Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana PMMSY
Support for fisheries and aquaculture projects, including an entrepreneurship model with assistance of up to ₹1.3 crore for integrated fish businesses, technology projects and hygienic fish marketing.
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- Cost to apply
- Free
- Status
- Open
- Run by
- Department of Fisheries, centrally sponsored with state fisheries departments
What you get
- Entrepreneurship model with assistance up to ₹1.3 crore for integrated business models, technology infusion, hygienic fish kiosks, recreational fisheries and group activities
- Support for ponds, cages, recirculating aquaculture systems, biofloc units, hatcheries, boats and nets, and value chain infrastructure
- Fish retail markets and kiosks, value-added units such as ice plants and cold storage, and fish transport units are among approved activities
Who can apply
- Open to businesses in farming, fisheries and livestock and food processing.
Where to apply
In person, State fisheries department
In Kerala, As a centrally sponsored scheme, applications go through the state fisheries department. Kerala's route was not confirmed in this check.
Worth knowing
Allocation of ₹2,500 crore in 2026-27. 39 entrepreneurship model projects sanctioned by January 2026.
Where we found this
- PIB backgrounder, Advancing India's Fisheries Sector, 6 April 2026 (external site) Official announcement
- PIB, Department of Fisheries year end review, 12 January 2026 (external site) Official announcement
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