Govt. of West Bengal
Department of Fisheries, Aquaculture,
Aquatic Resources and Fishing Harbour
Fish Feed Mills
Fish feeds are an integral part of commercial aquaculture, which provides a balanced diet and nutrition for farmed fish. nbsp; On an average 60% of the operational cost is incurred in supplementary feeding. For availability of quality fish feed at affordable price to the farmers, it is important that fish feed mills of different capacities are established in order to cater to the market need. Financial assistance is available for establishment of Fish Feed Mills under Beneficiary Oriented Activity, wherein, govt. assistance is available upto 40% of the project cost for general category and 60% for SC/ST/Women category.
The different categories of fish feed mills include :
| Capacity of Fish Feed Mill |
Unit Cost (Rs. in lakhs) |
Govt. assistance | |
| General | SC/ST/Women | ||
| Mini Mills of production nbsp; Capacity of nbsp; 2 ton /Day | 30.00 | 12.00 | 18.00 |
| Medium nbsp; Mills of production nbsp; Capacity of nbsp; 8 ton /Day | 100.00 | 40.00 | 60.00 |
| Large mills of production nbsp; Capacity of nbsp; 20 ton /Day | 200.00 | 80.00 | 120.00 |
| Fish Feed Plants of production nbsp; Capacity of at least nbsp; 100 ton /Day. | 650.00 | 260.00 | 390.00 |
Cold Storage / Ice Plant
Fish being a highly perishable commodity requires adequate cold chain network for its transportation through marketing channel. Cold Storage/Ice Plant are an integral part of the Cold Chain System. Inadequate numbers of Cold Storages/Ice Plants in vicinity of the fish production areas, is a major hindrance in hygienic marketing of the produce. Financial assistance for infrastructure development through establishment of cold storages/ice plants of varied capacities is available under the Beneficiary Oriented Activity, wherein, govt. assistance is available upto 40% of the project cost for general category and 60% for SC/ST/Women category.
The different capacities of Cold Storage/Ice Plant is as follows :
| Cold Storage/Ice Plant | Unit Cost (Rs. in lakhs) | Govt. assistance | |
| General | SC/ST/Women | ||
| Plant/storage of minimum 10-ton capacity. | 40.00 | 16.00 | 24.00 |
| Plant/storage of minimum 20-ton capacity. | 80.00 | 32.00 | 48.00 |
| Plant/storage of minimum 30-ton capacity | 120.00 | 48.00 | 72.00 |
| Plant of minimum 50-ton capacity. | 150.00 | 60.00 | 90.00 |
| Modernization of Cold storage /Ice Plant | 50.00 | 20.00 | 30.00 |
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Centrally Sponsored Scheme
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