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Women Fish Vendors in India: An Information Booklet

International Collective in Support of Fishworkers

27 College Road, Chennai 600 006, India

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February 2010

Published byChandrika Sharmafor International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)27 College Road, Chennai 600 006, IndiaEmail: [email protected] Web: http://www.icsf.net

Edited byKG Kumar

Designed byP Sivasakthivel

Copyright © ICSF 2010

While ICSF reserves all rights for this publication, any portion of it may be freely copied and distributed, provided appropriate credit is given.Any commercial use of this material is prohibited without prior permission. ICSF would appreciate receiving a copy of any publication that uses this publication as a source.

The opinions and positions expressed in this publication are those of the authors concerned and do not necessarily represent the offi cial views of ICSF.

Contents

Acronyms .................................................................................................... 3

Preface ........................................................................................................ 5

Section One ................................................................................................. 7

The role of fi sheries in the Indian economy I. and in national food security ....................................................... 7

Women and their role in post-harvest activities, II. particularly fi sh vending .............................................................. 7

Fish vendingIII. ................................................................................ 8

Problems faced by women fi sh vendorsIV. ........................................ 9

Organizations of fi sh vendorsV. .................................................... 10

Section Two ............................................................................................... 14

Fisheries-specifi c schemes and initiatives I. .................................. 14

The National Policy on Urban Street Vendors II. ............................ 16

Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008 III. ....................... 19

Conclusion ............................................................................................... 22

Endnotes ................................................................................................. 22

Appendix I: Central Schemes ..................................................................... 23

Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT): Initiatives benefi cial to fi sh vendors and small retailers ............. 25

National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) .......... 27

Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India ............. 28

Appendix II: State Schemes ....................................................................... 33

West Bengal .............................................................................. 35

Orissa ........................................................................................ 36

Andhra Pradesh ......................................................................... 38

Tamil Nadu................................................................................ 39

Pondicherry .............................................................................. 45

Gujarat ...................................................................................... 48

Goa ........................................................................................... 49

Karnataka ................................................................................. 50

Kerala ....................................................................................... 53

Acronyms

BPL below-poverty-lineCGFSI Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Small IndustriesCIFT Central Institute of Fisheries TechnologyCMFRI Central Marine Fisheries Research InstituteDAHDF Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and FisheriesDHAN Development for Humane ActionFAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsFFDA Fish Farmers Development AuthorityFISHCOPFED National Federation of Fishermen’s Cooperatives Ltd. FRP fi bre-reinforced plasticGAIS Group Accident Insurance SchemeGDP gross domestic productHACCP Hazard Analysis and Critical Control PointsIAMWARAM Irrigated agriculture modernization and water bodies restoriation and

managementIFCS Inland Fishermen Co-operative SocietiesIFWCS Inland Fisherwomen Co-operative SocietiesKFDC Karnataka Fisheries Development CorporationKMS Kalanjia Meenavar SanghamMFCS Marine Fishermen Co-operative SocietyMFWCS Marine Fisherwomen Co-operative SocietyMVS Model Fishermen VillagesNADP National Agricultural Development ProgrammeNBCFDC National Backward Classes Finance and Development CorporationNCDC National Co-operative Development CorporationNEH northeast hillNGO non-governmental organizationNMDFC National Minorities Development and Finance CorporationPUF polyurethane foamRKVY Rastriya Krishi Vikas Yojana SchemeSAF societies for assistance to fi sherwomenSCR Savings-cum-ReliefSEWA Self Employed Women’s AssociationSGSY Swarnajayanti Gram Swarozgar YojanaSHGs self-help groupsSIFFS South Indian Federation of Fishermen SocietiesSNVF Sthree Niketh Vanitha FederationTDFF Trivandrum District Fishermen Federation

TEA Tsunami Emergency AssistanceTNFDC Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development CorporationTRP Tsunami Rehabilitation ProgrammeTVC Town Vending CommitteeUAA United Artists AssociationUT Union Territories

PREFACE

Women fi shworkers in India, as in other parts of the world, play critical roles within the fi sheries and fi shing communities, roles that are often not recognized or supported. Women are particularly active in post-

harvest fi sheries; in marine fi shing communities in India, for example, women comprise about 75 per cent of those engaged in fi sh marketing. They contribute in signifi cant ways to the food security needs of a diverse range of consumers.

What are the problems women fi sh vendors face on a regular basis? How have women organized themselves to deal with these problems? What are some of the initiatives, governmental and non-governmental, that have been taken to support women fi shworkers? What are the various policy spaces available that women can use to seek greater recognition of their work and their livelihoods within the fi sheries?

These are some of the issues that this booklet attempts to explore. Section One provides information on fi sh vending and vendors, the problems faced by women fi sh vendors, and some of the organizational initiatives they have taken to protect their livelihoods. Section Two is divided into three parts. The fi rst compiles post-harvest, fi sheries-specifi c schemes and initiatives undertaken by Central and State Fisheries Departments, as well as by central research institutions and intergovernmental organizations. The second part examines the provisions of the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors and its implications for fi sh vendors. The third part analyzes the Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, from the perspective of fi sh vendors.

ICSF would like to thank the following institutions and departments that helped in providing information for this booklet: the Departments of Fisheries of the various coastal States and Union Territories; the National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC); the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF), Ministry of Agriculture; and the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT). ICSF would also like to thank the Dhan Foundation, Santhidan and Sajith Sukumaran for providing information on organizational initiatives of women in post-harvest fi sheries. Within ICSF, the following people have given shape and content to this booklet: Rachna Sundararajan, Harini Kumar, N Venugopalan, Neena Koshy, and Ramya Rajagopalan.

It needs to be kept in mind that while full efforts have been made to get relevant and accurate information on, for example, Central and State government schemes for those in post-harvest fi sheries, the information compiled may not

be completely exhaustive. This lacuna is also a reminder of the diffi culties still faced in getting access to such information.

It is hoped that the information compiled in this booklet will be useful for women fi shworkers, fi shworker unions, non-governmental organizations, researchers and government Fisheries Departments and research institutes. It is also hoped that this compilation will encourage a better focus on women in post-harvest fi sheries so as to ensure that their livelihood concerns are directly addressed by policy and other interventions, within an integrated planning and implementation framework.

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SECTION ONE

THE ROLE OF FISHERIES IN THE INDIAN ECONOMY AND IN I.

NATIONAL FOOD SECURITY

India stands second in the world in total fi sh production, after China, with a production of 7.3 mn tonnes in 2007 (Source: Fishstat, FAO, 2009). The annual per capita consumption of fi sh in India was estimated at 4.8 kg in 20031. Inland fi sheries are especially important for food security as almost all production goes for human consumption2. Fish is especially important for the economically weaker sections of the population, providing a cheap and accessible source of protein and essential micronutrients3. A large section of the population also depends on fi sh resources (both marine and inland) for their livelihoods, employment and income. Currently, 14 mn people are estimated to be employed in the fi sheries sector, which contributes 1.07 per cent of India’s gross domestic product (GDP)4.

WOMEN AND THEIR ROLE IN POST-HARVEST ACTIVITIES, II.

PARTICULARLY FISH VENDING

Women play critical roles in fi sheries, particularly in the pre- and post-harvest sectors. Looking at marine fi sheries, active marine fi shing is generally undertaken by men, although a small percentage of women do take part in nearshore fi shing, seaweed harvesting, and the collection of clams, mussels and bivalves. According to the Marine Fisheries Census, 2005, the total marine fi sherfolk population of nine coastal States and two Union Territories in mainland India is 3,519,116. Notably, of the 756,391 fi sherfolk involved in fi shing-related activities, 365,463 are women (approximately 48 per cent),

with 152,692 of them engaged in marketing of fi sh, compared to 54,670 men. The gender-based profi le from nine fi shing States and two Union Territories (Figure 15) of mainland India provides further evidence that marketing of fi sh is primarily a women’s domain, with Orissa and West Bengal as exceptions. Similar data is unfortunately not available for inland fi sheries, though the picture is likely to be similar, with women dominating marketing and processing activities.

Figure 1: Gender-Wise engagement in marketing of marine fish from nine fishing states and two Union Territories in mainland India

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Women are thus the primary players in processing, marketing and selling the catch. After the fi sh has landed, it is the women who take charge of the catch and sell the fi sh for money and food6, contributing to household incomes and food security, and to the local economy. Their labour is, however, often not recognized. Fish vendors operate as an important link between producers and the fi nal consumers7, making fi sh available to consumers in urban and remote rural areas, and enhancing food security in tangible, but unrecognized, ways.

In recent years, competition for fi sh, from exporters and traders with greater access to credit and capital, has, however, affected the overall access of women vendors to fi sh. This, coupled with the problems they face at harbours, landing centres and markets, and the lack of access to basic facilities at these locations, is affecting their ability to retain their important role in marketing. It is vitally important that the work of fi sh vendors be recognized and supported.

FISH VENDING III.

Fish vending is a traditional occupation that has been a means of livelihood for thousands in India, with the majority of fi sh vendors being women. Fish vendors engage in their trade in various ways: they procure their fi sh directly from landing centres, where they participate in daily auctions of the catch; they buy from traders and merchants; or they buy from the wholesale markets for resale at retail/local markets. Vendors also carry out value addition by sorting, grading, cleaning and icing the fi sh8.

Fish may be sold as either (a) fresh fi sh that is stored in ice and sold in local or distant markets or door-to-door by vendors, or (b) salted, dried or smoked fi sh, which is sold in local markets or to merchants who take it to other markets once it is processed; such processing is usually done by women using traditional methods.

Types of fi sh vendorsFish vendors can be broadly classifi ed under the following categories:

Stationary vendors who vend on a regular basis at specifi c locations1) : Many vendors sell in designated wholesale or retail markets. They often transport the fi sh from the landing centre to these markets in trucks or mini-vans, which they hire. Some buy from wholesale markets and sell at retail markets, while some others are wholesale suppliers themselves. Vendors may also procure fi sh from the landing sites for sale at roadside markets (‘natural markets’), where they have been traditionally congregating and vending fi sh for years. Many fi sh vendors sell fi sh at the landing sites themselves—at harbours and beaches. There is thus considerable variation in the scale of operations of stationary vendors—ranging from petty sellers who barter fi sh in exchange for edible items such as sweet corn, sweets and fruits (or vice versa), to those who are large wholesalers.

Peripatetic vendors who walk from place to place to sell their fi sh2) : These are usually women fi sh vendors who purchase fi sh directly at auctions that take place at the village/wholesale markets/landing centres, and sell fi sh door-to-door, travelling on foot, and carrying their fi sh in bamboo baskets or aluminum vessels. They are a major source of fi sh supply to consumers within, and close to, coastal areas.

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Mobile vendors who move around on bicycles or motorized vehicles3) : This type of fi sh vending, which is very common in States such as Orissa, primarily involves men9. These vendors arrive at the landing centres from different villages and purchase fi sh at auctions at the village/wholesale markets/landing centres, for sale back in their villages. They also sell fi sh door-to-door.

Apart from this, many fi sh vendors use other means to sell their fi sh. In Goa, for example, where tourism is the backbone of the local economy, vendors have arrangements with hotels and restaurants to sell fi sh to them directly. This ensures daily sales and an assured income.

PROBLEMS FACED BY WOMEN FISH VENDORS IV.

