Finance Minister Mary Wilson said in the Tamil Nadu Budget announcement that the off-season fishing assistance will be increased from Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 7,000.
Finance Minister N. Mary Wilson is presenting and addressing the revised budget of Tamil Nadu for 2026-2027 today (Aug. 5).
In his announcement on fisheries and fishermen’s welfare, he said,
"With the aim of protecting the livelihood of fishermen, the Tamil Nadu government continues to implement various welfare schemes.
For fishermen, the government is taking steps to develop this industry in every possible way, including fishing ban relief and compensation during the closed season, diesel and kerosene at subsidized prices, and the creation of stable infrastructure needed by fishermen such as fishing harbors, landing centers, fish farms, and groynes and seawalls to prevent sea erosion in fishing villages.
For fishermen engaged in traditional fishing, the state government has been providing unemployment fishing assistance at the rate of Rs. 6,000 per family. The government has now decided to increase the unemployment fishing assistance from Rs. 6,000 to Rs. 7,000. Through this, 1.93 lakh traditional fishing families will benefit.
To implement this scheme, a financial allocation of Rs. 135 crore is being made.
To encourage our traditional fishermen to engage in deep-sea fishing, financial assistance in the form of an interest subsidy will be provided to fishermen who purchase deep-sea fishing boats equipped with modern processing facilities. For this purpose, an allocation of Rs. 12 crore is being made in the current year,” said Finance Minister Maria Wilson.
