Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)

iAbout This Scheme

FIDF is a ₹7,522 crore fund providing concessional loans at 5% per annum to state governments, state entities, and private entrepreneurs for fisheries infrastructure including fishing harbours, fish landing centres, fish processing units, and cold chain facilities. NABARD and NCDC are the nodal agencies.

🎁Key Benefits

• Concessional loans at 5% per annum (subsidised from 9-11% market rate)
• Covers fishing harbours, landing centres, fish processing, cold storage
• Available to state/UT governments and their entities
• Also available to private sector for eligible projects
• Loan repayment period of 12 years
• Total corpus ₹7,522 crore over FY 2018-19 to 2022-23

✅Eligibility Criteria

• 1
  State and UT governments, state-owned corporations
• 2
  Private entities for eligible fisheries infrastructure

📝How to Apply

❓Frequently Asked Questions