The nature of the product handled by women fi sh vendors causes a certain stigma that fi shermen themselves do not generally face. Unlike men, whose labour is largely confi ned to the sea, river or lake, fi sh vendors have to travel with their product to market places. They have to interact with the public and the law. In the process, they are often forced to deal with inbred prejudices and problems of various kinds. The following are some of the key problems they face:

Distances and lack of basic facilities at harbours and landing centres1) : With greater mechanization and motorization, harbours and fi sh landing centres have become more centralized. Women vendors thus have to travel long distances to access fi sh. This may even mean staying overnight at harbours and landing centres, in order to be present for the early morning fi sh landing and auctions. Transportation to landing sites/habours is sometimes unreliable, and basic facilities (toilets, storage, lights, waiting areas, night shelters) are absent. Under these circumstances, women often fi nd themselves vulnerable to sexual abuse and harassment.

Poor access to credit, exorbitant interest rates2) : Technology-induced changes to the nature of fi shing operations have also meant larger catches. Women, with poor access to credit and capital, are rarely able to compete with large-scale traders, and commission and export agents. To be able to access fi sh even in small quantities, they have to procure credit from middlemen and moneylenders, often at exorbitant rates of interest.

Lack of public transport to markets3) : While a few women sell the fi sh at the landing centre or harbour itself, for the rest, the next major challenge after procurement is to transport the fi sh to the market place. As the distances involved may be considerable, women need to use some form of transport. In many situations, vendors are usually denied access to public transport, given the nature of the product they are dealing with. This means hiring autorickshaws, or other forms of transport, a signifi cant expense in itself. Male fi sh vendors, with access to their own transport, are at a comparative advantage.

Lack of ice and proper storage facilities4) : Fish is a highly perishable commodity, and if vendors are to prevent spoilage and get a better price, they need to preserve the fi sh. They need access to ice and iceboxes. During the peak season, when ice is in short supply, it is often monopolized by large traders and intermediaries.

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Problems at marketplaces5) : At the market itself, vendors face other kinds of problems. Fish vending spaces are either not recognized or just do not exist. Vendors are often harassed into paying ‘informal taxes’ in order to continue vending fi sh at a particular spot. With the absence of legitimate vending zones, those vending fi sh on city pavements and other areas are perceived as encroachers on public spaces. They are constantly harassed and threatened with eviction by the police and civic authorities.

Poor market infrastructure6) : Where there are existing markets, basic facilities for storing, processing, and selling fi sh; clean toilets; access to potable running water; and adequate waste disposal measures are usually not available. Such facilities are essential for the hygienic handling of fi sh, for the health and wellbeing of vendors, for consumer health, and for enabling women to engage in their occupation in a dignifi ed manner.

Given the important role and contribution of women fi sh vendors, it is indeed unfortunate that the majority of them continue to struggle with such problems on a daily basis.

ORGANIZATIONS OF FISH VENDORS V.

Women vendors have organized themselves in various ways to facilitate their trade. The organizations range from informal groups of women who collectively hire transport to bring their fi sh to markets, to more formal fi sh marketing co-operative societies. Some examples of these organizations are given below.

Co-operative societiesSome well-functioning women’s co-operative societies can be found in Karnataka and Maharashtra States. The Mirkarwada Mahila Macchivyavasaikanchi Seva Sahakari Sanstha Maryadit, Mirkarwada,Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, is a co-operative society that operates within a radius of 50 to 60 km from Ratnagiri, selling fi sh at various bazaars and village markets. Managed entirely by fi sherwomen, this co-operative has played a key role in evolving its own transportation system for women involved in fi sh marketing.

The Malpe Fisherwomen’s Co-operative Society Limited is based in Malpe, Karnataka. It was registered as a co-operative in 1977, and is managed entirely by women. The current membership stands at 1,220 fi sherwomen. Some of the initiatives implemented by the co-operative include assistance with the sale and purchase of salt, access to credit for fi sh vending, and access to housing loans (to build houses for homeless fi sherwomen). The co-operative ensures that government schemes are actually implemented for the benefi t of fi sherwomen.

Not all efforts at co-operative formation have, however, been successful. In 1990, for example, an 80-stall fi sh market was opened in Besant Nagar, Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu State. It was managed by a co-operative society of fi sherwomen (Oorur, Olcotkuppam Meenava Mahalir Munnetra Manram) to provide a legitimate space for women fi sh vendors to sell their produce in hygienic conditions10. However, factors such as lack of local capacity and cohesiveness among the fi sherwomen, inconvenient location, inadequate transport facilities, and competition from pavement vendors, undermined the project11.

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Self-help Groups and FederationsWomen vendors and processors in several coastal States are part of self-help groups (SHGs) and federations. Such membership helps them access sources of credit and other linkages. Some examples of such forms of women’s organization are briefl y described below.

Kalanjia Meenavar Sangham and Kiosks for Fish VendorsDHAN (Development of Humane Action) Foundation, a non-governmental organization (NGO) that focuses on micro-fi nance, has initiated a community banking programme among the fi shing community in Tamil Nadu State. Kalanjia Meenavar Sangham (KMS) groups not only work on credit and thrift but also organize fi sherfolk to promote collective marketing. KMS was initially started in Ramnad District of Tamil Nadu as a post-tsunami initiative and involved 901 families from 23 villages of the district. Organizing under KMS gave the local fi shers better bargaining capacity. KMS was started in January 2006. During 2006-2007, KMS made a total transaction worth Rs 4.4 crores. At present, KMS has 157 male members and seven women.

DHAN has also set up purely marketing groups. One such group is the Sri Nagamuth- amman Fish Marketing Group, comprising women from different credit and thrift groups in the area. DHAN provided such marketing groups with kiosks so they could sell their product in hygienic conditions. Each kiosk costs about Rs75,000, of which Rs50,000 is given to the marketing groups as venture capital assistance. DHAN also provides a vehicle to women to transport the fi sh from the landing centre to the kiosk. Apart from this, DHAN has given credit assistance for fi sh vending business for 56 headload fi sh vendors who have been part of micro-business groups. They also receive capacity training in maintaining books of accounts, group business management and hygienic fi sh handling (FAO/ UNTRS, 2008).

Sthree Niketh Vanitha FederationSthree Niketh Vanitha Federation (SNVF) is the apex organization of more than 70 primary societies of coastal women spread across two southern districts of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. SNVF has a membership of more than 6,000 women. Beginning as an organization of fi sh vending women of Thiruvananthapuram and Kanyakumari Districts, SNVF subsequently enhanced its mandate to bring women from other walks of life as well into its fold. Still, the fi sh vending women of these two districts form the driving force behind the organization. Extending credit to its members for various livelihood activities is SNVF’s main programme.

The origins of SNVF can be traced back to the struggles waged by the fi shing communities of Kerala in the 1970s and 1980s to protect their lives and livelihoods. Even though fi shing was considered a male-dominated vocation, and women’s roles in fi shing-related activities remained less than visible, women took an active role in the agitations. In the struggles demanding a seasonal ban on mechanized trawling, which was increasingly threatening the livelihoods of traditional fi shing communities, women’s participation was signifi cant. This, among other factors, contributed to the initiative by the Trivandrum District Fishermen Federation (TDFF), one of the founding organizations of the South Indian Federation of Fishermen Societies (SIFFS), to start organizing women’s societies.

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The impetus for the initiative came from a visit by a group from Thiruvananthapuram to the Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA) in 1989. Following the visit, TDFF registered its fi rst women societies in 1990. The societies were expected to address some of the pressing issues that the fi sh vending women faced. These included, on the one hand, problems at the market place, such as exploitation and harassment by merchants, lack of sanitation facilities, the unhygienic conditions under which they had to work, and the lack of transportation facilities, and, on the other hand, lack of awareness about their rights and beliefs. The lack of reliable sources of credit was identifi ed as the most critical problem as it subjected the women to the vagaries of the moneylender-merchant network.

Women’s societies were also part of the democratic structure of TDFF, where elected presidents of the village-level societies formed the electoral college for the federation. Starting as silent members of the TDFF leadership initially, women slowly began expressing their concerns and demanding their rights at meetings. With the increase in the number of women’s societies and their representation in the leadership, this trend became more prominent. Unfolding in the context of a patrairchial community traditionally engaged in a male-dominated vocation, this led to serious struggles within the organization, and eventually to the formation of a separate federation for women’s societies.

SNVF started functioning as a different entity in 1995. The primary societies are organized into four regions, which are federated into SNVF. SNVF has a Managing Committee elected from among the presidents of the societies. The central programme continues to be ensuring credit to coastal women. SNVF has, over the years, established itself as an important organization for coastal women. Being a member of an SNVF society is not only about getting access to credit; it is about being part of a legacy and a movement that taught coastal women the value of their rights.

SamudramAs in the case of other fi shing States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, Orissa too has a signifi cant presence of women in fi sh trade. In Ganjam District of southern Orissa, women are crucial players in the fi shery trade chain that includes both fresh and dry fi sh. Women dominate the operations at Humma market, which is one of the largest weekly markets for dry fi sh in India.

Even though their presence is widespread and their business substantial, the women in coastal Ganjam face myriad problems. It was in this context that a women’s movement took birth there, initially as small groups attempting to develop a savings-and-credit scheme. Chitamma, a woman from one of the fi shing villages in Ganjam, gave leadership and direction to the movement.

Once organized, these groups started addressing some of the issues that they had been facing. The groups urged the establishment of shops in the villages under the public distribution system. It also demanded the setting up of schools, and waged a struggle against the brewing and sale of illicit liquor in the fi shing villages.

Soon, more groups were formed and the movement started spreading to other coastal districts of Orissa. The process was supported by United Artists Association (UAA), an NGO based in Ganjam. This eventually led to the formation of Samudram, an apex federation of

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the village-level groups. As of today, Samudram has a presence across the Orissa coastline, with more than 200 groups. Samudram encourages women to take up fi sh trade, and supports them in doing business bypassing the merchant-moneylender network and debt trap.

Subseqently, Samudram entered the fi sh trade itself so as to enhance returns to fi shing families. Samudram purchases fi sh at auctions at the landing centres. It usually employs a traditional fi sherman to participate in the auctions on its behalf. A few women members of Samudram also help in fi sh procurement. As of now, its activities cover fi ve landing centres in Ganjam District. Samudram also has a few sub-centres to cover more areas. It sends fi sh to the main trade centres in Vijayawada, Kolkota and Guwahati.

Before entering the trade, Samudram sent a team to various trade centres to understand the trading systems and the value chain. Samudram has evolved a mechanism to gather regular information on fi sh prices from various markets. The price information is used to run the procurement operations at the landing centres. UAA supports Samudram in procurement and marketing of fi sh.

Santidhan This NGO, whose name means ‘gift of peace’ has worked to meet the credit needs of women fi sh vendors in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu State. Women of the area were traditionally engaged with the landward activities related to fi shing—for example, net making, marketing and processing, and other allied activities. As factory-made nets became more popular, thousands of women engaged in net making were displaced. Many of them took up fi sh vending. Vending requires investment for purchase of fi sh, and the dependence on moneylenders is high. Santidhan worked to organize women to meet their own credit needs, and to take up other issues such as the right of fi sh vendors to better services like toilets, public transport, drinking water facilities, streetlights, and an accessible PDS. Women also took up other social campaigns such as the one against alcohol abuse and the brewing of illicit liquor.

Kudumbashree This poverty-alleviation initiative of the Government of Kerala State, which translates into ‘prosperity for the family’, aims to organize poor womenfolk towards better economic security. The programme is based on the belief that women’s empowerment is the best measure towards poverty eradication in a community. Kudumbashree supports the formation of SHGs and micro-enterprises. There are 15 fi sh-vending and three fi sh/seashell-processing units formed by groups of women from the urban areas of Kerala. The Kudumbashree women’s group is also given government assistance in the form of fi sh-vending vehicles for which government grants a subsidy of up to 50 per cent of the cost, subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs1.25 lakhs.

