PMMSY Haryana: ₹3.6L Input Subsidy for Saline/Alkaline Aquaculture — Frequently Asked Questions

The project cost is capped at ₹6,00,000 per hectare, and the subsidy is a share of it. General category beneficiaries receive 40% of project cost, which works out to ₹2,40,000 per hectare. Scheduled Caste and Women beneficiaries receive 60% of project cost, or ₹3,60,000 per hectare. So the support ranges from ₹2.4 lakh to ₹3.6 lakh per hectare depending on your category.

You need a valid Parivar Pehchan Patra. You must be creating a new water body under the scheme, and that pond or tank has to be fully prepared for fish or shrimp culture before you claim the input-cost assistance. Land held on a registered lease of at least 7 years is also accepted, so you do not necessarily have to own the land.

No. The scheme runs on a rolling basis and is always open, so applications are accepted through the year without a fixed cut-off.

No. Central assistance for input costs is provided only for the very first crop taken in newly constructed ponds or tanks. The water body has to be created under the scheme; an existing pond does not qualify.

Neither DPIIT recognition nor MSME registration is listed among the conditions of this scheme. The requirement it does state clearly is a valid Parivar Pehchan Patra (PPP), along with a new water body that is ready for fish or shrimp culture.

No. This is a subsidy, paid towards input costs. It does not take any equity or stake in your business and the amount does not have to be repaid.

It is a centrally sponsored scheme, with the cost split equally between the Central Government and the Government of Haryana — 50% each.

Apply online through the Antyodaya-SARAL portal. Register as a new user with your name, email ID, mobile number and a password, verify the OTP sent to your email and mobile or click the verification link, then sign in. Inside the portal, open the Scheme/Services list, pick this scheme, click Apply for Service/Scheme, complete the online form and submit. Alternatively, you can visit the nearest Atal Seva Kendra with your documents and apply through the Common Service Centre.

Yes. Land on a long-term registered lease of at least 7 years is acceptable under the scheme.

Applications are first screened against the eligibility conditions. A review committee with officials from the Ministry of Fisheries and the Haryana state government then assesses them, and shortlisted applicants may undergo verification of the proposed project and site before final approval and disbursement.

PMMSY Haryana: ₹3.6L Input Subsidy for Saline/Alkaline Aquaculture is offered by Fisheries Department, Government of Haryana, a government body. It is provided as non-dilutive funding.