National Scheme on welfare of Fishermen

The National Scheme of Welfare of Fishermen is a centrally sponsored scheme that provides financial assistance to Fishermen in India. The financial assistance can be used by the beneficiaries (marine and inland fisherman)^[1] to construct houses, recreational community halls and for the installation of tube wells to get drinking water.^[2] Other than this, the scheme also involves support for Group Accident Insurance (INR 50,000 for death or permanent total disability and INR 25,000 for partial total disability)^[3] and grants to the National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd.^[4] The scheme also has a savings cum relief component where fishermen are provided financial support during lean periods.^[5] The scheme was announced in 1992 and aimed to help small scale fishers.^[6]