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SECTION TWOIt is evident that fi sh vendors, the majority of whom are women, face many kinds of problems. There is urgent need to pay specifi c attention to the issues faced by this segment of the workforce, whose numbers run to lakhs. Women fi sh vendors must be supported in retaining the important role they play in fi sh marketing, particularly in a context where corporate-controlled retail trade in fi sh is expanding. A level playing fi eld must be provided to women fi sh vendors to enable them to compete against economically powerful interests, by ensuring that the problems they face are comprehensively and systematically addressed. Women fi sh vendors must be enabled to carry out their livelihoods in a dignifi ed manner, and in a way that provides consumers with fi sh of good quality. There is a strong case for a comprehensive framework to address the problems they face, taking note of various government policies and schemes.

The following section, therefore, takes a close look at some government policies and other initiatives that have been undertaken, or are being undertaken, which have a bearing on the livelihoods and conditions of work of fi sh vendors. The fi rst part compiles some of the fi sheries-specifi c schemes and initiatives undertaken by Central and State departments, as well as by central research institutions and intergovernmental organizations. The second part examines the provisions of the National Policy on Urban Street Vendors and its implications for fi sh vendors. The third part analyzes the Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, from the perspective of fi sh vendors.

FISHERIES-SPECIFIC SCHEMES AND INITIATIVES I.

The government has implemented a number of schemes at both the national and State levels to support the fi sheries sector, some of which are also directed to the post-harvest sector, benefi ting fi sherwomen. Certain schemes are instituted by the National Co-operative Development Corporation (NCDC) (see Appendix I) and are being implemented in individual States (see Appendix II).

At the Central level, the Ministry of Agriculture launched the Centrally Sponsored National Welfare Scheme for Fishermen in 1992-93, with three components: Group Accident Insurance Scheme (GAIS), Development of Model Fishermen Villages (MVS) and Savings-cum-Relief (SCR) Programme. Before this period, each of these programmes constituted a full-fl edged scheme in itself (NIRD, 1995)12. During 2008-09 a sum of Rs 25.17 crore was released to States/ UT’s/ FISHCOPFED to cover about 3,55,000 fi shers under Saving-cum-Relief component, 33,20,000 fi shers under Group Accident Insurance component, and for construction of 8,666 houses 13.

In 2009-10 administrative approval was given for implementation of the National Welfare Scheme for Fishermen with four components:

Development of Model Fishermen Villages (1) MVS) Group Accident Insurance Scheme (2) GAIS) for Active Fishermen,Savings-cum-Relief (3) SCR) Programme, andTraining and Extension4)

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The total outlay for these schemes for 2009-10 was given as Rs25 crores. Expenditure on implementation of the fi rst three components is shared between the Government of India and the State governments on a 50:50 basis (in northeastern States the sharing is on a 75:25 basis), while expenditure on Training and Extension is shared between the Centre and the States on an 80:20 basis. In Union Territories (UTs) the entire expenditure on all four components is incurred by the Centre.

Not all States have taken up these schemes for implementation. Based on available information, only fi ve coastal states/ UTs, that is Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry, have taken up schemes like the Group Accident Insurance Scheme and the Saving-cum-Relief Programme for implementation during 2009-10.

It is relevant to note that in the details of each of the four components provided, the reference is consistently to fi shermen. For example, under the Savings-cum-Relief Scheme, an eligible fi sherman is defi ned as a person who is professionally engaged in full-time fi shing, is a member of a co-operative society/ federation/ welfare society, lives below the poverty line and is below 60 years of age. The benefi ciary has to contribute Rs600 over a nine-month period, and a total amount of Rs1800 is distributed to each benefi ciary during the three-month lean period.

However, some States have extended schemes such as the Savings-cum-Relief Programme to fi sherwomen also, based on demands from fi sherwomen organizations. In Tamil Nadu, for example, the Savings-cum-Relief scheme which benefi ted 1,19,343 fi sherwomen in 2008-09, was operated without central assistance. Under this scheme, the benefi ciary paid Rs75 per month for eight months, and received a total of Rs1200 during the four-month lean period. In 2009-10, the scheme has been revised—against a total payment of Rs600 over a nine-month period, the benefi ciary will receive a higher amount of Rs1800 during the three-month lean period. Benefi ciaries should be between 18 and 60 years, should be a member of a fi sherwomen co-operative society, and should be engaged in allied activities or full-time fi shing.

There is a strong case for extending coverage of various Centrally Sponsored Schemes to fi sherwomen engaged in fi shing and allied activities in all States, and for ensuring that each scheme specifi cally covers both fi shermen and fi sherwomen.

At the State level, several State governments have instituted other specifi c schemes for vendors, such as special buses operating in Kerala for women fi sh vendors. Tamil Nadu distributes special ice boxes to women at a 50 per cent subsidy. In West Bengal, an innovative scheme was formulated where women vend fi sh out of mobile vans.

Some States also provide credit schemes so that the women do not have to borrow money from moneylenders at high interest rates. In most States, there are ongoing efforts to improve market conditions, and to strengthen and develop marketing infrastructure. Some of the State schemes relevant to those involved in fi sh marketing, particularly women, are highlighted in the Appendix II. It can be seen that some States, such as Tamil Nadu and Kerala, have comparatively more schemes to support fi sherwomen in post-harvest fi sheries.

In addition, research institutes have also undertaken research relevant to the post-harvest sector. The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT), Kochi, for example,

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inaugurated a fi sh marketing development centre at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, as recently as June 200914. Pudimadaka, a traditional marine fi sh landing centre, is a major hub for marketing of fi sh catches brought by the traditional fi shermen. The new centre has facilities for hygienic fi sh marketing and basic amenities like drinking water, washing areas, and places to rest. It was built by an NGO, District Fishermen Youth Welfare Association, with funds provided by Oxfam India and with technical assistance from CIFT. CIFT has also designed a low-cost fresh-fi sh vending and display table, which costs around Rs5,600 and has space for cutting and displaying fi sh, and storing leftover fi sh. This was done under the National Agricultural Technology Project initiated to reduce the drudgery in fi sh processing and to create awareness on hygiene and sanitation in fi sh handling.

Since the late 1990s, the Overseas Development Administration’s Post-harvest Fisheries Project (ODA-PHFP) worked with small-scale artisanal fi shing communities in reducing post-harvest losses of fi sh; developing low-cost improvements in handling, processing and marketing fi sh; and providing technical support, advice and training to government organizations, NGOs, fi sherfolk associations and women’s groups15. Funded by the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID), the Bay of Bengal Programme (BOBP) Post-harvest Fisheries Project implemented a programme to support itinerant women fi sh vendors in south India by providing improved containers for women to carry their fi sh in16.

A comprehensive analysis of the effectiveness of schemes and interventions to support the post-harvest sectors is needed, with a view to strengthening the support being extended to women in post-harvest fi sheries.

THE NATIONAL POLICY ON URBAN STREET VENDORS II.

The National Policy on Urban Street Vendors17 was fi rst issued by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India (GoI), in 2004. The policy was drafted based on the recommendations of a National Task Force that was created in August 2001 to address the issues of urban street vendors who constitute an estimated one crore (ten mn) of the country’s population, and also to acknowledge the contribution they make to the urban economy. The revised National Policy was released in 2009, along with the Model Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Bill, 2009, to facilitate the enactment of appropriate legislation at the State-level.

The National Policy on Urban Street Vendors underlines the marked change in the offi cial perception of, and attitude towards, street vending/hawking—from ‘prohibition’ to ‘regulation’.

The overarching objective of the National Policy is “to provide for, and promote, a supportive environment for the vast mass of urban street vendors to carry out their vocation, while, at the same time, ensuring that their vending activities do not lead to overcrowding and unsanitary conditions in public spaces and streets”.

Box 1: Defi nition of a street vendor

A street vendor is “a person who offers goods or services for sale to the public in a street without having a permanent built-up structure.”

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The National Policy on Urban Street Vendors, if well implemented, clearly has relevance for fi sh vendors. Fish vendors form the vital link between the producers who catch fi sh and the market, ensuring the availability of the produce to consumers. Traditionally, they procure the fi sh from fi shermen at landing sites and sell them directly for cash. Women fi sh vendors face innumerable challenges and the National Policy is of particular relevance to all these women who ply their trade within a city.

How is the policy relevant to women fi sh vendors in urban areas?Specifi c objectives of the National Policy directly address some of the recurring problems (identifi ed in the previous section) that fi sh vendors face.

Legal Status: To give street vendors a legal status by formulating an appropriate law and thereby providing for legitimate vending/hawking zones in city/town master or development plans, including zonal, local and layout plans, and ensuring their enforcement

Spatial planning norms and demarcation of specifi c areas for vending are important for fi sh vendors to enable them to carry out their trade with no threat of eviction. The National Policy specifi es the need to fully take on board ‘natural markets’, which could be existing fi sh markets, vending zones near landing sites, or areas close to fi shing communities.

One of the key elements of the National Policy that will serve to legitimize vending in designated urban areas is the provision to register the number and type of vendors in that area. Registration will provide vendors with an identity card that contains a vendor code number, vendor details (name, address and photograph), the names of any one nominee from the family and/or a family helper, details on nature of category (stationary, peripatetic or mobile), and nature of business and vending location if the vendor is stationary. Several studies indicate that fi sh vending is largely carried out by older women, widows and women heads of households18. The registration could provide them legal recognition and enable them to qualify for associated schemes such as healthcare, old-age pension, maternity care, livelihood improvement and vocational training, and credit.

Civic Facilities: To provide civic facilities for appropriate use of identifi ed spaces as vending/hawking zones, vendors’ markets or vending areas, in accordance with city/town master plans, including zonal, local and layout plans

Lack of proper civic facilities is a big problem faced by fi sh vendors, with implications for their own health and the quality of the products they sell. It is essential to ensure

Box 2: Basic Categories of Street Vendors

Stationarya) : Those who vend on a regular basis at a specifi c location—for example, those occupying space on pavements or other public places and/or private areas, either open or covered, with the implicit or explicit consent of the authorities

Peripateticb) : Those who vend on foot and sell their goods and services, including those who carry baskets on their heads or slung over their shoulders, and those who sell their goods on pushcarts

Mobilec) : Those who move from place to place, vending their goods or services on bicycles or mobile units on wheels, whether motorized or not. They also include vendors selling their wares in moving buses, local trains, and so on.

Fish vendors may belong to all three categories.

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availability of basic amenities such as electricity, shelters, clean running water and toilets near markets and vending spaces, as well as proper facilities for waste disposal. The issue of storage facilities is also critical, as fi sh have a short shelf life. Proper storage facilities could ensure better returns to fi sh vendors, and a better quality product for the consumer. Appropriately designed vending carts, fi sh storage containers and ice boxes for headload vendors are some necessary requirements for itinerant vendors.

Participatory Processes: To set up participatory processes that involve, fi rstly, the local authority, the planning authority and the police; secondly, associations of street vendors; thirdly, resident welfare associations; and fourthly, other civil society organizations such as NGOs, representatives of professional groups (such as lawyers, doctors, town planners, architects, etc.), representatives of trade and commerce, representatives of scheduled banks, and eminent citizens

Town vending committees (TVCs) are proposed to be established for the purpose of managing street vendors and

ensuring the implementation of the various schemes and measures of the National Policy through a participatory process. The National Policy espouses a participatory approach, with 40 per cent representation from street vendor associations. This is an important provision, of relevance to fi sh vendor associations, co-operatives, etc., to ensure that their concerns are taken on board.

