Scheme-1: Fry Production

Scheme-1: Fry Production Culture Period: 15-20 days per cycle x 4 cycles in a season (Apr-July & Dec-Mar) Unit Area: 1 Bigha (0.13 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit Cost Sl Input Quantity Rate (in Rs) 1 Pond clearance / repairing etc. LS LS 300.00 2 Mohua oil cake 333 kg 13.00 4329.00 3 Lime 40 kg 8.00 320.00 4 Cowdung 300 kg 0.75 225.00 5 Single super phosphate 6 kg 6.00 36.00 6 Urea 8 kg 6.00 48.00 7 Kerosene oil or Butox / Clinar 25 lt or 33 20.00 500.00 ml 8 Fish seed (spawn) 4 lakhs 350.00 1400.00 9 Fish feed (mixture of Rice Bran & 60 kg 22.00 1320.00 Mustard Oil Cake-50:50 & or formulated-pelleted) 10 Netting, prophylactics, watch & LS LS 1600.00 ward and husbandry etc Sub Total 10078.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 252.00 Total per one crop 10330.00 Total for four (4) crops 41320.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 41320.00 III. Production / Yield: Assuming 60% Survivality, at the minimum 2.5 lakh of fry (25 mm size & 0.3 gm wt) x 4 crops = 10 lakhs of fry would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 41320.00 B. Income by sale of 10 lakhs of fry @ Rs.75/ per 1000 nos: Rs. 75000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 33680.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.41320/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 1653.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 32027.00** F. Percentage of Return on Investment (including interest): 77% G. Cost of Production per 1000 nos of fry: Rs. 41/ <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 1

Scheme-2: Fingerling Production Culture Period: 3 months days per cycle x 2 cycles in a season (Apr-Sep & Oct-Mar) Unit Area: 1 Bigha (0.13 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit Cost Sl Input Quantity Rate (in Rs) 1 Pond clearance / repairing etc. LS LS 300.00 2 Mohua oil cake 333 kg 13.00 4329.00 3 Lime 40 kg 8.00 320.00 4 Cowdung 450 kg 0.75 338.00 5 Single super phosphate 20 kg 6.00 120.00 6 Urea 30 kg 6.00 180.00 7 Fish seed (Fry-25 mm) 30000 nos 75.00 2250.00 8 Fish feed (pelleted-1:1.5) 700 kg 22.00 15400.00 9 Netting, prophylactics, watch & LS LS 2800.00 ward, husbandry & harvesting etc Sub Total 26037.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 651.00 Total per one crop 26688.00 Total for 2 crops 53376.00 II. III. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 50000.00 (+ Farmers contribution Rs 3376/ towards watch & ward, netting etc., as ST credit under JLG is maximum Rs. 50,000). Production / Yield: Assuming 60% Survivality, at the minimum 20250 nos of fingerling (10-12 cm size & 40-50 nos /kg) x 2 crops = 40500 nos of fingerling would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 53376.00 B. Income by sale of 40500 nos (900 kg) of fingerling @ Rs.2.00 /nos or Rs.90/ kg : Rs. 81000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 27624.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.41180/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 1500.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 26124.00** F. Percentage of Return of Investment: 49% G. Cost of Production per piece of fingerling: Rs. 1.31 <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 2

