Punjab government has extended 50% subsidy scheme on fish farming to all districts in the state, as per information provided by Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Minister Gulzar Singh Ranike. This subsidy would prove a boon for the farmers having lands in saline areas and on the banks of Satluj, Beas and Ghaggar rivers. The government has also released Rs 3 crore for the areas affected by water-logging.
The subsidiary was earlier provided by the government only to those districts which were facing severe problems of water logging. As per the norms, farmers having one acre land under fish farming will get Rs 60,000 for digging, Rs 20,000 for feed purposes and Rs 18,000 to purchase aerator for increasing amount of oxygen in water.
Punjab has 37,000 acres land under fish farming. It has a huge potential in fish farming which can be explored to reach new heights.