Scheme for Welfare of Scheduled Caste Families in Fisheries Sector

Why it matters

Scheduled Caste families get strong financial support — with most of the cost covered as subsidy — to take up fish farming as a full-time livelihood.

What you get

This scheme aims to provide full-time employment and raise the socio-economic status of Scheduled Caste families by supporting their entry into the fisheries sector. Eligible SC families receive a 25% subsidy on the total project cost for fish-farming-related activities (such as pond construction, inputs, or equipment), with the remaining 75% arranged as a bank or financial-institution loan, making fisheries livelihoods financially accessible to historically disadvantaged communities.

Eligibility criteria

• Must belong to a Scheduled Caste family resident in Haryana
• Must propose to take up or already be engaged in a fisheries-sector livelihood activity
• Must be able to arrange the remaining 75% project cost through a bank loan

How to apply

1. 1

   Apply at your district Fisheries Department office with caste and identity proof

2. 2

   Submit a project proposal for the fisheries activity (pond development, fish culture, etc.)

3. 3

   Department verifies eligibility and sanctions the 25% subsidy component

4. 4

   Arrange the balance 75% as a loan from a bank/financial institution to complete project financing

Documents required

• Aadhaar card
• Caste certificate
• Project proposal/cost estimate
• Bank loan sanction or in-principle approval
• Land/water-body document (if applicable)