Port Blair, June 10: Applications are invited from the fisher / tribes & their registered cooperative societies of Municipal and tribal areas to extend subsidy under the Plan programmes i.e. “Procurement of new Fish Transport Vehicle/Tricycle” and “Construction /Purchase of new Motorized/Mechanized fishing boats”. The programmes envisage subsidy @ 50% for General Fishers/ local unemployed youths/ local entrepreneurs and @ 75 % for Tribes/ tribal Cooperative Societies during the year 2019-20 .                           

The interested beneficiaries can obtain application form and detailed terms and conditions of the programme from the Office of the Assistant Director of Fisheries, Zonal Fisheries Office, South Andaman, Car Nicobar, and Fisheries Sub Office, Katchal, Teressa and Nancowry. The filled in applications should reach to the office of the respective Zonal Fisheries Office/ Fisheries Sub Stations latest by 31.07.2019 .