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The
Fish farming has increased manifold in the State in recent years. More than
80% of the village ponds available in the State are under fish culture.
Village Panchayats are earning more than Rs. 600 lakh every year
from leasing the village ponds for fish farming. In addition to this more
than 2,000 pond units have been constructed by the fish farmers in
their own land. The average productivity of fish is 5,058 Kg per hectare
as against the national level of 2,260 Kg. Haryana ranks 2nd
in the Country for per hectare fish production. On an average 67,236
tonne fish has been every year in the State from all water resources.
The fish farmers have to send their produce to neighboring States and Delhi
market for sale by incurring the extra expenditure on packing and forwarding.
This is mainly due to the fact that internal fish marketing infrastructure
is not adequate to support marketing of fish produce. It is, therefore,
strengthening of the post harvest infrastructure in the State has become
necessary so that the farmers may get remunerative prices.
In order
to provide marketing support to fish producers department has established
3 fish markets at Faridabad, Panipat & Yamuna Nagar. The superintending
and supervision work of these 3 fish markets has been given to
the Haryana State Agriculture Marketing Board. There is a provision of
vehicles in these markets which are provided to fish farmers for transportation
of their produce from pond site to the markets at the concessional rates.
In order to further strengthen the marketing infrastructure in the State,
2 new fish markets shall be established at Badhurgarh, Gurgaon during
the year 2008-2009 will be operational during 2009-2010.
Under the
Centrally sponsored scheme, Strengthening of Post Harvest Infrastructure.
Govt. of India provides assistance to the Govt. undertakings, NGO's/Cooperatives/Joint
Sector/Assisted Sector/Private Sector for establishing marketing infrastructure
in the State. The funding pattern of the scheme is as :-
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100% grant (limited to Rs.1.00 crore) to Govt. Undertakings/ Corporations/Federations. |
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50% grant (limited to Rs.0.50 crore) to NGO's/Cooperatives/ Joint
Sector. |
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25% grant (limited to Rs. 0.25 crore) to Assisted Sector/ Private
Sectors. |
The following
infrasturcture can be created under this centrally sponsored scheme:
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Developing
marketing infrastructure such as retial vending kiosks, aqua
shops, insulated/refrigerated vehicles, mini trucks, auto rickshaws
with ice box, motor cycles/bicycles with ice box, fish display
cabinets, visi coolers, weighing scales, computer units and
allied equipments.
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Any
NGO's/Cooperatives Socities or Private Sector willing to establish
fish markets may contact nearest office of the Fisheries Department
for availing financial assistance.
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