# Fishing ban relief assistance increased to Rs 20,000

- ID: P05-B-01#1
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p05-b-01-1 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p05-b-01-1)
- Pillar: 5. Welfare of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Fisherfolk
- Section: B. Fisherfolk Welfare
- Manifesto page: 45
- Stage: Formal order (A government order or sanction was issued)
- Last recorded: 4 Nov 2026
- Data licence: CC BY-NC 4.0. Curated commitments, translations, evidence links and stage analysis compiled by Sollum Seyalum (https://sollumseyalum.web.app).

## Promised in the manifesto

Fishing ban period relief assistance will be enhanced to Rs 20,000.

## Where it stands

Formal order on 4 Nov 2026.

The government ordered the fishing ban period relief assistance to be increased to Rs 7,000 per family.

**So far:** Relief assistance of Rs 7,000 for 1.93 lakh traditional fishermen families

**Not yet seen:** The assistance amount has not yet been raised to the pledged Rs 20,000 for the fishing ban period.

_Summary written by AI from the documents below, with figures checked against them._

## Documents behind this

- 4 Nov 2026 · Press release · DIPR press release 22924: The fishing off-season relief amount for fishers has been increased from Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,000 per family, starting from the 2026-27 year. ([Open the document (Press release)](https://dipr.tn.gov.in/dipr_api/v1/uploads/tn_govt_press_release/DIPR_-_P.R.No.994_-_Hon_ble_Fisheries_-_Fishermen_Welfare_Minister_Press_Release_-_Various_Government_Welfare_Schemes_Given_To_Beneficiaries_-_Date.04.11.2026.pdf))
- 5 Aug 2026 · Budget speech · Revised Budget speech 2026-27, page 38: The Government will increase the lean-period fishing assistance from Rs.6,000 to Rs.7,000 per family for 1.93 lakh traditional fishermen families, with an allocation of Rs.135 crore. ([Open the document (Budget speech)](https://sollumseyalum.web.app/docs/budget_speech.pdf#page=38))

> Sources are government releases, budget papers and orders. They show what the government says it will do or has done. They are claims, not independent confirmation. "Nothing recorded" means nothing in our sources, not that nothing was done.