Mukhya Mantri Machhuara Sahayata Yojana, Himachal Pradesh
For fishermen: a ₹100/kg support price for reservoir fish (up to ₹20/kg paid by DBT if the auction price is lower), ₹3,500 a year in the closed rainy season, 90% on cast and gill nets and 70% on boats.
- Lead benefit
- ₹100/kgsupport price, gap paid up to ₹20/kg
- Components
- 4each read from the document
- Who can apply
- 7kinds of applicant
- Closing date
- Noneapply any time
What it pays
Reservoir fish sold below ₹100 a kg at auction: the state pays up to ₹20 a kg of the gap.
What the document says, word for word
The only document is the 2026-27 budget speech; no implementing notification was found on the department sites.
“The composite support price of reservoir fish will be one hundred rupees per kilogram. If in auction the reservoir fish is sold at a cost lower than one hundred rupees per kilogram, then the State Government will provide fishermen a subsidy of up to twenty rupees per kilogram through DBT.”₹3,500 a year to fisherman families for the closed rainy season.
What the document says, word for word
The only document is the 2026-27 budget speech; no implementing notification was found on the department sites.
“during the rainy season when fishing is not possible or remains prohibited, keeping in mind the difficulties faced by the fisherman families during that period, I propose to provide a lump sum honorarium of three thousand five hundred rupees per year.”Active river and reservoir fishermen: 90% of the cost of cast or gill nets.
What the document says, word for word
The only document is the 2026-27 budget speech; no implementing notification was found on the department sites.
“four thousand active river fishermen will be provided with cast nets and Three thousand active reservoir fishermen will be provided with gill nets with a 90 percent subsidy through DBT.”70% of the cost of a boat, as per the requirement standards.
What the document says, word for word
No price ceiling is printed, so the figure depends on your quote. The only document is the 2026-27 budget speech; no implementing notification was found on the department sites.
“Based on requirement standards, fishermen will be provided 70 percent subsidy through DBT for the purchase of boats.”How much can I claim?
Up to ₹20 a kg when reservoir fish sells below ₹100 a kg
The only document is the 2026-27 budget speech; no implementing notification was found on the department sites.
Who can apply
- Other farmer
- Small or marginal farmer
- SC farmer
- ST farmer
- Woman farmer
- Landless
- Tenant or sharecropper
Papers you need
How to apply
- Ask your Fisheries Officer how to register once the scheme is notified; payments are by DBT.
Applying is free. Never pay anyone to apply for you.
When to apply
The guidelines set no closing date.
Combining with other schemes
The documents do not say whether this can be combined with other schemes. Ask the implementing office before you count on both.