Organization of Vendors: To promote, where necessary, organizations of street vendors, for example, unions/co-operatives/associations and other forms of organizations to facilitate their collective empowerment

The policy proposes that at least one-third of the representatives of categories of street vendors, resident welfare associations and other civil society organizations should be women, to provide a gender focus in the TVCs. Like other women vendors, fi sherwomen too tend to be excluded from decision-making processes and governance at family, community and State levels19. Given the signifi cant role of women in vending fi sh on urban streets, their proposed higher representation in TVCs is essential. The National Policy mandates that one-third of the categories of street vendors, resident welfare associations, and civil

Box 3: National Policy on Urban Street Vendors

Salient Features

Demarcation of vending zones-

Representation of vendor associations in town - vending committees (TVCs) at the town/city level

Registration of vendors after photo census and - survey

provision of identity cardso revenue collection for registration, o monthly maintenance, and fi nes, and other charges

Provision of civic facilities - waste disposalo toiletso electricityo drinking watero protective covers for wareso storage facilitieso

Schemes for vendors- preventive and curative healthcareo education and skills trainingo credit and insuranceo social security (old-age pension)o space allocationo vendors’ organizationso child vendors’ rehabilitationo

Self-regulatory norms for vendors (hygiene, - revenue payment and space sharing)

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society organizations in the TVCs be represented by women. This offers an opportunity to bring to the forefront certain gender-specifi c issues.

Promotional Measures: To promote access of street vendors to such services as credit, skills development, housing, social security and capacity building

The National Policy’s guidelines on credit and insurance are of particular importance for women fi sh vendors, who tend to lack access to credit of the kind and amount needed by them to ply their trade. The TVCs could play a role in ensuring that street vendors are linked with formal credit structures, by disseminating information on the various credit sources available. The policy specifi cally states that the Credit Guarantee Fund Scheme for Small Industries (CGFSI) may be extended to street vendors. Access to housing and social security, and to opportunities for skills development, are also crucial.

As mentioned, States and Union Territories are expected to play a proactive role in enacting legislation on street vending, and to frame rules and schemes, taking note of the National Policy and the Model Bill. States are expected to, among other things: develop a comprehensive, digitalized photo census/survey/GIS mapping of street vendors’ in cities/towns, building up a comprehensive database and information system; constitute Town Vending Committee (TVC), providing 40 per cent representation to street vendors’ organizations, with at least one-third being women; provide basic civic facilities in vending places; and take steps to restructure Town Planning/ Municipal/ Urban Development laws and regulations, and to amend City Master/Zonal/Local Area Plans to address the requirements of space for street vending as an important urban activity. Systematic efforts are essential for the proper implementation of the Policy across all States, in consultation with representative organizations of street vendors.

UNORGANISED WORKERS’ SOCIAL SECURITY ACT, 2008 III.

Fish vendors are generally self-employed, forming part of the unorganized sector. They face several kinds of problems in the exercise of their profession, including some that are sector-specifi c. These include the risk of fi sh spoilage, lack of appropriate storage facilities, poor market facilities, harassment, poor access to credit, insecure access to fi sh supplies, seasonality of income, occupational health problems, and lack of basic services and facilities related to health and proper housing.

The recently enacted Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, to provide for the social security and welfare of the unorganized workers and also for other matters connected and incidental with it was, therefore, a cause for much hope. The Act defi nes the ‘unorganized sector’ as “...an enterprise owned by individuals or self-employed workers and engaged in the production or sale of goods or providing service of any kind whatsoever, and where the enterprise employs workers, the number of such workers is less than ten...”

The Act provides for:

Framing of schemes • relating to life and disability cover; health and maternity benefi ts; old-age protection; and any other benefi t as may be determined by the Central government. State governments are authorized to formulate and notify suitable welfare schemes for unorganized workers, including schemes related to provident

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fund; employment injury benefi ts; housing; educational schemes for children; skills upgradation of workers; funeral assistance; and old-age homes.

Setting up of a National Social Security Board• for unorganized workers to provide recommendations to the Central government on suitable schemes for different sections of unorganized workers; advise the Central government on matters arising out of the administration of the Act; monitor social-welfare schemes for unorganized workers administered by the Central government; review the progress of registration and issue of identity cards to unorganized workers; review record keeping by States; review the expenditure of funds under various schemes; and undertake other functions as assigned. It is also proposed that State Social Security Boards take up similar functions as the National Social Security Board, at the State level.

Setting up of• Workers’ Facilitation Centres by States, if considered necessary to disseminate information on available social-security schemes for unorganized workers; facilitate fi lling, processing and forwarding of application forms for registration of unorganized workers; assist unorganized workers to obtain registration from the District administration; and facilitate the enrollment of registered unorganized workers in social-security schemes.

Registration • of all workers in the unorganized sector, provided they are over 14 years of age. Workers are asked to apply in a prescribed form to the District administration. Every registered worker will then be issued an identity card by the District administration, which shall be a portable ‘smart card’ carrying a unique identifi cation number.

Schedule I annexed to the Act lists out ten existing welfare schemes providing for social security for unorganized workers, such as the Indira Gandhi National Old-age Pension Scheme, National Family Benefi t Scheme, Janani Suraksha Yojana, Handloom Weavers’ Comprehensive Welfare Scheme, Handicraft Artisans’ Comprehensive Welfare Scheme, Pension to Master Craft Persons, National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen and Training and Extension, Janshree BimaYojana, Aam Admi BimaYojana, and Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana.

The Act specifi es that the Central government may, by notifi cation, amend the schemes contained in Schedule I. In a fi sheries context, the National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen and Training and Extension includes three main components, namely, Development of Model Fishermen’s Villages, Group Accident Insurance for Active Fishermen, Savings-cum-relief scheme, and Training and Extension.

However, several concerns about the Act have been put forward by organizations of workers in the unorganized sector, as outlined below:

The title ‘Unorganised Workers Social Security Act’ is a misnomer. The Act is more • about social-welfare schemes of the government and how these can be better designed and implemented, rather than about conferring comprehensive social-security benefi ts to unorganized sector workers, estimated to constitute about 93 per cent of the workforce in India. The Act, moreover, does not defi ne ‘social security’.

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The welfare schemes detailed in Schedule I of the Act apply mainly to the population • below-the-poverty-line (BPL). If the benefi ciaries under the Act are also limited to the BPL category, most unorganized sector workers will be ineligible to enjoy the rights conferred by the Act. Not only would this take away from the universal appeal of the Act, it could also create a divide between workers belonging to different categories.

The Act does not clearly mention the eligibility criteria for benefi ciaries of its • provisions, the funding arrangements to implement it, and the scale of benefi ts to be received by eligible persons and their families, among other things. It is, in effect, left to the State and the Centre to deal with these issues from time to time, as they deem fi t.

For social-security schemes to be effective, they need to be tailored to the specifi cities • of each occupation, and should cover employment regulation, working conditions, working hours, fi xation of wages, etc., which vary between, and among, various sectors that come under the ‘unorganized’ category. It is unlikely that monolithic National and State Social Security Boards will be able to deal with these specifi cities.

The functions of the National and State Social Security Boards are only advisory and • recommendatory in nature, making them, in effect, weak bodies.

The proposal to set up workers’ facilitation centres is problematic. Trade unions fi nd • no mention in the Act, even though the functions envisaged for workers’ facilitation centres could be better undertaken by trade unions in different sectors or similar organizations, well versed with workers’ issues on the ground.

Finally, there is no mention of the date for commencement of the Act as well as of the • funds that would be provided (in terms of percentage of the Central and State revenue budgets or of their GDPs) for the implementation of the social-security and welfare schemes.

All these concerns are applicable to workers in the fi sheries sector, including fi sh vendors. They need to be seriously addressed if fi sh vendors are indeed to comprehensively benefi t from the Act.

There are also concerns vis-à-vis women fi shworkers regarding the schemes in Schedule I that, in effect, are the main component of the Act. The National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen and Training and Extension, for example, applies to “active fi shermen”. This could exclude those involved in fi sheries-related allied activities, including women fi sh vendors, though this segment is estimated to constitute about half of those working in the marine fi sheries sector, according to CMFRI data.

So what is the course of action needed now? Even as it is up to social movements to take up the challenge to seek a comprehensive legislation for unorganized workers, supporting a process of registering all workers in the fi sheries sector, including fi sh vendors, could be a useful step towards their better recognition and possible entitlement for social-security benefi ts that may be provided in the coming period.

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CONCLUSIONWomen fi sh vendors play critical roles in a country like India, catering to the food-security needs of a diverse range of consumers. Fish vending provides employment and livelihood to lakhs of people, primarily women. Steps need to be taken in an integrated manner, drawing on available policy and legislative frameworks, and on the steps already being taken by State and Central governments and their institutions, to support this important segment of the population. Existing gaps in policy and implementation must be systematically addressed.

Endnotes1 http://www.fao.org/fi shery/countrysector/FI-CP_IN/en2 FAO, 1999. Future challenges in world fi sheries and aquaculture. 23rd Session of the Committee

on Fisheries, 15-19 February 1999, Rome.3 http://www.mrag.co.uk/Documents/PolicyBrief3_Food_Security.pdf4 http://www.dahd.nic.in/ 5 Marine Fisheries Census 2005 Part I. Census carried out by Central Marine Fisheries Research

Institute (CMFRI), Cochin, for the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries (DAHDF), Krishi Bhavan, New Delhi

6 “Women First”. Women in Fisheries Series No.2. Report of the Women in Fisheries Programme of ICSF in India. Volume 1. Samudra Dossier. ICSF, 1997

7 H Mohamad Kasim et al. Role of Women in Fisheries: An Overview.8 Ganesh Kumar B et al. 2008. “Domestic Fish Marketing in India – Changing Structure, Conduct,

Performance and Policies.” Agricultural Economics Research Review, Vol. 21. 345-354.9 Salagrama V. 2006. “Trends in poverty and livelihoods in coastal fi shing communities of Orissa

State, India”. FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 490. 10 “Besant Nagar fi sh market opens.” Bay of Bengal News, September 1990 (Issue No. 39).11 “What’s the answer to the problems of the Besant Nagar fi sh market?” Bay of Bengal News,

December 1992 (Issue No.48).12 NIRD, 1995. Evaluation of Centrally Sponsored National Welfare Scheme for Fishermen.

National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad.

13 DAHD. 2009. Annual Report 2008-09. Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, New Delhi, pp. 60-61.

14 http://www.cift.res.in/php/newsEvents.php?CatID=156#news15 http://www.onefi sh.org/servlet/CDSServlet?status=ND0yOTk3MCZjdG5faW5mb192aWV3X

3 NpemU9Y3RuX2luZm9fdmlld19mdWxsJjY9ZW4mMzM9KiYzNz1rb3M~16 “Small-scale Fish Marketing in Tamil Nadu: An Alternative Fish Container for Women Petty

Fish Traders.” Information Bulletin 13. Social and Economic Unit, Department for International Development, Post-harvest Fisheries Project, (DFID-PHFP), Chennai, India.

17 The National Policy is available on the GoI’s Ministry of Housing and Poverty Alleviation website (http://mhupa.gov.in/w_new/StreetPolicy09.pdf).

18 Coastal Fisheries and Poverty: The Case of India. ICSF Report for the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), ICSF, 2003.