Scheme-3: Polyculture of Carps (Table Fish Production) Culture Period: 1 year (Jul-June or Mar-Feb) Unit Area: 1 Bigha (0.13 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit Cost Sl Input Quantity Rate (in Rs) 1 Pond clearance / repairing etc. LS LS 300.00 2 Mohua oil cake 333 kg 13.00 4329.00 3 Lime 50 kg 8.00 400.00 4 Cowdung 1428 kg 0.75 1071.00 5 Single super phosphate 55 kg 6.00 330.00 6 Urea 40 kg 6.00 240.00 7 Fish seed (fingerlings-10-12 cm or 1000 nos or 90.00 2000.00 40-50/kg) 22.200 kg 8 Fish feed (Pelleted) 1000 kg 14.00 14000.00 9 Netting, prophylactics, watch & LS LS 8700.00 ward and husbandry-harvesting etc Sub Total 31370.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 784.00 Total 32154.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 3215400 III. Production / Yield: Assuming 80% Survivality & average growth would be around 600-700 gm, at the minimum 600 kgs of fish would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 32154.00 B. Income by sale of 600 kgs of fish @ Rs.80/kg: Rs. 48000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 15846.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.32154/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 3858.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 11988.00** F. Percentage of Return of Investment (including investment): 37 % G. Cost of Production per Kg fish: Rs. 53.59/ <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 3

Scheme-4: Culture of desi Magur (Clarius batrachus) Culture Period: 4-6 months (June-Sep) Unit Area: 1 Bigha (0.13 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit Cost Sl Input Quantity Rate (in Rs) 1 Pond clearance / repairing & LS LS 1200.00 fencing to avoid escape. 2 Mohua oil cake (optional) 150 kg 13.00 1950.00 3 Lime 50 kg 8.00 400.00 4 Cowdung 600 kg 0.75 450.00 5 Single super phosphate 50 kg 6.00 300.00 6 Magur seed (fingerlings-5-7 cm) 5000 nos 2.50 12500.00 7 Catla fingerling (10-12 cm size) 100 nos 2.00 200.00 8 Magur Fish feed (Pelleted, FCR: 400 kg 40.00 16000.00 1:1.5) (Starter & Grower) (avr) 9 Water exchange x 15-20 days 120 hr 50.00 6000.00 interval x @10-15 hrs/day x @Rs.50/hr Netting, prophylactics, watch & LS LS 6000.00 ward and husbandry etc Sub Total 45000.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 1125.00 Total 46125.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 46125.00 III. Production / Yield: Assuming 80% Survivality & average growth would be around 60-80 gm, at the minimum 250 kgs of magur fish would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 46125.00 B. Income by sale of 250 kgs of magur fish @ Rs.250/kg: Rs. 62500.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 16375.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.24570/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 2768.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 13607.00** F. Percentage of Return of Investment(including investment): 29.50% G. Cost of Production per Kg fish: Rs. 184.50/ <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 4

Scheme-5: Culture of Pangus (Pangasius hypophthalmus or P suchi) Culture Period: 1 year (Jul-June) Unit Area: 0.5 Bigha (0.065 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit Cost Sl Input Quantity Rate (in Rs) 1 Pond clearance / repairing etc. LS LS 200.00 2 Mohua oil cake 166 kg 13.00 2158.00 3 Lime 30 kg 8.00 240.00 4 Cowdung 700 kg 0.75 525.00 5 Pangus Fish seed (fingerlings-10-1500 nos 3.00 4500.00 12 cm or 40-50/kg) 6 Fish feed (Pelleted, FCR-1:1.3) 1000 kg 22.00 22000.00 7 Probiotics LS - 750.00 8 Water exchange-15-20% @every LS 3000.00 20-30 days 9 Netting, prophylactics, watch & LS LS 1000.00 ward and husbandry etc Sub Total 34373.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 600.00 Total 39373.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 39373.00 III. Production / Yield: Assuming 80% Survivality & average growth would be around 1000-1500 gm, at the minimum 1400 kgs of pangus fish would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 39373.00 B. Income by sale of 1400 kgs of fish @ Rs.80/kg: Rs. 56000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 16627.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.39373/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 4922.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 11705.00** F. Percentage of Return on Investment(including interest): 30% G. Cost of Production per Kg fish: Rs. 28/ <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 5

