Village Fisheries Assistants Job Chart Village Secretariat Animal Husbandry Dept

Village Fisheries Assistants Job Chart Village Secretariat Animal Husbandry Dept AHDD & F Department – Estt – Village Administration – Functions (Job Chart) of the Village Fisheries Assistants – Orders – Issued. ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRY DEVELOPMENT & FISHERIES (FISH) DEPARTMENT G.O.MS.No. 27 Dated: 30-09-2019. Government has proposed new job chart for Village Fisheries Assistant hereby accepted and fixed the following functions to the Village Fisheries Assistant. Job Chart / Duty Chart / Functions of Village Fisheries Assistants in Village Secretriats.

Village Fisheries Assistants Job Chart Village Secretariat Animal Husbandry Dept

Read the following:-
  • 1. G.O.Ms.No.110, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (MDL.I) Dept., Dt:19.7.2019.
  • 2. From the E.O. Commissioner of Fisheries, Letter No.1415/A2/ 2019 Dt:30-09-2019.
ORDER:
  • In the reference 2nd read above, the Commissioner of Fisheries, Andhra Pradesh Vijayawada has submitted proposal for job chart of Village Fisheries Assistants.
  • 2. Government after careful examination of the proposed new job chart for Village Fisheries Assistant hereby accepted and fixed the following functions to the Village Fisheries Assistant:
A. General Functions:
  • i. The Village Fisheries Assistants should reside at the headquarters of the village Secretariat.
  • ii. Every Village Fisheries Assistant shall work under the administrative control of the Village Secretariat and supervision of the Department of Fisheries (Fisheries Development Officer / Assistant Inspector of Fisheries/ District Fisheries Officer).
  • iii. He/she shall mark the attendance in their respective Village Secretariat.
  • iv. The Village Fisheries Assistant shall work in co-ordination with the other departmental functionaries of the concerned Village Secretariat.
  • v. The Village Fisheries Assistant shall attend the meeting convened by the Fisheries officials at village level and mandal level.
  • vi. The Village Fisheries Assistant shall prepare integrated annual plans using Participatory Resource Approach techniques basing on the resources, needs and aspirations of the people duly following the prescribed procedure.
  • vii. The Village Fisheries Assistant shall be responsible to their regular supervisory officers ie., Assistant Inspector of Fisheries / Fisheries Development Officer of the Department of Fisheries.
  • viii. The Village Fisheries Assistant shall apply for the casual leave to the Sarpanch of the Grama Panchayat under intimation to concerned fisheries officer.
  • ix. The Village Fisheries Assistant shall attend any other work (which may not be related to the Fisheries Department) as entrusted by the competent authorities.
  • x. To attend other duties as assigned by the Department/ Government from time to time.
B. AQUACULTURE SECTOR:
  • I. Facilitate aquaculture farmers for regularization of aquaculture farms.
  • II. Aqua-farms enrolment and Technical Services to aqua farmers on Grama Panchayat.
  • III. Identification of suitable lands for expansion of aquaculture. 
  • IV. Training and extension services to aqua farmers.
  • V. Farm wise collection of data related to production, farmers, farm practices etc.,
  • VI. Disease surveillance of the farms (sample collections, testing etc.,).
  • VII. Facilitating the Enforcement of CAA regulations, rules related to farm regulations. VIII. Promoting the sustainable and Best Management culture Practices (BMP).
  • IX. Inspecting the hatcheries, aqua shops, feed supplement shops to ensure compliance of CAA regulations.
  • X. Identification, selection of beneficiaries for grounding the fishery input subsidy and welfare schemes.
  • XI. Assess and list out the requirement of infrastructure facilities like power, deepening and de-silting of creeks and drains and laying of approach roads, labs, ice plants, feed mills, processing plants, cold storages etc.,
  • XII. Coordinating with NACSA, MPEDA and related agencies.
C. Marine Fisheries Sector:
  • I. Facilitate for Marine Fishing vessels registration under MS Act 1958. II. Fishing License renewals under APMFR Act 1994.
  • III. Maintenance of vessel movement registers at fish landing centre’s.
  • IV. Enrolment of fishers for issue of Biometric Cards/ Aadhar cards updation
  • V. Data collection of marine landings as per prescribed procedure and record maintenance thereon.
  • VI. Enforcement of MFR Act –(compliance with ban period, mesh regulations etc.,).
  • VII. Trainings, awareness programs about disaster preparedness, handling of harvested fish both on board and at landing site to reduce the wastage and spoilage of fish, sea safety and navigation etc.,
  • VIII. Promote hygienic Management of Fish Landing Centre and Fishing Harbours.
  • IX. Identification and selection of beneficiaries and Implementation of welfare and input supply schemes to marine fishers.
  • X. Facilitating for bank loans for their input and capital needs.
  • XI. Assessing the infrastructural needs of the marine fishers like Fish landing center, ice plant, marketing vehicles, fish markets etc.,
  • XII. Actively participate in Disaster preparedness, enumeration losses, coastal security activities and involvement in social security programmes.
D. Inland Fisheries Sector: 
  • I. Facilitate the Fishermen Cooperative Society, Fisherwomen Cooperative Society, MMG’s, Fishermen Marketing Society to perform their functions as per their objectives of APCS Act 1964 . Capacity building to strengthen CBO’s.
  • II. To assist for leasing / auctioning of the fishery rights of the water bodies related to the MI and upset price fixation for GP tanks, assessment of fishery rentals, issue of licenses in reservoirs, canals, river parts etc.,
  • III. Training and awareness to the fishers about the management of Societies, Book keeping and about the BMPs in fish culture in the tanks etc.,
  • IV. Data collection of fish production from tanks and reservoirs and other public water bodies and maintenance of records. Data maintenance of active fishermen and fisherwomen.
  • V. Assessment of seed requirement and arranging for timely stocking of seed in identified and potential inland water bodies.
  • VI. Supervising the construction of captive seed nurseries in the village MI tanks under MGNREGA, APIIATP and APILP etc.,
  • VII. Assessing the infrastructural needs of the inland fishers like Fish landing center, ice plant, marketing vehicles, fish markets etc.,
  • VIII. Organization of Mastya Mitra Groups (MMGs) and SHGs for promotion of value addition to fish and for marketing of fish and fish products.
  • IX. Orientation to Ward Members.
2. The above functions shall be followed by Village Fisheries Assistants strictly.