author(s)
Pawan Kumar Sharma, Dr. J Stephan Sampath Kumar, A Priyatharshni, V Senthil Kumar and Dr. S Anand

abstract
India is the seventh largest country in the world with 72.2% population living in villages. In India, there are 19,370 reservoirs (small + medium + large = 19,134 + 180 + 56) and the total area of these reservoirs is estimated at 31,53,366 (14,85,557 + 5,27,541 + 11,40,268) hectare. In the present scenario it is very clear that we are not having sufficient seeds, Due to shortage of seeds, our water bodies are always under stocked. The fish hatchery has some essential components like- Overhead tank, Brooders tank, Spawning tank, Hatching tank, Nursery tank, Rearing tank. The amount of milt ejaculated (ml/kg body weight) is observed 1- 2 ml in natural condition while 6-10 ml in hatchery during induced breeding. The rate of breeding success is much higher during induced breeding that is 88% followed by 90% success of hatching that is also much higher than natural breeding. The survivality of spawn is also 50-90% in hatchery condition while it is 10-20% in natural condition. There are 6, 49,481 villages in India, concept of one hatchery in every village will provide employment at least 4 person so 25, 97,924 people will get job directly. The department of animal husbandry dairying and fisheries (DADF) provides an assistance of Rs 8 lakh for a fish seed hatchery with 10 million (fry) capacity for the plain areas and Rs 12 lakh for same capacity in the hill States/Districts. The percentage of survival, milt amount, rate of fertilization and possibility of selective breeding is also not satisfactory in the breeding in natural condition. Thus the need for local carp seed hatcheries in villages can be found as a best alternative for meeting the higher fish seed demand, while also promoting regional socio-economic upliftment.