19 http://wif.icsf.net

APPENDIX ICentral Schemes

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Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT):Initiatives benefi cial to fi sh vendors and small retailers

The Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) was set up in 1957 under the Department of Agriculture of the then Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The administrative control of the institute was brought under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research from 1 October 1967. The mandate of the institute is to evolve innovative and cost-effective technologies for fi sh harvest in the marine and inland sectors, to develop and standardize various aspects of post-harvest technologies, to develop technologies for extraction of biomedical, pharmaceutical and industrial products from aquatic organisms, to act as a repository of information on harvest and post-harvest technologies with a systematic database, to conduct transfer of technology through training, education and extension programmes, provide consultancy services, and popularize the innovations for the overall development of the fi shery industry.Some of the initiatives of CIFT, in technology development and transfer, which can benefi t fi sh vendors are listed below:

Technologies and practices for hygienic handling and preservation of 1. fi sh

CIFT has developed technologies for hygienic handling and preservation of fi sh. This includes proper icing, handling practices, packaging, etc. These technologies have been transferred to stakeholders through awareness and training programmes .

Ice fi sh ratio of 1:1 is recommended for preservation of fresh fi sh

Palm impression technique for creating awareness on hygienic handling.

Cleaning schedule for vending surfaces

Cloritest paper for testing chlorine level in water and ice

Containers for packing fi sh:

Polypropylene containers insulated with polyurethane foam (PUF).

Fibre-reinforced plastic ( FRP) boxes with PUF insulation. This has been distributed in different States of the northeast hill (NEH) region.

Insulated bag (tuna bag) was developed for onboard storage, which can be adapted by vendors also.

Fish vending table2.

Hygienic fi sh cutting table suitable for hygienic vending of fi sh, with provision for chopping board, splash guard, washing, waste collecting and drainage facilities

Driers3.

Various driers using unconventional energy sources for drying of fi sh

Proper drying practices for different types of fi sh

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Waste management4.

Cost-effective and cheap technology for preparation of ensilage form fi sh- processing wastes, using formic acid

Fish kiosk5.

A fi sh kiosk for sale of value-added fi sh products was set up at Azheekal, Vypeen, a fi shing village in Cochin. The kiosk is operated by the Kumarandayogam Mahilasamajam, a women’s organization, members of which were trained at CIFT in the hygienic handling of fi sh and preparation of value-added products, including fi sh pickles, fi sh curry, fi sh cutlets and dried fi sh products as part of their self-help group activity. The kiosk can be used by groups of fi sherwomen for sale of value-added as well as fresh fi sh.

Design for retail market6.

A ‘fi sh marketing development centre’ at Pudimadaka, Andhra Pradesh, was inaugurated on 2 June 2009. Pudimadaka is a traditional marine fi sh landing centre about 60 km south of Visakhapatnam. It is a major hub for marketing of fi sh catches brought by the traditional fi shermen. Unlike the traditional fi sh markets, in this new fi sh marketing development centre, facilities for hygienic fi sh marketing, and basic amenities like drinking water, washing area, rest rooms, etc. are provided. The centre was built by an NGO, District Fishermen Youth Welfare Association, with funds provided by Oxfam-India ltd., with the technical assistance and advice of the CIFT centre at Visakhapatnam. It has 22 fi sh vending platforms with granite slabs, convenient for easy cleaning and hygienic maintenance.

Consultancy for upgradation of existing markets7.

Technical consultancy was given to the Corporation of Cochin for upgrading existing fi sh markets.

Capacity building

Awareness and training programmes are conducted for fi shermen and fi sherwomen on hygienic handling of fi sh, preparation of value-added products, etc. regularly at the institute as well as in the fi eld.

Training programmes offered by CIFT, which are useful for fi sh vendors, are briefl y listed below. Specifi c training programmes to suit their felt needs are also undertaken from time to time.

Production of value-added fi sh products1.

Hygienic handling of fi sh 2.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (3. HACCP) concepts

Seafood quality assurance4.

Battered and breaded products 5.

Source: Email communication from Director, CIFT, dated 4 November 2009.

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herm

en. T

he e

xpen

ditu

re

on th

e pr

ogra

mm

e w

ill b

e sh

ared

on

80:2

0 ba

sis

betw

een

the

Gov

ernm

ent o

f In

dia

and

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

ts.

For

Uni

on T

erri

tori

es th

e en

tire

ex

pend

itur

e w

ill b

e bo

rne

by th

e C

entr

e.

FISH

CO

PFED

will

be

trea

ted

at p

ar w

ith

Uni

on T

erri

tori

es fo

r al

l the

item

s of

the

Trai

ning

& E

xten

sion

com

pone

nt.

The

sche

me

has

com

pone

nts

like

Hum

an R

esou

rces

Dev

elop

men

t,

To e

stab

lish

fi sh

farm

ers

trai

ning

an

d aw

aren

ess

cent

re, P

ublic

atio

n of

han

dboo

ks, t

rain

ing

and

exte

nsio

n m

ater

ials

,Org

aniz

atio

n of

wor

ksho

ps, S

ympo

sia,

sem

inar

s,

mee

ting

s, e

valu

atio

n st

udie

s,

acti

viti

es o

f fi s

heri

es d

ivis

ion

at

head

quar

ters

.

DA

HD

F C

on

td.,

30

DRAFT


b) D

evel

opm

ent o

f Mod

el

Fish

erm

en V

illag

esU

nder

this

com

pone

nt, t

he e

ligib

le

fi she

rmen

in in

land

and

mar

ine

sect

or

wou

ld b

e pr

ovid

ed w

ith

basi

c ci

vic

amen

itie

s (l

ike

hous

es, d

rink

ing

wat

er,

com

mon

plac

e fo

r re

crea

tion

and

w

ork)

. The

res

pect

ive

Stat

es/U

T’s

shal

l pr

ovid

e la

nd fo

r de

velo

pmen

t of t

hese

am

enit

ies.

The

Sta

tes

shou

ld k

eep

the

follo

win

g cr

iter

ia in

vie

w w

hile

sel

ecti

ng

bene

fi cia

ries

for

allo

tmen

t of h

ouse

s un

der

the

sche

me:

-i)

The

bene

fi cia

ry

shou

ld b

e an

act

ive

fi she

rman

iden

tifi e

d by

the

Stat

e G

over

nmen

t; ii

) Pr

efer

ence

sh

ould

be

give

n to

fi sh

erm

en b

elow

po

vert

y lin

e an

d to

land

less

fi sh

erm

en;

and

iii)

Fish

erm

en o

wni

ng la

nd o

r ku

tcha

str

uctu

re m

ay a

lso

be c

onsi

dere

d fo

r al

lotm

ent o

f hou

ses

unde

r th

e sc

hem

e.

Ho

usi

ng

: The

plin

th a

rea

and

cost

of c

onst

ruct

ion

of a

hou

se

wou

ld b

e lim

ited

to 3

5 Sq

. mts

. and

R

s.50

,000

/- r

espe

ctiv

ely.

Dri

nk

ing

wa

ter:

Whe

re a

vill

age

cons

ists

of o

nly

10 h

ouse

s or

m

ore

but l

ess

than

20

hous

es, o

ne

tube

wel

l may

be

prov

ided

for

such

a

villa

ge a

nd t

he c

ost o

f ins

talla

tion

of

a tu

bew

ell s

houl

d no

t exc

eed

Rs.

30,0

00/-

.and

in th

e ca

se o

f nor

th

east

ern

stat

es th

e co

st o

f ins

talla

tion

of

a tu

bew

ell u

pto

Rs

35,0

00/-

wou

ld

be p

erm

issi

ble.

Co

mm

un

ity

ha

ll/w

ork

sh

eds:

A

fi sh

erm

en v

illag

e w

ith

at le

ast

75 h

ouse

s w

ill b

e el

igib

le to

see

k as

sist

ance

for

cons

truc

tion

of a

co

mm

unit

y ha

ll a

nd th

e ha

ll w

ill b

e co

nstr

ucte

d on

an

area

not

exc

eedi

ng

200

sq. m

ts. T

he to

tal c

ost o

f the

hal

l sh

ould

not

exc

eed

Rs.

1, 7

5,00

0/-.

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n o

f th

e sc

hem

eA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs

DA

HD

F C

on

td.,

31

DRAFT


c) G

roup

Acc

iden

t Ins

uran

ce

for

Act

ive

Fish

erm

enU

nder

this

com

pone

nt, fi

she

rfol

k/

licen

sed/

iden

tifi e

d or

reg

iste

red

wit

h th

e St

ate/

UT

Gov

ernm

ents

wou

ld

be in

sure

d fo

r R

s.1,

00,0

00/-

aga

inst

de

ath

or p

erm

anen

t tot

al d

isab

ility

an

d R

s.50

,000

/- fo

r pa

rtia

l per

man

ent

disa

bilit

y. T

he in

sura

nce

cove

r w

ill

be fo

r a

peri

od o

f 12

mon

ths

and

a po

licy

wou

ld b

e ta

ken

out b

y N

atio

nal

Fede

rati

on o

f Fis

herm

en’s

Coo

pera

tive

s Lt

d (F

ISH

CO

PFED

) in

resp

ect o

f all

the

part

icip

atin

g St

ates

/ U

T’s.

The

annu

al p

rem

ium

pay

able

wou

ld

not e

xcee

d R

s.30

/- p

er h

ead

– 50

% o

f w

hich

will

be

subs

idiz

ed a

s gr

ants

-in-

aid

by th

e C

entr

e an

d th

e re

mai

ning

50

% b

y th

e St

ate

Gov

ernm

ent.

In

the

case

of U

nion

Ter

rito

ries

, 100

%

prem

ium

will

be

born

e by

the

Cen

tral

G

over

nmen

t. N

o co

ntri

buti

on w

ill

be c

olle

cted

from

the

fi she

rmen

. Th

e sc

hem

e w

ould

cov

er fi

sher

men

in

bot

h m

arin

e an

d in

land

sec

tors

. FI

SHC

OPF

ED w

ill b

e th

e ex

ecut

ing

agen

cy a

nd w

ould

ope

rate

the

Sche

me

thro

ugh

any

subs

idia

ry o

f G

ener

al In

sura

nce

Cor

pora

tion

of

Indi

a in

cas

e of

Sta

tes/

UT’

s, w

hich

op

t to

subs

crib

e to

the

Sche

me

thro

ugh

FISH

CO

PFED

.

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n o

f th

e sc

hem

eA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs

DA

HD

F C

on

td.,

32

DRAFT


d) S

avin

gs-c

um-R

elie

fM

ode

of im

plem

enta

tion

for

mar

ine

and

inla

nd fi

she

rmen

: Fo

r pu

rpos

e of

this

com

pone

nt, a

n el

igib

le m

arin

e fi s

herm

an m

eans

a

pers

on w

ho is

pro

fess

iona

lly e

ngag

ed

in fu

ll ti

me

fi shi

ng in

sea

, is

mem

ber

of C

oope

rati

ve S

ocie

ty/

Fede

rati

on/

Wel

fare

Soc

iety

, liv

es b

elow

pov

erty

line

, do

es n

ot o

wn

mec

hani

zed

fi shi

ng b

oat/

beac

h la

ndin

g cr

aft a

nd is

bel

ow 6

0 ye

ars

of a

ge. I

f any

mem

ber

of a

fi sh

erm

en

fam

ily h

as r

egul

ar e

mpl

oym

ent o

r in

dulg

es in

any

oth

er in

com

e ge

nera

ting

ac

tivi

ty, s

uch

fam

ily w

ill n

ot q

ualif

y to

be

bene

fi cia

ry u

nder

this

com

pone

nt.

This

sch

eme

is i

mpl

emen

ted

unifo

rmly

for

both

mar

ine

and

inla

nd

fi she

rmen

. Rel

ief i

s to

be

give

n to

fi s

herm

en u

nifo

rmly

for

3 m

onth

s du

ring

fi sh

ing

ban

peri

od w

hile

, se

ekin

g sa

ving

s fr

om th

em fo

r 9

mon

ths.

The

fi sh

erm

en c

ontr

ibut

ion

will

con

tinu

e to

be

Rs.

