Sri Vijaya Puram, October 22: The Department of Fisheries, A&N Administration, is implementing a UT Plan scheme, namely “Assistance for purchase of Life Saving Appliances/Fire Fighting Appliances/Navigational equipment (GPS, VHF, DAT etc.)”. In this regard, applications are invited from bona fide fishermen/Tribes residing in the Municipal and Tribal fishing areas of the A&N Islands under the UT Plan scheme of the Department for the year 2026-27.
Pattern of assistance: 50% subsidy of the unit cost for General Fishers/Unemployed Youth/Local Entrepreneurs/Fisheries Cooperative Societies and 75% subsidy of the unit cost for Scheduled Tribe/Tribal Cooperative Society fishers having non-motorised, motorised and mechanised fishing boats on the purchase of life saving/fire fighting appliances, including navigational GPS and VHF.
Eligibility criteria: The applicant should be a bona fide fisherman/Tribe of the A&N Islands possessing a registered non-motorised/motorised/mechanised fishing craft and holding a valid fishing licence for two consecutive years, including the current year.
The application form and the detailed guidelines of the UT Plan subsidy programme can be obtained from the Directorate of Fisheries/Zonal Fisheries Offices and the nearest Fisheries Sub-Stations, and are also available on the official website of the A&N Administration (http://www.andamannicobar.gov.in/). Applications complete in all respects should reach the nearest Fisheries Zonal Office/Sub-Station on or before October 30.
