{
  "type": "article",
  "title": "Gaya Sets Up 12 Hatchery Units for Fish Seed as Bihar Backs Aquaculture With Subsidies up to 80 Percent",
  "summary": "The government is setting up 12 advanced fish seed production units in Gaya district, offering farmers 50 to 70 percent subsidy on seed units and up to 80 percent on pond construction, while cutting reliance on West Bengal for seed.",
  "content": "Across rural Bihar, fish farming is fast turning into a serious source of income, and the government is putting real money behind it. If you want to step into this business, Gaya district is opening several doors right now. A cluster of schemes is running at the same time, covering everything from digging ponds to producing fish seed, with financial help at every stage.\n\nOne of these is the plateau-region pond construction based fish farming scheme, built mainly for people living in plateau areas. Under it, members of Scheduled Castes get assistance to dig ponds. In Gaya district, 15 units of ponds are to be dug under this scheme.\n\nWhat a single unit includes\nEach unit covers a half-acre pond, boring, a solar pump set, a shed and the input cost amount. The total cost per unit works out to 10 lakh 34 thousand rupees, of which 80 percent is given as a grant, so a farmer ends up spending very little out of pocket.\n\nAlongside this, the Chief Minister Pond Fisheries Development Scheme is helping farmers produce improved fish seed. A total of 12 units will be set up in Gaya district under this scheme.\n\nWhy farmers leaned on other states for seed\nAt present, fish farmers have to depend on other states, especially West Bengal, for their seed. Once seed production begins locally, farmers will be able to raise fish in their own ponds and earn well by selling the seed too. To produce seed, fish seedlings of different sizes are released into the pond.\n\nTo cut this dependence on West Bengal, modern hatcheries are being developed in several districts of the state. As part of this push, 12 units for seed production will be set up in Gaya district.\n\nHow much subsidy, and for whom\nFor improved fish seed production, the district has earmarked four units for the general category, four units for the Extremely Backward Class and four units for Scheduled Castes. Each unit costs 1 lakh rupees. General category applicants get a 50 percent subsidy, while the Extremely Backward Class and Scheduled Caste applicants get a 70 percent subsidy.\n\nIn addition, the Special Pond Fisheries Assistance Scheme will set up a total of 23 units in Gaya district. Of these, 12 units are for the Extremely Backward Class and 11 units for Scheduled Castes. Each unit under this scheme provides a half-acre pond, boring, a shed, the input cost and an aerator. One unit costs 5 lakh 72 thousand rupees, on which a 70 percent subsidy is being given.\n\nHow to apply\nNagendra Kumar, the extension officer of the Gaya district fisheries department, said that interested farmers who see a future in fish farming can apply on the website fisheries.bihar.gov.in.\n\nWhat this means for you\n• Across India: Local hatcheries cut the reliance on other states for fish seed, which can make seed cheaper and easier to get.\n• In Gaya (Bihar): District farmers can start fish farming at low cost, with up to 80 percent subsidy on a half-acre pond, boring and solar pump, and up to 70 percent on seed production units.\n\nQuestions & Answers\n\n1. How many fish seed production units will be set up in Gaya district?\nA total of 12 units for improved fish seed production will be set up in Gaya district.\n\n2. How much subsidy is available on a seed production unit?\nEach unit costs 1 lakh rupees, with a 50 percent subsidy for the general category and 70 percent for the Extremely Backward Class and Scheduled Castes.\n\n3. What is the cost and grant for one pond construction unit?\nUnder the plateau-region pond construction scheme, each unit costs 10 lakh 34 thousand rupees, on which an 80 percent grant is given.\n\n4. What does a single pond unit include?\nOne unit includes a half-acre pond, boring, a solar pump set, a shed and the input cost amount.\n\n5. Which state do farmers currently rely on for fish seed?\nFarmers currently depend on other states, especially West Bengal, for fish seed.\n\n6. How many units and what subsidy does the Special Pond Fisheries Assistance Scheme offer?\nIt will set up 23 units in Gaya district, with each unit costing 5 lakh 72 thousand rupees and a 70 percent subsidy.\n\n7. Where can farmers apply?\nInterested farmers can apply on the website fisheries.bihar.gov.in.",
  "url": "https://trendkia.com/en/business/bihar-ke-gaya-men-machhali-palana-ko-nai-raphtara-bija-utpadana-ki-12-ikaiyan-lagengi-aura-milegi-80-taka-sabsidi-2831",
  "category": "Business",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-25",
  "tags": [
    "fish farming",
    "Gaya fisheries",
    "fish seed production",
    "Bihar government subsidy",
    "Chief Minister Pond Fisheries Development Scheme",
    "fish hatchery",
    "farmer income"
  ],
  "language": "en",
  "site": "TrendKia"
}