Scheme-6: Culture of fish in Jhora (cold water fisheries in Darjeeling district only) Culture Period: 6 months (Apr-Sep) Unit Area: 30M 3 I. Recurring Cost: Unit Cost Sl Input Quantity Rate (in Rs) 1 Jhora Pond clearance / repairing etc LS LS 200.00 2 Lime 8 kg 12.00 96.00 3 Fish fingerling (10-12 cm size)10-12 300 nos 5.00 2500.00 nos/m 3 4 Fish feed (Pelleted, FCR: 1:1.5) 126 kg 30.00 3780.00 5 Netting, prophylactics, watch & ward LS LS 200.00 and husbandry etc 6 Sub Total 6776.00 7 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 169.00 8 Total 6945.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 6945.00 III. Production / Yield: Assuming 80% Survivality & average growth would be around 350 gm, at the minimum 84 kgs of fish would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 6945.00 B. Income by sale of 84 kgs of fish @ Rs.150/kg: Rs. 12600.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 5655.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.6945/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 417.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 5238.00** F. Percentage on Return of Investment (including interest): 75.00% G. Cost of Production per Kg fish: Rs. 83.00/ <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 6

Scheme-7: Poly-culture of Shrimp (monodon) & Mullets (Mugil) in brackish water pond Culture Period: 4 months.(feb-may) Unit area: 1 bigha (0.13 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit: in Rs. A Input Quantity Rate/Unit Amount i. Site Clearance, Repairing of L.S. 2000.00 embankment and Crab net fencing (optional) ii. Removal of black soil (muck) 123 m 3 Rs. 53.70/m 3 6000.00 iii. Ploughing of the pond bottom 0.13 ha Rs. 600/ ha 78.00 iv. Hydrated lime at the beginning 65 Kg Rs. 8/Kg 520.00 v. Hydrated lime for 03 months to be applied 40Kg Rs. 8/Kg 320.00 in 15 days interval i.e.40 Kg vi. Semidried Cow-dung @ 2500 Kg/ha 325 kg Rs. 0.75/ kg 244.00 vii. Urea @ 50 kg/ha 6 Kg Rs.6/Kg 36.00 viii. Single Super Phosphate @ 50 Kg/ha 6 Kg Rs.6/Kg 36.00 ix. Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) 8 Kg Rs.12/Kg 96.00 x. Shrimp Seed 10nos./m 2 (Avg.1.50cm size) 13000 nos. Re. 0.40/pc 5200.00 xi. Mullet Seed 03nos./m 2 ( Avg.2.00 inch size) 3900 nos. Rs.0.75/pc 2925.00 xii. Mullet feed @FCR 2.4:1 (Kg) 470 Kg Rs.15/Kg 7050.00 xiii. Shrimp feed @FCR 1.5:1(Kg) 470 Kg Rs.60/Kg 28200.00 xiv. Total Harvesting & Marketing charges L.S. 2000.00 xv. Labour 1 no for watch & ward including L.S. 1000.00 120 days feeding & husbandry for 120days Total Operational Cost 55705.00 Add: Insurance*2.5 % 1393.00 Total 57098.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 50000.00 (+ Farmers contribution Rs 7098/ towards watch & ward, netting etc., as ST credit under JLG is maximum Rs. 50,000). * Add 1% for flood / natural calamities. III. Production / Yield: Assuming 80% Survivality and individual shrimp and mullet at the end of culture period would attain a size of 30 gm and 60 gm respectively, at the minimum 300 kg of shrimp and 190 kgs of mullet would be produced (harvested). A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 57098.00 B. Income by sale of 300 kg of shrimp @Rs. 250/ and 190 kg of mullet @Rs. 100/, altogether: Rs. 94000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 36902.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.50000/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 2000.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D): Rs. 34902.00** F. Percentage of Return of Investment: 61 % <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 7

