Citizen Charter

TAMIL NADU FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LTD.

No.129, R.K. Mutt Road, Raja Annamalaipuram, Chennai-600 028. 

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited was formed as a state owned undertaking during 1974 for efficient implementation of various commercial activities of the Department of Fisheries. The authorized capital is Rs.5.00 crores. The paid up share capital as on 1.4.2000 stood Rs.4.45 crores.

The Corporation is at present engaged in the following activities. Operation of Deep Sea Fishing Trawlers Management of Inland Reservoirs Production of Fish Seeds Management of Ice Plants, Cold Storage and Processing Plants Fish Marketing Fish Net Manufacture Diesel and oil sales in Fishing Harbors Production of cultured pearls and pearl oysters at Mandapam and Tuticorin   Model Shrimp Farm and Training Centre at Karangadu Distribution of Outboard/Inboard motors on subsidy basis Production and Marketing of Ornamental Fishes Management of Dry Fish Godown at Tuticorin.

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited is operating three Deep Sea trawlers at Visage. The vessels are operated profitably. The Shrimp landed from these trawlers are exported to foreign countries by the Marine Products Exporters.

The Corporation is managing the following 9 reservoirs which were taken over from the Department of Fisheries on long term basis for commercial exploitation. The infrastructure facilities like fish seed production and rearing centres attached to these reservoirs are also managed by the Corporation.

                Sathanurdam

                Bhavanisagar

                Uppardam

                Aliyar Nagar

                Amaravathy Nagar

                Thirumoorthy Nagar

                Palar-Porandalar

                Manjalar

                Perumpallam

The Corporation is doing direct fish exploitation by engaging local fishermen. Value of 1/3^rd of the fish catches is given as share wages to them. The fish exploited from these reservoirs are marketed through the retail out attached to the respective reservoir units after meeting out the local requirements.

Fish seed requirements to Departmental units, Private farmers and Fish Farmers Development Agency are met by the Corporation to the extent possible besides stocking major portion in the reservoirs under the control of the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation systematically and periodically. Thus the Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation is playing a key role i.e. promotion of Inland Fisheries Sector in Tamil Nadu. 

The Corporation is managing five Fish Processing and Ice-cum-Cold Storage in Tamil Nadu. Out of which the Processing Plant at Mandapam has been leased out to private party.

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation is marketing fresh and fried fish in the cities like Chennai, Madurai, Coimbatore etc. through nearly 50 retail outlets.

The Fish Net Making Plant with a production capacity of 75 Tones per annum is installed at Royapuram. The quality webbings made out of Nylon/HDPE is sold to the fishermen, mechanized boat and deep sea trawler operators. The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation is supplying quality nets according to the size and code of twines needed by the fishermen.

At present Corporation is running 17 diesel bunks at various fishing harbor areas in Tamil Nadu for supplying diesel and oil to fishermen at subsidized cost. Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation is regulating the supply of diesel and oil without allowing for misuse by the fishermen. 

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation has set up of one culture of Pearl Production Centre at Mandapam during 1990. Now the Project has been leased out to private party.

PEARL OYSTER HATCHERY:

Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation has set up one Pearl Oyster Hatchery at Mandapam under the grant received from Department of Bio-Technology, New Delhi. Pearl Oyster Spats produced from this hatchery is supplied to Pearl producers.

The Corporation is having 11 hectare shrimp farm and demonstration-cum-training Centre at Karangadu. The produced shrimp from this farm is sold to private parties. Facility is available there to import training to shrimp farmers.

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation has taken up the distribution of Outboard/Inboard motor engines for the motorization of traditional crafts to the fishermen on subsidy basis.

PRODUCTION & MARKETING OF ORNAMENTAL FISHES:

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd. has recently set up Ornamental Fish Culture Centres at Aliyar and Thirumoorthy Nagar. The Ornamental fish sales has been commenced at Chennai and Coimbatore

The Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Ltd. managing one Dry Fish Godown at Tuticorin for the benefit of Dry Fish Exporters. Rooms available in this godown are rented out to Dry Fish Exporters.