Financial Assistance for Purchase of Fuel (Petrol) to the Fishermen for Operation of Out Board Motors

• Subsidy of ₹ 30 per Litre on a maximum consumption of 1000 Litre of Petrol.
• For SC/ST, a Subsidy of ₹ 30 per Litre on a maximum consumption of 1100 Litre of Petrol.

• The benefits can be availed every year.

1. The applicant should be a traditional fisherman by birth or profession.
2. The applicant should be a resident of Goa.
3. The applicant's fishing canoe should be registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, of 1958 and the rules framed there under.
4. The applicant should be a member of the Registered Fisheries Co-operative Societies/ Association or Individual.
5. The applicant should not be a defaulter of the Directorate of Fisheries.
6. The applicant should not be a violator of the Goa Daman & Diu Marine Fishing Regulation Act,1980 (Act No.3 of 1981).
7. Petrol OBM (Out Board Motors) having 10HP or below should be incorporated on the Fishing Vessel/Canoe.

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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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.