PISCICULTURE SCHEMES

With its large water bodies comprised in tanks, ponds and beds, Jalpaiguri had never been a deficient district for the promotion of pisciculture. The consistent and the right approach to harness the existing potential were perhaps lacking. The much needed intervention in the fishery sector therefore came with the launching of RSVY. The thrusts areas for the pisciculture sector has been (i) to create adequate quantity of community water bodies through renovation of derelict and semi derelict water bodies (ii) to provide adequate extension services to the fish farmers through intensive training in modern and innovative method of Pisciculture including supply of quality inputs like fish lings, Aluminum Hundi, Nylon cast etc. (iii) to assist, encourage and motivate the women SHG’s of identified villages for taking up sustainable social fishery schemes like Ornamental fishery, seasonal carp culture, Deshi magur culture, composite carp culture, integrated fish cum duck farming etc. The original conceived schemes under this sector includes (i) Distribution of Minikits , (ii) Distribution of Ducklings among fisher women, (iii) Distribution of Nylon cast net and aluminum container, (iv) Renovation of derelict and semi derelict water bodies, (v) Training , (vi) Group Benefit scheme and (vii) Social Fisheries.

Physical Achievements
1st Year		2nd Year
Scheme	Achievement	Scheme	Achievement
Renovation of derelict and semi derelict water bodies	2.23 ha	Renovation of derelict and semi derelict water bodies	80% work completed (14.7 ha)
Social Fisheries	9 ha	Social Fisheries	-do-
Training of fish farmers and rural youhs	1392	Distribution of fishery equipments (Group benefits)	40 groups (429 beneficiaries)
Distribution of fishery equipments for group benefit schme	50 groups	Distribution of fishery equipments (individual benefits)	600 nos.
Distribution of fishery equipments for individual benefit scheme	520 nos.	Distribution of mini-kit,fertilizers & prophylactics	40 units