Scheme-8: Fattening of mud crab (Scylla serata) Culture (fattening) Period: 15 days in each cycle. {5 months (Oct-Feb), 8 cycle possible}. Unit area: 5 kottah (0.03 ha) I. Recurring Cost: Unit: in Rs A Input Quantity Rate/Unit Amount i Site Clearance, Repairing/fencing(protection L.S. 14000.00** from escape of crab)/partitioning (male & female compartment) ii Lime 10 Kg 8.00 80.00 iii Water Crab (soft crab) >200 gms size Male & Male @Rs.130/ 33000.00 & female-200/ iv Water Exchange 15 hr 60.00 900.00 v Feed (raw fish) @ 10% of body weight 270 kg 15/ 4050.00 vi Harvesting, roping and packing etc. - LS 600.00 Total Operational Cost 52630.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 1316.00 Total 53946.00 ** this cost is one time for the entire season. Thus actual cultural cost (assuming 8 crops) for each crop comes to (39946.00 + 1750.00) = Rs. 41696.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 50000.00 (+ Farmers contribution Rs 3946/ towards labour charges etc., as ST credit under JLG is maximum Rs. 50,000). III. Production / Yield: Assuming 10% loss and weight gain in rest crabs (fattened), about 90 kg each male and female crab will be harvested at the end of each crop of 15 days. A. Cultural Cost: Rs. 41696.00 B. Income by sale of 200 kg of crab (male @Rs. 200/ & female @Rs.400/) altogether: Rs. 54000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 12304.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.50000/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 2500.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D)/per cycle: Rs. 9804.00*** Total Net Income in 8 cycles comes to Rs. 78432.00 F. Percentage of Return of Investment: 145 % * subsequent crops with the enhancement of productivity and yield. Note: With the return of the 1 st crop, the farmer shall run the subsequent crops; and each time after the harvest, deposit back the loan amount and again draw money out of the KCC A/C during the total period of 5 months. <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 8

Scheme-9: Seed production of magur (Clarias batrachus) (for setting up of small scale hatchery and also to encourage magur farming) Period: 30-40 days in each cycle. {4 months (June-Sep), 8 cycle possible}. Unit area: Land area required-5 kottah (0.03 ha) Capacity: 1.2 lakh magur fry. I. Investment: Unit: in Rs Input Quantity Rate/Unit Amount Hatchery Unit: shade over hatchery (temporary) 1 no LS 3000.00 plastic tub(12 cm dia.&6 cm height) 8 nos. 60.00 480.00 Stand 1 no 1500.00 1500.00 over head tank 1000 lt. Capacity 1 no 4000.00 4000.00 pipe line LS LS 3000.00 water lifting pump 1 no 3000.00 3000.00 electric line installation LS 2000.00 2000.00 Sub Total 16980.00 Rearing Unit: plastic tub (1x0.5x0.3 mt.) 9 nos 400.00 3600.00 plastic tub (4x1x0.5 mt.) 6 nos 400.00 3600.00 pipe line from overhead to plastic tub 1 unit LS 1000.00 Sub Total 8200.00 Sum Total 25090.00** Recurring expenditure: cost of brooder (male & female-1:1) 100-200 gm 40 kg 10000.00 250.00 size. inducing agent (ovaprim) 6 vials 350.00 2100.00 tray, needle, hypodermic syringe, scissors, forceps, 1 unit 1000.00 piece of net, distilled water, disinfectants etc. LS brooders management 1 unit 1000.00 2000.00 cost live feed, tubifex etc. LS LS 2000.00 cost of prepared feed LS LS 1000.00 cost of electricity/ hiring charges of pump LS LS 1000.00 Contingencies and unforeseen expenditure LS LS 3000.00 Sum Total 22100.00 Total Operational Cost 47190.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 1180.00 Total 48370.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 48370.00 III. Production / Yield: Assuming 40% survivality and from each 100 gm size female at least 1500 spawn will be produced, at the end of 30-40 days period, at least 15000 nos of magur fry (1-1.5 inches) will be produced; thus altogether in 8 cycles about 120000 nos of magur fry will be produced. <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 9

