GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

CHIEF SECRETARIAT (FISHERIES)

(G.O. Ms. No. 11/Fy., dated 28th November 2013)

NOTIFICATION

The Union Territory Administration was extending relief to fishermen in

the operating cost of their mechanised fishing boats by reimbursement of sales tax

on High Speed Diesel by issuing G.O. Ms. No. 10/Fy., dated 26-5-2009 of the Chief

Secretariat (Fisheries), Puducherry. The scheme was in vogue and the Union

Territory Administration allocated sufficient funds under Annual State Plan. Schemes

for meeting out the expenditure towards reimbursement of sales tax on High Speed

Diesel for the boat owners of the Union Territory.

2. Later on, the Union Territory Administration decided to exempt fishing

boat operators of the Union Territory from levy of sales tax on High Speed Diesel

and a notification vide No. 4-3/2009-10/Mech. (BR), dated 1-12-2009 of the Director

of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, Puducherry was issued, for the designated

diesel outlets whereby, fishing boat owners had to purchase their admissible

quantity of diesel without paying sales tax on the quantity procured by them.

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Poudouchéry

Mardi

Décembre

2013 (12 Agrahayana 1935)

No.

Puducherry

Tuesday

3rd

December

2013

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3. Subsequently, the Union Territory Administration, in public interest,

withdrew the exemption vide G.O. Ms. No. 68/F2/2011, dated 31-12-2011 of the Joint

Secretary to Government (Finance), Puducherry and now the fishermen, being

deprived of their benefits are subjected to serve livelihood hardships, coupled with

escalation, the price of High Speed Diesel.

4. In view of the above, His Excellency the Lieutenant - Governor is pleased

to order restoration of reimbursement of sales tax on High Speed Diesel to registered

fishing craft owners in the Union territory of Puducherry with effect from 1-1-2012

to 13-10-2013 for outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam and from 1-6-2012

to 13-10-2013 for Puducherry region subject to the following terms and conditions:-

I. Eligibility criteria:- The fishing crafts must be compliant on

(a) Colour Coding, (b) Registration under Realcraft Programme with Port of

Registry in the Union territory of Puducherry, (c) Fitted with mandatory life

saving appliances, navigational and communication equipments, (d) Should

not have indulged in destructive fishing, especially in using purse-seine and

twin travel nets, (e) The owner of the fishing craft should be resident of the

Union territory of Puducherry having no dues with the village Primary/Central/

Apex Fisheries Co-operative Society. He should be non-recipient of

Old Age Pension and not be employed in/under Government/Government

Undertakings/Co-operatives even on part-time basis.

II. Other terms and conditions:- (i) The scheme implementing officers will

obtain details of High Speed Diesel availed by the registered boat owners

from designated diesel outlets in the Union Territory along with their Savings

Bank Account Number as well as particulars of fishing conducted by them.

Form-VII as prescribed under Puducherry Marine Fishing Regulation Rules, 2009.

(ii) After scrutiny of the bills the department will submit admissible bills

every quarter to the Directorate of Accounts and Treasuries, who in turn will make

payment to the beneficiaries account by Electronic Clearance System mode.

(iii) The department will also maintain a register showing admissible

quantity of diesel claimed by the boat owners, actual claimed by the

department with Directorate of Accounts and Treasures and disallowed

quantity if any with reasons. The register will be maintained and countersigned

by the authorised officer each time the bills are presented to Directorate of

Accounts and Treasuries i.e. in every quarter.

(iv) For this purpose the following diesel bunks in Union territory

of Puducherry are designated :

(a) Puducherry The Pondicherry State Fishermen Co-operative Federation’s

diesel bunk at Fishing Harbour Complex, Thengaithittu,

Puducherry.

(b) Karaikal

The Karaikal Fishermen Co-operative Marketing Union’s

diesel bunk of Fishing Harbour, Karaikalmedu, Arasalaru.

The Pondicherry State Fishermen Co-operative Federation’s

diesel bunk at Savithri Nagar, Yanam.

(d) Mahe

The Mavoor Trade-Links, Mahe.

5. It is further ordered that the Director of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare,

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Puducherry is empowered and authorised to designate or re-designate additional

diesel outlets for this purpose as and when exigencies arise.

* Eligible maximum litres of diesel permitted per day/per trip/per

annum by a registered fishing craft is as follows:-

Sl.

Type of boat

Length of

Diesel per trip

Maximum

No.

period of

quantity

fishing

per annum

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

Wooden mechanised

Daily fishing

150 litres per day

35,000 litres

fishing boat.

Wooden mechanised

Multiday fishing 150 litres per day,

25,000 litres

fishing boat/Steel

No. of days of

mechanised fishing

the trip.

boat.

FRP boat/Cattumaram

Per day

20 litres

5,000 litres

Vallam/Nava/Wooden

Nava above 20’ with

diesel driven OBM/

IBM.

Traditional Cattumaram,

Per day

10 litres

3,000 litres

Nava fitted with OBM/

IBM.

* Reimbursement of sales tax on High Speed Diesel will not be eligible

during the ban period enforced on conservation of fishing wealth and any other

closed fishing season as and when notified by Government from time to time.

* An authorised officer not below the rank of Sub-Inspector of Fisheries

may be authorised to verify the records and register of the designated diesel

bunks on any working day.

6. The registration and fishing licence permits of the fishing boats are liable

for cancellation/revocation if it is determined that the High Speed Diesel drawn is

utilised for purpose other than those for which issued.

7. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department, vide their

U.O. No. 3000/2013-14/F4, dated 12-11-2013.

(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)

V. MANICKASAMY,

Under Secretary to Government (Fisheries).

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