Natural Calamity Relief to Fishermen of State

> Death/Disability

• Loss of Life/Total Disability While Fishing in Sea/River: ₹5,00,000 in Case of Loss of Life/Total Disability on Production of the Required Documents.

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> Loss/Damage to Fishing Canoe

• Partial Damage of Fishing Canoe: Actual Value, as Assessed by an Authorized Marine Surveyor, is Limited to ₹1,00,000.- Total Loss/Damage of Canoe With OBM: Actual Value, as Assessed by an Authorized Marine Surveyor, is Limited to ₹2,00,000.

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> Loss/Damage to Fishing Vessel

• 1 to 4-cylinder Fishing Vessel: Actual Value, as Assessed by an Authorized Marine Surveyor, is Limited to ₹7,00,000.- 6 to 8-cylinder Fishing Vessel: Actual Value, as Assessed by an Authorized Marine Surveyor, is Limited to ₹10,00,000.

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> Loss/Damage to Fishing Nets

• Gill Nets: Actual Value, as Assessed by Authorized Fisheries Surveyor or Marine Surveyor or Talathi, is Limited to ₹50,000/-- Rampon Nets: Actual Value, as Assessed by Authorized Fisheries Surveyor or Marine Surveyor or Talathi, is Limited to ₹1,00,000/-- Trawl Net: Actual Value, as Assessed by Authorized Fisheries Surveyor or Marine Surveyor or Talathi, is Limited to ₹50,000/-- Purseine Net: Actual Value, as Assessed by Authorized Fisheries Surveyor or Marine Surveyor or Talathi, is Limited to ₹5,00,000/-

• The applicant should be a Fisherman.
• The applicant should have been contributing to the Fishermen Corpus Relief Fund.
• The applicant&#39;s non-motorized/motorized canoe and mechanized fishing vessel/trawler should be registered with the Department of Fisheries.
• The applicant&#39;s fishing vessels, including engines, motors, and fishing vessels, should have been damaged or lost due to natural calamities like floods, cyclones, tsunamis, and accidental fire.
• The applicant should not be a defaulter of the department.
• The applicant&#39;s loss or damage should be verified by the competent authority.

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.

NOTE: The claim should be submitted within one week of the incident.

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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.