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Fisheries and Aquaculture Infrastructure Development Fund (FIDF)

Offered by DoF (Dept. of Fisheries)

Overview

FIDF finances fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure projects with loans up to 80 percent of project cost and up to 3 percent interest subvention, administered by NFDB, with a maximum 12 year repayment period including a 2 year moratorium.

Eligibility

  • State Governments/UTs, state owned corporations, state government undertakings
  • Fisheries cooperative federations, cooperatives, and collective groups of fish farmers or producers
  • Panchayati Raj Institutions, Self Help Groups, NGOs, women entrepreneurs, private companies, and individual entrepreneurs

Funding Purpose

Interest-subvented loans for fisheries and aquaculture infrastructure.

Application Process

NFDB is the nodal implementing agency; it receives, scrutinizes, and places proposals before the Central Approval and Monitoring Committee (CAMC) for approval. Applications are submitted via the fidf.in portal.

Required Documents

  • Detailed Project Report (DPR)
  • Land records
  • Quotations for machinery
  • Bank passbook
  • Registration certificate
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How to Apply

  1. 1Click "Apply Now" above and submit your application directly on the official page.
  2. 2The offering organisation screens applications against its own eligibility criteria.
  3. 3Shortlisted applicants may be invited to a pitch or interview round.
  4. 4The final decision rests solely with the offering organisation.
  5. 5There is no guarantee of funding at any stage.

Before You Apply

  • ZeedFund is an independent tracker, not the offering organisation or a funding body.
  • Verify current eligibility, funding amount, and deadline on the official page before applying. Details can change after we last verified them.
  • Once you apply, all follow-up (screening updates, interview or pitch invites, and the final decision) comes directly from the facilitator, incubator, or investor, never from ZeedFund. Check their application portal or email yourself for status updates; we won't have visibility into it.