600/

- as

in

the

case

of m

arin

e fi s

herm

en u

nder

th

e ex

isti

ng s

chem

e w

hich

wou

ld

be c

olle

cted

ove

r a

peri

od o

f 9

mon

ths.

Con

trib

utio

n of

Rs.

1200

/-

will

be

mad

e by

the

Cen

tre

and

the

Stat

es o

n 50

:50

basi

s. T

hus

the

tota

l con

trib

utio

n of

Rs.

1800

/- w

ill

be d

istr

ibut

ed to

the

fi she

rmen

in

3 eq

ual m

onth

ly in

stal

lmen

ts o

f R

s.60

0/- e

ach.

In c

ase

ofU

nion

Ter

rito

ries

, the

con

trib

utio

n of

R

s.12

00/-

will

be

born

e by

the

Cen

tre

only

. In

case

of N

orth

-Eas

tern

Sta

tes,

th

e G

over

nmen

tal c

ontr

ibut

ion

of R

s.12

00/-

will

be

shar

ed b

y th

e C

entr

e an

d th

e St

ates

on

75:2

5 ba

sis

i.e. R

s.90

0/- b

y th

e C

entr

e an

d R

s.30

0/- b

y a

Nor

th-E

aste

rn

Stat

e. T

he in

tere

st a

ccru

ed o

n th

e sa

ving

s of

the

fi she

rmen

will

als

o be

di

stri

bute

d w

ith

the

3rd in

stal

lmen

t.

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n o

f th

e sc

hem

eA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs

DA

HD

F C

on

td.,

APPENDIX IIState Schemes

35

DRAFT


Wes

t Ben

gal

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n

Am

ou

nt

all

oca

ted

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

Exp

end

itu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

Sche

me

for

mob

ile

fi sh

vend

ing

To p

rovi

de s

peci

ally

des

igne

d bi

cycl

es w

ith

insu

late

d bo

xes,

w

eigh

ing

bala

nces

, buc

kets

, fi s

h cu

ttin

g eq

uipm

ents

, and

ic

e, e

tc.

Ass

ista

nce

to w

omen

fi s

h ve

ndor

sTo

pro

vide

ass

ista

nce

in th

e re

tail

mar

keti

ng o

f fi s

h in

hy

gien

ic c

ondi

tion

s.

To p

rovi

de m

obile

van

s fo

r w

omen

fi sh

ven

dors

, wit

h fa

cilit

ies

for

refr

iger

atio

n.

Trai

ning

for

fi she

rwom

enTo

pro

vide

trai

ning

for

fi she

rwom

en in

mod

ern

fi she

ry- r

elat

ed a

ctiv

itie

s un

der

Fish

Far

mer

s D

evel

opm

ent A

utho

rity

( F

FDA

) an

d N

CD

C s

chem

es.

Ban

k lo

an a

ssis

tanc

e to

sm

all v

endo

rs

and

to s

mal

l en

trep

rene

urs

To p

rovi

de s

hort

-ter

m lo

ans

for

fi sh

vend

ors.

Nat

iona

l Ban

k fo

r A

gric

ultu

re a

nd

Rur

al D

evel

opm

ent (

NA

BAR

D)

will

pro

vide

sho

rt-t

erm

loan

s fo

r sm

all fi

sh

vend

ors

and

smal

l en

trep

rene

urs.

Orn

amen

tal fi

sh

sale

ou

tlet

sTo

set

up

four

out

lets

for

sale

of

orn

amen

tal fi

sh

thro

ugh

132

wom

en c

o-op

erat

ive

soci

etie

s.

To s

et u

p, w

ith

adeq

uate

faci

litie

s,

orna

men

tal r

etai

l fi s

h sa

le o

utle

ts

at N

alba

n, R

aiga

nj, M

alda

Tow

n an

d Si

ligur

i.

Sour

ce: M

emo.

No.

680

dat

ed 0

5-10

-200

9, G

over

nmen

t of W

est B

enga

l, O

ffi c

e of

the

Jt. D

irec

tor

of F

ishe

ries

(M

.B. &

M.S

.), 6

0A, C

oloo

tola

str

eet,

Kol

kata

– 7

3.

Not

e fr

om D

epar

tmen

t of F

ishe

ries

, Kol

kata

dat

ed 5

th O

ctob

er 2

009:

All

sche

mes

for

wom

en fi

sh v

endo

rs a

re a

ppro

ved

by N

ABA

RD

and

are

100

per

cen

t ban

kabl

e sc

hem

es u

nder

the

shor

t-te

rm c

redi

t pro

gram

me.

The

res

pons

ibili

ties

of t

he D

epar

tmen

t of F

ishe

ries

, Gov

ernm

ent o

f Wes

t Ben

gal,

are

to n

egot

iate

bet

wee

n th

e ba

nk a

nd lo

anee

s, a

nd a

lso

to p

rovi

de a

ssis

tanc

e to

the

vend

ors

for

prep

arat

ion

of s

hort

-ter

m c

redi

t sch

emes

. The

refo

re, n

o al

loca

tion

is m

ade

in th

e bu

dget

hea

d un

der

the

sche

me.

36

DRAFT


Ori

ssa

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

itu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

-ri

es

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

Dev

elop

men

t of

fi sh

proc

essi

ng,

pres

erva

tion

an

d st

orag

e in

fras

truc

ture

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e to

gov

ernm

ent u

nder

taki

ngs,

co

rpor

atio

ns, f

eder

atio

ns,

mar

keti

ng b

oard

s of

the

Stat

e go

vern

men

t, N

GO

s,

co-o

pera

tive

s, w

omen

SH

Gs,

pri

vate

com

pani

es,

orga

niza

tion

s ow

ned

by

fi she

rmen

and

SC

/ST

grou

ps,

etc.

The

aim

is to

pro

vide

100

% g

rant

to

gove

rnm

ent u

nder

taki

ngs,

cor

pora

tion

s,

fede

rati

ons,

mar

keti

ng b

oard

s of

the

stat

e go

vern

men

t; 7

5% g

rant

to N

GO

s,

co-o

pera

tive

s, o

rgan

izat

ions

ow

ned

by

fi she

rmen

and

SC

/ST,

SH

Gs

of w

omen

w

orki

ng fo

r fi s

heri

es; 5

0% g

rant

to

NG

Os,

Co-

oper

ativ

es, S

HG

s of

wom

en

othe

r th

an th

ose

wor

king

in fi

sher

ies;

an

d 25

% g

rant

to p

riva

te c

ompa

nies

or

orga

niza

tion

s. T

he m

axim

um u

nit c

ost

shou

ld b

e R

s 1

cror

e.

Dev

elop

men

t of

reta

il fi s

h m

arke

ting

in

fras

truc

ture

To p

rovi

de k

iosk

s, a

long

wit

h on

e fi s

h st

orag

e/di

spla

y ca

bin,

on

e vi

si-c

oole

r, a

wei

ghin

g m

achi

ne, a

nd fa

cilit

ies

for

cutt

ing

and

clea

ning

fi sh

, etc

.

The

aim

is to

pro

vide

100

% g

rant

to

gove

rnm

ent u

nder

taki

ngs,

cor

pora

tion

s,

fede

rati

ons,

mar

keti

ng b

oard

s of

the

Stat

e go

vern

men

t; 7

5% g

rant

to N

GO

s,

co-o

pera

tive

s, o

rgan

izat

ions

ow

ned

by fi

sher

men

and

SC

/ST,

and

SH

Gs

of

wom

en w

orki

ng fo

r fi s

heri

es; 5

0% g

rant

to

NG

Os,

co-

oper

ativ

es, S

HG

s of

wom

en

othe

r th

an th

ose

wor

king

in fi

sher

ies;

an

d 25

% g

rant

to p

riva

te c

ompa

nies

or

orga

niza

tion

s. T

he m

axim

um u

nit c

ost i

s R

s 3

lakh

s.O

riss

a:

Co

ntd

.,

37

DRAFT


Ass

ista

nce

for

fi sh

tran

spor

t in

fras

truc

ture

To d

evel

op h

ygie

nic

fi sh

tran

spor

t inf

rast

ruct

ure

like

refr

iger

ated

truc

ks

(Rs

15 la

khs)

, ins

ulat

ed tr

ucks

(R

s 12

lakh

s) o

f 6-t

onne

ca

paci

ty, r

efri

gera

ted

min

i-tr

ucks

of 3

-ton

ne c

apac

ity

(Rs

10 la

khs)

, ins

ulat

ed m

ini-

truc

ks o

f 3-t

onne

cap

acit

y (R

s 8

lakh

s), a

utor

icks

haw

s w

ith

ice

boxe

s (R

s 2

lakh

s),

mot

orcy

cles

wit

h ic

e bo

xes

(Rs

0.60

lakh

), b

icyc

les

wit

h ic

e bo

xes

(Rs

0.03

lakh

).

To p

rovi

de s

ubsi

dy o

f 100

% a

ssis

tanc

e to

go

vern

men

t und

erta

king

s, c

orpo

rati

ons,

fe

dera

tion

s, m

arke

ting

boa

rds

of th

e St

ate

gove

rnm

ent;

75%

ass

ista

nce

to

NG

Os,

co-

oper

ativ

es, o

rgan

izat

ions

ow

ned

by fi

sher

men

and

SC

/ST,

and

SH

Gs

of w

omen

wor

king

for

fi she

ries

; 50

% a

ssis

tanc

e to

NG

Os,

co-

oper

ativ

es,

and

SHG

s of

wom

en o

ther

than

thos

e w

orki

ng in

fi sh

erie

s; a

nd 2

5% a

ssis

tanc

e to

pri

vate

com

pani

es o

r or

gani

zati

ons

for

the

purc

hase

of v

ehic

les.

Dev

elop

men

t of

cent

ral fi

sh

mar

kets

in

met

ros

and

big

citi

es

To p

rovi

de h

ygie

nic

fi sh

mar

keti

ng fa

cilit

ies.

To p

rovi

de 5

0% s

ubsi

dy a

ssis

tanc

e fo

r th

e co

nstr

ucti

on o

f cen

tral

fi sh

mar

kets

in

mun

icip

al c

orpo

rati

ons/

Stat

e m

arke

ting

boa

rds

/loc

al b

odie

s/m

etro

s an

d bi

g ci

ties

, wit

h m

axim

um u

nit c

ost

of R

s 2

cror

e.

Sour

ce: L

ette

r da

ted

22 J

une

2009

, No.

949

6/M

B-X

IV-M

P 28

/09,

by

J.B

. Das

h, D

eput

y D

irec

tor

of F

ishe

ries

(M

arin

e), f

rom

the

Offi

ce

of th

e D

irec

tora

te o

f Fi

sher

ies,

Cut

tack

, Ori

ssa,

and

by

emai

l com

mun

icat

ion

on 2

Dec

embe

r 20

09 fr

om th

e D

eput

y D

irec

tor

Of F

ishe

ries

Mar

ine

Sout

h, d

dfm

arin

e@gm

ail.c

om

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

itu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

-ri

es

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

Ori

ssa

: C

on

td.,

38

DRAFT


An

dh

ra P

rad

esh

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

Rev

olvi

ng

fund

to M

atsy

a M

itra

Gro

ups

(fi s

herw

omen

SH

Gs)

und

er th

e R

astr

iya

Kri

shi

Vik

as Y

ojan

a ( R

KV

Y) s

chem

e

To g

rant

cre

dit t

o M

atsy

a M

itra

gro

ups

to

avoi

d in

form

al c

redi

t so

urce

s w

ith

high

rat

es

of in

tere

st.

