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In order to bring all the available effective water spread area under scientific fish culture with optimum stocking density, 368.5 million fingerlings shall be required every year. This would demand seed production of 4865 million spawn and 1216 million fry every year. The total average seed supply is only 30% of estimated seed requirement. Further, only 25% of the present seed supply is met within Rajasthan, white the remaining is brought from other states mainly from Bareilly and Ramgarh region of U.P., Kolkata region of West Bengal and Bharauch and surat regions of Gujarat. Within Rajasthan, the public sector hatcheries and seed farms supply only 13% of the total, while another 12% comes from private hatchery as well as the rearing in private sector. |
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There are 28 government hatcheries/seed farms exist in the state. Most of the farms are non-functional. The reasons behind this are non availability of water or heavy seepage of soil and faulty layout/designs. |
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In addition there are 5 more hatcheries in Rajasthan one at college of fisheries, Udaipur one with RTADCF, Jaisamand and three private hatcheries viz. Choudhary Fish Hatchery, Hanumangarh, Lupin Fish Hatchery, Bharatpur and Thar Fish Hatchery, chatargarh, Bikaner. |
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Details and status of functional seed farms (containing hatchery and rearing space) in Rajasthan are follow- |
S. No. |
Name of the farm (CCH with rearing space) |
Functional status (according to the field study) |
Production capacity (in millions)
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Present Production (in millions) |
Spawn |
Fry |
Spawn |
Fry |
1. |
M.P.U.A.T. Seed farm, Udaipur |
Functional & satisfactory performance |
100 |
Produce spawn only |
46 |
- |
2. |
Chouhary Fish hatchery, Hanumangarh |
Functional & satisfactory performance |
40 (under stated) |
- |
40 |
- |
3. |
R.T.A.D.C.F. hatchery, Jaisamand |
Functional & satisfactory performance |
30 |
- |
30 |
- |
4. |
Lupin seed farm, Bharatpur |
Non functional since 2006 |
1.71 |
0.60 |
- |
- |
5. |
Guvadi seed farm, Bhilwara |
Functional Under Performance |
100 |
10.0 |
60 |
2.50(25%) |
6. |
Kasimpura national seed farm, Kota |
Functional Under Performance |
100 |
10.0 |
60 |
3.00(30%) |
7. |
Rawatbhata seed farm, Kota |
Functional Under Performance |
100 |
10.0 |
60 |
2.5(25%) |
8. |
Bhimpur national seed farm, Banswara |
Semi functional |
100 |
0.60 |
6.4 |
- |
9. |
Silised seed farm, Alwar |
Semi functional |
50 |
- |
10 |
- |
10. |
Soorsagar, Kota |
Functional |
50 |
- |
15 |
- |
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