having a water spread area of 2 hectares or less.
- The farms owned by the applicant should be licensed by the Coastal Aquaculture Authority.
What you get
> Financial Assistance for Construction & Renovation of Farm
25% subsidy, limited to ₹2,00,000 per hectare.
> Financial Assistance for Purchase of Farming Equipment
50% subsidy, limited to ₹1,00,000 per hectare.
> Financial Assistance for the Purchase of Feed
25% subsidy of the cost of feed, limited to ₹30,000 per crop per hectare for 2 crops in a year.
not about the scheme.
Provenance
| schemeName | Financial Assistance to Brackish Water Aquaculture Farms | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | False | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |