Fish Pond Yojana

Question: Which of the following states government has launched ‘Fish Pond Yojana’ recently?
(a)AndhraPradesh
(b) Tamil Nadu
(c) Odisha
(d) Maharashtra
Answer: (c)
Related Facts:

• On November 28^th, 2017, the Government of Odisha launched a new scheme CALLED “Fish Pond Yojana”.
• Under the scheme, the state government will make additional water bodies for freshwater aquaculture in 2,200 hectares of land.
• Apart from this, the government has made a budgetary provision of Rs 96 crore for this scheme.
• Under the scheme, a farmer with requisite land can get bank loan of Rs 8.5 lakh per hectare for excavation of new pond.
• State Government can provide a maximum of 50% (4.25 lakh rupees per hectare) of total cost as subsidy.
• If someone spends more than Rs 8.5 lakh per hectare, then the state government will not provide more than the maximum limit of subsidy.

Reference:                                                                                                                      
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/odisha-introduces-fish-pond-yojana-to-promote-fish-farming/articleshow/61823614.cms