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MMKY — Input Assistance to Farmers for Fish Farming in Farm Ponds

Funded in the budget: Odisha Agriculture Budget speech 2026-27 (20 Feb 2026, Para 44: “An allocation of Rs.201 crore has been provided under the Mukhyamantri Matsyajibi Kalyan Yojana (MMKY)” (FY 2026-27))

Odisha farm-pond fish inputs · Directorate of Fisheries, Fisheries & Animal Resources Development Department, Odisha · State scheme

One-time help to stock fish in a farm pond dug under MGNREGS or a watershed project: 40% (60% for SC/ST/women/transgender/PwD) of the seed, feed and input cost — ₹1,600 to ₹9,600 by pond size.

Fisheries
Lead benefit
60%of the cost, at most
Components
1each read from the document
Who can apply
7kinds of applicant
Closing date
Seasonalsee “When to apply”

What it pays

60%of the cost, at most

40% (60% for SC/ST/women/transgender/PwD) of the printed input cost of your farm pond: ₹16,000 (20×20 m), ₹9,000 (15×15 m) or ₹4,000 (10×10 m).

Read from Odisha MMKY farm-pond fish input guideline 2025-26 · clause Para 6 — Type of farm pond with unit cost and pattern of assistance · p. 2 · Our copy (PDF)
What the document says, word for word

One-time support, limited to 1 acre of water area per beneficiary; the pond needs at least 5 ft of water for 5 months. Transgender and PwD farmers also get 60%. One benefit per family; none if a family member got this subsidy in the last two years (para 5(iv)).

“Input Assistance towards Pisciculture will be provided by F & ARD Department @ 40% for General and 60% for SC/ST/Women/Transgender/PWD category of farmers towards cost of seed, feed & others on the Unit cost of Rs 4.00 lakh /Ha shall be provided.”

How much can I claim?

Enter farm pond size to see the figure.

Read from Odisha MMKY farm-pond fish input guideline 2025-26 · clause Para 6 — Type of farm pond with unit cost and pattern of assistance · p. 2 · Our copy (PDF)

One-time support, limited to 1 acre of water area per beneficiary; the pond needs at least 5 ft of water for 5 months. Transgender and PwD farmers also get 60%. One benefit per family; none if a family member got this subsidy in the last two years (para 5(iv)).

Who can apply

  • Other farmer
  • Small or marginal farmer
  • SC farmer
  • ST farmer
  • Woman farmer
  • Tenant or sharecropper
  • Landless

Papers you need

  • Annexure-II application form
  • Copy of Aadhaar (Aadhaar-linked mobile number)
  • First page of the savings bank passbook
  • Caste certificate for SC/ST; DM’s transgender certificate; 40%+ disability certificate for PwD

How to apply

  1. Get your farm pond on the list the soil-conservation office or BDO gives to the Assistant Fisheries Officer (AFO) of your block (para 7(i)).
  2. Submit the Annexure-II application at the block fisheries office — the timeline asks for July (para 10).
  3. After the District Fisheries Officer’s go-ahead letter, buy fingerlings from a Government/OPDC farm or a local hatchery and stock them with the AFO present (para 7(vi)–(ix)).
  4. Give the seed receipts; pay for any item of ₹20,000 or more online. The subsidy comes to your bank account by DBT (para 7(x)–(xii)).
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When to apply

Applications are taken at the block office; the 2025-26 timeline names July.

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.

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