FBFS
What this is
The "Feed Based Fisheries Scheme" by the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperation Department, Government of Jharkhand aims to enhance fish production through feed-based fisheries. This scheme provides financial assistance to fish farmers in the form of grants for fish feed to improve production.
In detail
The "Feed Based Fisheries Scheme" by the Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Cooperation Department, Government of Jharkhand aims to enhance fish production through feed-based fisheries. Under this scheme, financial support in the form of grants for floating fish feed is provided to fish farmers to increase fish production in various districts like Ranchi, Ramgarh, Koderma, Bokaro, Dhanbad, and Seraikela.
Who qualifies
- The applicant should be a fisherman.
- The applicant must be an active fish farmer involved in cage fish farming, Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), or Biofloc systems.
- The applicant should have at least one year of previous crop records.
- The applicant should not be enrolled in other overlapping schemes for the same purpose.
What you get
Floating Fish Feed Subsidy:
Fish farmers receive a grant of 50% of the cost or a maximum of ₹22 per kg for fish feed with a minimum 24% protein content.
Support for Cage Fish Farmers:
Fish farmers using cage systems, Recirculatory Aquaculture Systems (RAS), or Biofloc tanks are eligible for feed subsidies.
Support for Biofloc Pond Farmers:
Farmers utilizing Biofloc ponds receive subsidies for fish feed, with a maximum of 2000 kg per pond.
Who is excluded
- Applicants who do not follow the prescribed feed purchasing process will not be eligible.
- Those without GST billing for the feed purchase will be excluded from the benefit.
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Provenance
| schemeName | Feed Based Fisheries Scheme | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| schemeOpenDate | ... | not published at source |
| schemeCloseDate | ... | not published at source |
| nodalMinistryName | ... | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| dbtScheme | True | myScheme · 2026-09-02 |
| achievement data | ... | no source publishes this for any central scheme |