# Rs 7,000 monsoon relief provided to traditional fishers

- ID: P05-B-01#2
- Page: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/promise/p05-b-01-2 (Tamil: https://sollumseyalum.web.app/ta/promise/p05-b-01-2)
- Pillar: 5. Welfare of Farmers, Agricultural Labourers and Fisherfolk
- Section: B. Fisherfolk Welfare
- Manifesto page: 45
- Stage: In the budget (Named in the budget speech; an amount may or may not be given)
- Last recorded: 5 Aug 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

Relief assistance of Rs 7,000 will be provided to fishers engaged in traditional fishing for the northeast monsoon season.

## Where it stands

In the budget speech on 5 Aug 2026.

The government set aside funds to provide Rs 7,000 in assistance to 1.93 lakh traditional fishing families.

**So far:** Rs 7,000 for 1.93 lakh traditional fishermen families.

**Not yet seen:** It is not yet confirmed if all traditional fishers will be covered.

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

## Documents behind this

- 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))

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