Meghalaya Fisheries (Welfare of Fishermen) Rules, 1987. Country/Territory India Territorial subdivision Meghalaya Document type Regulation Date 1987 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Freshwater fishes Subsidy/incentive Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Equipment Fishing vessel Social protection Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract Subsidies shall be granted to registered Fishermen and Fishery Cooperatives to improve their socio-economic status and their working conditions. Applications must be made in writing and the competent authority, under the supervision of the Assam Director of Fisheries, shall after scrutiny grant it in cash, supplies or devices and no misuse or abuse of aforesaid incentive or subsidy must be perpetrated on the user side. Full text English