To p

rovi

de m

icro

-cre

dit i

n th

e fo

rm

of r

evol

ving

fund

at R

s 5,

000

per

mem

ber,

to c

arry

out

ven

ding

of

raw

and

fres

h fi s

h an

d pr

awns

in

regu

lar

mar

kets

and

str

eets

, sel

ling

of o

rnam

enta

l fi s

h, v

alue

-add

ed

fi sh

proc

essi

ng, fi

sh

dryi

ng, fi

sh

pres

erva

tion

, and

pic

kle

mak

ing.

241

241

3,80

0 fi s

herw

omen

(T

here

are

283

fi s

herw

omen

co-

oper

ativ

e so

ciet

ies,

wit

h 22

,000

mem

bers

).

Con

stru

ctio

n of

fi sh

m

arke

tsTo

sup

ply

fi sh

in

hygi

enic

con

diti

on.

To c

onst

ruct

fi sh

mar

kets

in

mun

icip

alit

ies

wit

h un

it c

ost o

f R

s10

lakh

s an

d in

gra

m p

anch

ayat

s w

ith

Rs

5 la

khs.

180

140

Eigh

t m

arke

ts

cons

truc

ted

Mob

ile fi

sh v

endi

ng

unit

sTo

pro

vide

en

viro

nmen

t- fr

iend

ly,

batt

ery-

oper

ated

th

ree-

whe

eler

and

two-

w

heel

er v

ehic

les

wit

h in

sula

ted

boxe

s fo

r fi s

h ve

ndin

g.

To p

rovi

de s

ubsi

dy fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se

of tw

o-w

heel

er a

nd th

ree-

whe

eler

ve

hicl

es a

t 50

% s

ubsi

dy, w

ith

the

rem

aini

ng a

mou

nt c

omin

g as

be

nefi c

iary

con

trib

utio

n or

as

loan

fr

om b

anks

und

er th

e R

KV

Y sc

hem

e.

230

78.6

6 42

5 tw

o-w

heel

ers

and

28 th

ree-

whe

eler

s ha

ve

been

pur

chas

ed in

the

Stat

e. B

atte

ries

, cha

rged

fo

r fi v

e ho

urs,

will

allo

w

the

thre

e-w

heel

ers

to

run

for

50 k

m, a

nd tw

o-w

heel

ers

for

60 k

m.

Sour

ce: L

ette

r N

o. 7

920/

B1/

2009

, dat

ed 9

Oct

ober

200

9, fr

om M

. Ram

Gop

al R

ao, A

ddl.

Dir

ecto

r of

Fis

heri

es,

Offi

ce

of th

e C

omm

issi

oner

of F

ishe

ries

, Gov

ernm

ent o

f And

hra

Prad

esh,

Hyd

erab

ad

39

DRAFT


Ta

mil

Na

du

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

i-tu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Free

trai

ning

to

fi she

rmen

and

fi s

herw

omen

th

roug

hSw

arna

jaya

nti

Gra

m S

war

ozga

r Yo

jana

(SG

SY)

sche

me

To p

rovi

de tr

aini

ng

in h

ygie

nic

hand

ling

of m

arin

e pr

oduc

ts

and

prep

arat

ion

of

valu

e-ad

ded

fi she

ry

bypr

oduc

ts.

Trai

ning

for

tsun

ami-a

ffec

ted

coas

tal fi

she

rfol

k in

12

dist

rict

s, e

xcep

t Che

nnai

.

10.7

57.

3267

5

The

tota

l num

ber

of tr

aine

d be

nefi c

iari

es a

re 5

,000

pe

rson

s, w

ho w

ill b

e pr

ovid

ed

wit

h fi s

h m

arke

ting

kit

s so

on.

Nat

iona

l sav

ings

-cu

m-r

elie

f sch

eme

for

mar

ine

fi she

rmen

, a

Cen

tral

ly

spon

sore

d sc

hem

e

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

w

ith

fi nan

cial

ass

ista

nce

duri

ng th

e le

an m

onth

s.

To p

rovi

de a

mon

thly

as

sist

ance

of R

s 1,

200

for

four

m

onth

s. (

This

am

ount

has

be

en e

nhan

ced

to R

s1,8

00

from

200

9 on

war

ds, f

or th

ree

mon

ths,

wit

hout

enh

anci

ng

the

bene

fi cia

ry c

ontr

ibut

ion.

B

enefi

cia

ry s

hare

: Rs6

00;

Cen

tral

sha

re: R

s600

; and

St

ate

shar

e: R

s600

)

20.8

9 cr

ores

20.8

9 cr

ores

1,74

,086

mar

ine

fi she

rmen

Tam

il N

adu

fi she

rwom

en’s

savi

ngs-

cum

-rel

ief

sche

me

(Sta

te

sche

me)

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

wom

en

enga

ged

in fi

shin

g an

d al

lied

sect

ors

wit

h fi n

anci

al a

ssis

tanc

e du

ring

the

lean

mon

ths.

To p

rovi

de a

mon

thly

as

sist

ance

of R

s 1,

200

for

four

m

onth

s. (

This

am

ount

has

be

en e

nhan

ced

to R

s1,8

00

from

200

9 on

war

ds fo

r th

ree

mon

ths)

.

14.3

2 cr

ores

14

.32

cror

es1,

19,3

43 fi

sher

wom

en

Tam

il N

ad

u:

Co

ntd

.,

40

DRAFT


Gro

up a

ccid

ent

insu

ranc

e sc

hem

e fo

r fi s

hers

To p

rovi

de in

sura

nce

cove

rage

to a

ll ac

tive

fi sh

erm

en a

nd

fi she

rwom

en fr

om th

e m

arin

e se

ctor

to c

over

de

ath

and

perm

anen

t di

sabl

emen

t (C

entr

ally

sp

onso

red

sche

me

in

whi

ch th

e pr

emiu

m o

f R

s14

per

bene

fi cia

ry is

sh

ared

equ

ally

by

the

Stat

e an

d th

e C

entr

e).

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e of

Rs5

0,00

0 fo

r de

ath

and

Rs2

5,00

0 fo

r pe

rman

ent

disa

blem

ent.

Dur

ing

2007

-08,

127

mem

bers

ha

ve b

enefi

ted

, and

Rs6

0.82

la

khs

have

bee

n di

sbur

sed

Pers

onal

acc

iden

t in

sura

nce

sche

me

for

mar

ine

and

inla

nd fi

sher

s (I

) –

fi she

rs’ o

ptio

nal

sche

me.

(Th

e pr

emiu

m o

f Rs4

0

per

year

is b

orne

by

the

indi

vidu

al

fi she

r.)

To a

llow

indi

vidu

al

fi she

rmen

to a

vail

of

insu

ranc

e co

vera

ge.

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial

assi

stan

ce o

f

Rs1

lakh

for

deat

h/m

issi

ng a

t sea

, and

R

s50,

000

for

perm

anen

t di

sabl

emen

t.

--R

s17.

98

lakh

s pa

id

as p

rem

ium

by

fi sh

ers

44,9

41 b

enefi

cia

ries

enr

olle

d du

ring

200

8

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

i-tu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Tam

il N

ad

u:

Co

ntd

.,

41

DRAFT


Pers

onal

acc

iden

t in

sura

nce

sche

me

for

mar

ine

and

inla

nd fi

sher

s an

d fa

mily

(II

) —

fi she

rs’ o

ptio

nal

sche

me.

(Th

e pr

emiu

m o

f Rs8

7 pe

r ye

ar i

s bo

rne

by th

e in

divi

dual

fi s

her.

)

To a

llow

indi

vidu

al

fi she

rmen

to a

vail

of

insu

ranc

e co

vera

ge f

or

him

self

and

his

fam

ily

(con

sist

ing

of s

elf/

wife

an

d tw

o ch

ildre

n).

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial

assi

stan

ce o

f

Rs

1 la

kh fo

r de

ath/

mis

sing

at s

ea, a

nd

Rs5

0,00

0 fo

r pe

rman

ent

disa

blem

ent.

--

Rs1

.98

lakh

s pa

id

as p

rem

ium

by

the

go

vern

men

t

2,27

6 be

nefi c

iari

es e

nrol

led

duri

ng 2

008

Sanc

tion

of r

elie

f am

ount

of R

s.50

0 pe

r m

arin

e fi s

hing

fa

mily

dur

ing

the

fi shi

ng b

an p

erio

d

To p

rovi

de r

elie

f to

mar

ine

fi she

rmen

fa

mili

es in

the

coas

tal

dist

rict

s af

fect

ed b

y th

e fi s

hing

ban

impo

sed

ever

y ye

ar fo

r 45

day

s.

To a

llevi

ate

the

suff

erin

gs

of a

bout

two

lakh

s m

arin

e fi s

herm

en fa

mili

es (

incl

udin

g cr

ew a

nd la

bour

ers

of

mec

hani

zed

fi shi

ng c

raft

s)

affe

cted

due

to th

e fi s

hing

ba

n im

pose

d fo

r 45

day

s in

Ta

mil

Nad

u ev

ery

year

. A r

elie

f am

ount

of R

s500

per

fam

ily is

di

sbur

sed

ever

y ye

ar, f

or r

atio

n ca

rd h

olde

rs.

Rs7

.28

cror

esR

s7.2

8 cr

ores

1,43

,994

mar

ine

fi she

rmen

fa

mili

es w

ere

give

n th

e re

lief

amou

nt.

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

i-tu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Tam

il N

ad

u:

Co

ntd

.,

42

DRAFT


Sett

ing

up o

f Tam

il N

adu

Fish

erm

en

Wel

fare

Boa

rd in

20

07

To e

xten

d re

lief

mea

sure

s to

all

fi she

rs,

mai

nly

thos

e en

gage

d in

alli

ed s

ecto

rs,

and

to fr

ee fi

sher

s fr

om th

e cl

utch

es o

f mid

dlem

en,

wit

h a

view

to im

prov

e th

eir

soci

oeco

nom

ic

cond

itio

ns.

Com

pens

atio

n to

fi sh

ers

dyi

ng

whi

le fi

shin

g, o

r go

ing

mis

sing

at

sea

, or

affe

cted

by

acci

dent

s;

educ

atio

nal a

ssis

tanc

e

and

othe

r so

cioe

cono

mic

as

sist

ance

.

Rs5

cro

res

--

Dev

elop

men

t of

pos

t-ha

rves

t in

fras

truc

ture

To s

uppo

rt in

land

fi s

h m

arke

ting

at

Ney

veli,

Coi

mba

tore

, an

d C

henn

ai (

Ady

ar,

Nan

dana

m a

nd

Vela

cher

y).

To p

rovi

de m

ini-t

ruck

s an

d re

tail

outl

ets

wit

h fr

eeze

r fa

cilit

ies

for

inla

nd fi

sh

mar

keti

ng.

Dur

ing

2007

-08,

the

gove

rnm

ent p

rovi

ded

four

in

sula

ted

min

i-tru

cks,

four

ki

osks

wit

h fr

eeze

rs; fi

nan

cial

as

sist

ance

to s

et u

p tw

o m

oder

n re

tail

outl

ets;

mop

eds

wit

h ic

e bo

xes

for

20 fi

sh

vend

ors;

and

veh

icle

s fo

r th

e M

ettu

r co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ty

for

fi sh

vend

ing,

wit

h a

tota

l ex

pend

itur

e of

Rs6

2 la

khs.

IAM

WA

RA

M:

(Irr

igat

ed

agri

cult

ure

mod

erni

zati

on

and

wat

er b

odie

s re

stor

atio

n an

d m

anag

emen

t)

Con

stru

ctio

n of

kio

sks

To s

et u

p re

tail

kios

ks fo

r fi s

h m

arke

ting

2423

.97

Six

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

i-tu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Tam

il N

ad

u:

Co

ntd

.,

43

DRAFT


Fish

erie

s co

-op

erat

ives

To e

xten

t sup

port

to

mem

bers

of fi

she

rmen

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

in

the

mar

ine

and

inla

nd

sect

ors.