A. Recurring (production) Cost: Rs. 48370.00 B. Income by sale of 120000 nos magur fry @Rs. 0.75 /pc Rs. 90000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 41630.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.50000/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 1935.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D)/per cycle: Rs. 39695.00** F. Percentage of Return of Investment: 82 % subsequent crops with the enhancement of productivity and yield. Note: With the return of the 1 st crop, the farmer/seed production unit owner shall run the subsequent crops; and each time after the harvest, deposit back the loan amount and again draw money out of the KCC A/C during the total period of 4 months. <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 10

Scheme-10: Seed production of Tangra (Mystus vittatus) & Koi (Anabus testudineus) (for setting up of small scale hatchery and also to encourage tangra-koi farming). Period: 30-40 days in each cycle. {4 months (June-Sep), 8 cycle possible}. Unit area: Land area required-5 kottah (0.03 ha) Capacity: 1 lakh each of tangra and koi fry. I. Investment: Unit: in Rs Input Quantity Rate/Unit Amount Hatchery Unit: shade over hatchery (temporary) 1 no LS 3000.00 cement cistern 4 x 2 x 2 4 nos LS 4000.00 over head tank 1000 lt. Capacity 1 no 4000.00 4000.00 pipe line LS LS 3000.00 water lifting pump 1 no 3000.00 3000.00 electric line installation LS 2000.00 2000.00 plastic tray (2 x 1 x 0.25 mt.) 8 nos. 8 nos 500.00 4000.00 netlon cage 2 nos. 2 nos 4000.00 8000.00 Sub Total 31000.00 Recurring expenditure: cost of brooder: tangra 2kg. / koi 3kg. 5 kg 1000.00 200.00 (male & female-1:1) 100-200 gm size. inducing agent (ovaprim) 2 vials 350.00 700.00 hand net 4 pcs 50.00 200.00 chemical, disinfectant, medicine. LS LS 1500.00 tray, needle, hypodermic syringe, scissors, forceps, 1 unit 1000.00 piece of net, distilled water, disinfectants etc. LS Rubber pipe-3/4 & ½ 100 ft each LS 700.00 shower mouth 12 pcs 100.00 brooders management 1 unit 1000.00 2000.00 1/80 bolting silk cloth hapa (3.75 x 1.75 x 8 nos 3200.00 1.75 ) with detachable lid. 400.00 nos. cost of prepared feed LS LS 2000.00 cost of electricity/ hiring charges of pump LS LS 1000.00 Contingencies and unforeseen expenditure LS LS 3000.00 Sum Total 16400.00 Total Operational Cost 47400.00 Add: Insurance* 2.5 % 1185.00 Total 48585.00 II. Total ST Credit/Crop Loan requirement: Rs. 48585.00 <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 11

III. Production / Yield: Assuming 40% survivality and from each 20 gm size female at least 300 spawn will be produced, at the end of 30-40 days period, at least 100000 nos each of tangra & koi fry (1-1.5 inches) will be produced. A. Recurring (production) Cost: Rs. 48585.00 B. Income by sale of 100000 nos each of tangra & koi fry @Rs.20 /pc Rs. 80000.00 C. Gross Income (B-A): Rs. 31415.00 D. Less: Interest on working capital (Rs.50000/ @ Rs.12% p.a.): Rs. 1943.00 E. Net Income / Surplus(C-D)/per cycle: Rs. 29472.00** Total Net Income in 8 cycles comes to Rs. 22632.00 F. Percentage of Return of Investment: 60.66 % subsequent crops with the enhancement of productivity and yield. Note: With the return of the 1 st crop, the farmer/seed production unit owner shall run the subsequent crops; and each time after the harvest, deposit back the loan amount and again draw money out of the KCC A/C during the total period of 4 months. <Save Wetland Save Biodiversity> <Grow Fish for Food, Health and Wealth> Page : 12