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Arpit Sahu earns Rs 10 lakh annually through biofloc fish farming with government subsidy support.
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News18•06-10-2026, 12:17
Arpit Sahu earns Rs 10 lakh annually through biofloc fish farming with government subsidy support.
- •Arpit Sahu shifted from traditional farming to aquaculture by adopting the modern biofloc technique.
- •He received a 60 percent subsidy amounting to Rs 8.40 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana.
- •He set up 6 biofloc tanks and successfully rears approximately 60,000 fish across them.
- •The project generates a net annual income of around Rs 10 lakh by selling fish in local and nearby markets.
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Arpit Sahu achieves a net income of approximately Rs 10 lakh annually from his fish farming project.
He received a 60 percent subsidy amounting to Rs 8.40 lakh under the Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana through the Fisheries Department.
He established 6 biofloc ponds with each pond rearing about 10,000 fish, resulting in a total production of approximately 60,000 fish.
