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▪ ➢ 2025 } ➢| 19 { No. 72 Poudouchéry Vendredi 1 9 Septembre 2025
No. Puducherry Friday 19th September 2025
(28 Bhadra 1947)
GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY
CHIEF SECRETARIAT (FISHERIES)
(G.O. Ms. No. 4/Fy., Puducherry, dated 15th September 2025)
NOTIFICATION
The Lieutenant-Governor, Puducherry, is pleased to make the following rules to further amend the "Rules for Spot Exemption of Sales Tax on High Speed Oil (HSD) and Reimbursement of diesel subsidy maximum of 12 per litre together to marine fishermen" under Marine Sector Schemes "Development of Marine Fisheries through Mechanization and Reimbursement of Sales Tax on HSD oil and Assistance to Small Scal e Fisher men" previ ously not ifie d vide G.O. M s No. 13/ Fy., dated 31-03-2023 of the Under Secretary to Government (Fisheries), Chief Secretariat, Puducherry, namely:–
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(1) Short title and Commencement.— These rules may be called the "Spot Exemption of Sales Tax on High Speed Oil (HSD) and Reimbursement of diesel subsidy maximum of 12 per litre together to Marine Fishermen" under Marine Sector Schemes "Development of Marine Fisheries through Mechanization and Reimbursement of Sales tax on HSD oil and Assistance to Small Scale Fishermen" – (Amendment) 2025.
(i) They shall extend to the whole of the Union territory of
Puducherry.
(ii) They shall come into force with effect from the date of
publication in the Official Gazette.
(2) Amendment of Clause I - Eligibility Criteria.— In the said eligibility criteria clause, in sub-clause 2 Specific Criteria, the point (c) shall be deleted.
(3) Amendment of Clause II - Pattern of Assistance.— The existing clause II - Pattern of assistance shall be modified and classified as (i) (a), (b), (c) and (ii) and the following content shall be added as sub-clause (i) (d).-
"(i)(d) The Department, through regional level officers in all the regions, shall arrange for monitoring of registered motorized fishing crafts at fishing village level" (Additional sub-clause inserted)
Further the following sub-clause (ii) shall be inserted after
sub-clause i (a), (b), (c) & (d).-
(ii) The registered motorized fishing crafts shall be entitled only for availing spot exemption of applicable VAT as modified from time to time by the Commercial Tax Department on HSD oil consumed by the registered motorized fishing crafts from the notified diesel outlets or through bowsers. (Additional sub-clause inserted).
(4) Amendment of Clause III.— In the said clause, in the
sub-clause (a), the following shall be substituted namely. –
| (a) | Puducherry The Pondicherry State Fishermen Co-operative Federation diesel bunk at Fishing Harbour Complex, Thengaithittu, Nallavadu, Periaveerampattinam and Periyakalapet, Puducherry. |
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Further, in the said clause, under clause III (d), the following shall
be inserted namely: -
"In all the regions, wherever feasible, diesel will be supplied through bowsers (mobile diesel bunk) by the Pondicherry State Fishermen Co-operative Federation / Karaikal Fishermen Co-operative Marketing Union Ltd. / Authorized designated diesel outlets."
(5) Amendment of Clause IV - Other Terms and Conditions.— In the existing clause, in the sub-clause (vii), the following shall be substituted namely. -
"The Scheme Implementing Officer shall obtain the following details from the designated diesel outlets in the Union territory of Puducherry :
(i) Details of High Speed Diesel (HSD) oil availed by the registered boat owners in the Annexure - II appended with this Notification;
(ii) Duplicate copy of the original bill issued to fishing craft
owners as a proof of having drawn diesel;
(iii) Bank account number and IFSC of the boat owners; and
(iv) Particulars of fishing conducted by them in Form - VII as prescribed under Puducherry Marine Fishing Regulation Rules, 2009."
2. All other conditions stipulated in the earlier Notification vide
G.O. read above shall remain unaltered.
3. This issues with the concurrence of the Finance Department,
Puducherry vide I.D.No. e-12959/FD/F4/A3/2025-26, dated 26-08-2025.
(By order of the Lieutenant-Governor)
K. CANDANE @ SIVARADJANE, Under Secretary to Government (Fisheries).
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