Financial Assistance To Fishermen For Purchase of Fisheries Requisites (Gill Net/ River Gill Net with Accessories)

• For General Category: 50% subsidy limited to ₹ 30,000/-.- For SC/ST Category: 50% subsidy limited to ₹ 40,000/-.

• The applicant should be a traditional fisherman by birth or profession.
• The applicant should be a resident of Goa.
• The applicant should or any of his households should not be defaulters with the Directorate of Fisheries.
• The applicant should possess their own registered fishing canoe.
• The original VAT bill may be submitted by the applicant from the authorized dealer to claim the subsidy.
• The applicant shall not sell, lease, or transfer the Gill Net for five years from the date of purchase of the first Gill Net.
• The fishing net shall be duly registered with the Directorate of Fisheries.

Step 1: The interested applicant should take print of the prescribed format of the application form.

Step 2: In the application form, fill in all the mandatory fields, paste the passport-sized photograph (signed across, if required), and attach copies of all the mandatory documents (self-attest, if required).

Step 3: Submit the duly filled and signed application form along with the documents to the concerned authority at the Department of Fisheries, Dayanand Bandodkar Marg, Patto Colony, Panaji Goa - 403 521, or to the official posted at BDO Office/ Sub-Offices of the Department of Fisheries.

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> Grievance Redressal

Any dissatisfaction or complaint about any service or its standards can be registered with the Department&#39;s Grievance Redressal Officer. The grievance can also be lodged on the link dir-fish.goa@nic.in. All complaints will be acknowledged by us and final action taken will be communicated within 30 days.