To s

uppo

rt 5

4 fa

ir p

rice

sho

ps

run

by th

e fi s

herm

en c

o-op

erat

ive

soci

etie

s.

Mar

ine

Fish

erm

en C

o-op

erat

ive

Soci

etie

s ( M

FCS)

– 5

50 n

os.,

3,21

,004

mem

bers

.

Inla

nd F

ishe

rmen

Co-

oper

ativ

e So

ciet

ies

(IFC

S) –

305

nos

., 74

,116

mem

bers

.

Mar

ine

Fish

erw

omen

C

o-op

erat

ive

Soci

etie

s (M

FWC

S) –

384

nos

., 1,

42,7

76

mem

bers

.

Inla

nd F

ishe

rwom

en

Co-

oper

ativ

e So

ciet

ies

(IFW

CS)

–

68 n

os.,

6,45

1 m

embe

rs.

Four

dis

tric

t fed

erat

ions

inla

nd

(145

mem

bers

).

Seve

n di

stri

ct fe

dera

tion

s in

the

mar

ine

sect

or (

582

mem

bers

).

One

Sta

te A

pex

Co-

oper

ativ

e Fi

sher

men

Fed

erat

ion

(598

mem

bers

).

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

i-tu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Tam

il N

ad

u:

Co

ntd

.,

44

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Exp

end

i-tu

re

am

ou

nt

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Sett

ing

up o

f m

arin

e fi s

h st

alls

To s

et u

p m

arin

e fi s

h st

alls

in m

ajor

ci

ties

und

er th

e N

atio

nal A

gric

ultu

ral

Dev

elop

men

t Pr

ogra

mm

e (N

AD

P)

wit

h be

tter

hyg

ieni

c co

ndit

ions

in a

nd a

roun

d th

e fi s

h st

alls

.

To

prov

ide

fi s

h in

hyg

ieni

c co

ndit

ion,

the

Tam

il N

adu

Fish

erie

s D

evel

opm

ent

Cor

pora

tion

(TN

FDC

) ha

s es

tabl

ishe

d fi v

e m

oder

n fi s

h st

alls

for

reta

il m

arke

ting

.

3030

Five

sta

lls

Sour

ce: M

eeti

ng w

ith

Com

mis

sion

er o

f Fis

heri

es, G

over

nmen

t of T

amil

Nad

u, o

n 16

Jun

e 20

09 a

t the

Dir

ecto

rate

of F

ishe

ries

, and

wit

h th

e Jo

int D

irec

tors

of

Mar

ine

and

Inla

nd s

ecto

rs, a

nd w

ith

othe

r of

fi cia

ls o

n 3

Dec

embe

r 20

09 a

t the

Dir

ecto

rate

of F

ishe

ries

, Che

nnai

Tam

il N

ad

u:

Co

ntd

.,

45

DRAFT


Po

nd

ich

erry

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n

Am

ou

nt

all

oca

ted

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

td

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Dev

elop

men

t of

sho

re-b

ased

fa

cilit

ies

like

ice

plan

ts, s

ervi

ce u

nits

, in

fras

truc

tura

l fa

cilit

ies

and

quic

k tr

ansp

ort f

acili

ties

(i)

To p

rovi

de s

uppo

rt

thro

ugh

subs

idie

s an

d re

imbu

rsem

ent

prog

ram

mes

to fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

.

50%

sub

sidy

, sub

ject

to a

max

imum

of

Rs7

5,00

0 fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se o

f aut

o-go

ods

carr

ier

up to

one

tonn

e ca

paci

ty,

impl

emen

ted

thro

ugh

the

bank

s.

(ii)

To

prov

ide

supp

ort

thro

ugh

subs

idie

s an

d re

imbu

rsem

ent

prog

ram

mes

to fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

.

50%

sub

sidy

, sub

ject

to a

max

imum

of

Rs3

.50

lakh

s fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se o

f min

i-lo

rrie

s w

ith

3-5

tonn

es c

apac

ity.

8.04

8.04

Six

(iii)

To

prov

ide

supp

ort

thro

ugh

subs

idie

s an

d re

imbu

rsem

ent

prog

ram

mes

to fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

.

50%

sub

sidy

, sub

ject

to a

max

imum

of

Rs1

5,00

0 fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se o

f mop

eds

wit

h in

sula

ted

ice

boxe

s.

(iv)

To

supp

ort w

omen

fi s

h ve

ndor

s on

ly.

50%

sub

sidy

, sub

ject

to a

max

imum

of

Rs1

00 e

xclu

sive

ly fo

r w

omen

, for

pr

ocur

emen

t of a

lum

inum

con

tain

ers

thro

ugh

co-o

pera

tive

soc

ieti

es.

0.05

0.05

50

Po

nd

ich

erry

: C

on

td.,

46

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n

Am

ou

nt

all

oca

ted

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

td

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

(v)

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

and

pr

ivat

e en

trep

rene

urs.

10%

sub

sidy

in th

e un

it c

ost f

or th

e es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f ice

pla

nt-c

um-c

old

stor

ages

in th

e pr

ivat

e se

ctor

or

unde

r fi s

herm

en c

o-op

erat

ive

soci

etie

s,

subj

ect t

o a

max

imum

of R

s3 la

khs

per

unit

.

Ass

ista

nce

thro

ugh

fi she

rmen

co-

oper

ativ

e so

ciet

ies

To s

uppo

rt fi

sh v

endo

rs

thro

ugh

fi nan

cial

as

sist

ance

.

To e

xten

d fi n

anci

al a

ssis

tanc

e th

roug

h fi s

herm

en c

o-op

erat

ive

soci

etie

s to

war

ds 5

0% c

harg

es o

n hi

ring

ve

hicl

es fo

r tr

ansp

ort o

f of fi

sh

catc

hes

Ass

ista

nce

thro

ugh

fi she

rmen

co-

oper

ativ

e so

ciet

ies

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

th

roug

h su

bsid

ies.

To p

rovi

de R

s40,

000

sub

sidy

to s

tart

fa

ir p

rice

sho

ps.

0.80

0.80

Two

Ass

ista

nce

thro

ugh

fi she

rmen

co-

oper

ativ

e so

ciet

ies

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

th

roug

h su

bsid

ies

To p

rovi

de s

ubsi

dy o

f Rs5

,000

tow

ards

th

e pu

rcha

se o

f fur

nitu

re.

Ass

ista

nce

thro

ugh

fi she

rmen

co-

-op

erat

ive

soci

etie

s

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

co

-ope

rati

ve s

ocie

ties

th

roug

h su

bsid

ies.

To p

rovi

de s

ubsi

dy o

f R

s50,

000

or 5

0% o

f uni

t cos

t for

se

ttin

g up

mod

ern

hygi

enic

ret

ail fi

sh

sale

s ki

osks

.

Nat

iona

l sav

ing-

cum

-rel

ief s

chem

e fo

r fi s

herw

omen

and

fi s

herm

en

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

an

d fi s

herw

omen

wit

h fi n

anci

al s

uppo

rt d

urin

g fo

ur le

an m

onth

s.

To p

rovi

de a

mon

thly

ass

ista

nce

of

Rs3

00 fo

r fo

ur m

onth

s.

Po

nd

ich

erry

: C

on

td.,

47

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n

Am

ou

nt

all

oca

ted

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

td

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g 2

00

8-0

9

Fina

ncia

l ass

ista

nce

duri

ng th

e m

onso

on

fi shi

ng b

an p

erio

d

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

of

the

mar

ine

and

inla

nd

sect

ors.

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

of t

he m

arin

e se

ctor

dur

ing

the

mon

soon

fi sh

ing

ban

peri

od, a

nd th

e in

land

sec

tor

duri

ng

drou

ght p

erio

ds w

ith

cash

ass

ista

nce

of

Rs7

50 a

nd 1

00 k

g of

free

ric

e.

502.

9250

2.92

19,8

75 fa

mili

es

Pens

ion

allo

wan

ce

for

fi she

rwom

en

and

fi she

rmen

by

Dis

tres

s R

elie

f So

ciet

y

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

and

fi s

herw

omen

who

are

ab

ove

50 y

ears

of a

ge.

To p

rovi

de o

ld-a

ge p

ensi

on to

the

aged

fi s

herm

en a

nd fi

sher

wom

en.

345

.61

345

.61

5,14

8

Fish

str

eet v

endo

r ki

tsTo

sup

port

fi sh

ven

dors

w

ith

nece

ssar

y fa

cilit

ies

for

stre

et v

endi

ng.

To p

rovi

de tw

o se

ts o

f sar

is w

ith

apro

ns fo

r hy

gien

ic fi

sh s

ales

, pol

yfi b

re

fi sh

cutt

ing

tray

s, c

utte

rs, g

love

s,

chap

pals

, clo

sed

hygi

enic

fi sh

car

rier

s,

cont

aine

rs, u

mbr

ella

s, a

nd r

ainc

oats

.

Stre

et c

orne

r ve

ndor

su

ppor

tTo

sup

port

str

eet c

orne

r ve

ndor

s w

ith

faci

litie

s fo

r fi s

h ve

ndin

g an

d to

she

lter

them

from

ex

term

e w

eath

er

cond

itio

ns.

To p

rovi

de fi

sh v

endo

rs w

ith

fold

able

fi s

h sa

les

tabl

es, w

ith

tran

spar

ent

poly

uret

hane

cov

ers,

and

pic

nic

umbr

ella

s to

pre

vent

fi sh

spo

ilage

from

ex

cess

hea

t.

Sour

ce: G

over

nmen

t of P

ondi

cher

ry, D

epar

tmen

t of F

ishe

ries

and

Fis

herm

en W

elfa

re, B

otan

ical

Gar

den

Prem

ises

, Pon

dich

erry

, R

ef. N

o. 1

-1(1

)/fy

-plg

/200

9-10

/PC

I, da

ted

29 S

epte

mbe

r 20

09

Po

nd

ich

erry

: C

on

td.,

48

DRAFT


Gu

jara

t

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

n

Am

ou

nt

all

oca

ted

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(R

s la

kh

s)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

To s

uppo

rt h

ygie

nic

fi sh

mar

keti

ngTo

sup

port

hyg

ieni

c fi s

h m

arke

ting

thro

ugh

the

supp

ly

of b

ette

r eq

uipm

ent.

Supp

ly o

f ins

ulat

ed b

oxes

.

Ass

ista

nce

to a

rtis

anal

fi s

herm

en in

volv

ed in

fi sh

ve

ndin

g.

452.

12

24

452.

12

26.5

1

25,0

11

666

To e

stab

lish

fi sh

mar

kets

und

er

Ras

htri

ya K

rush

i V

ikas

Yoj

ana

( RK

VY)

To d

evel

op fi

sh

mar

kets

at

the

mun

icip

alit

y, n

agar

palik

a an

d at

gra

m p

anch

ayat

leve

ls.

To s

uppo

rt, w

ith

100%

ass

ista

nce,

the

esta

blis

hmen

t of fi

sh

mar

kets

.

900

0B

enefi

cia

ry m

unic

ipal

ity

/ na

garp

alik

a id

enti

fi ed.

O

ther

form

alit

ies

are

bein

g pr

oces

sed.

To s

tren

gthe

n 61

4 fi s

heri

es

co-o

pera

tive

s

To p

rovi

de a

ssis

tanc

e

for

the

proc

urem

ent o

f tr

ansp

orta

tion

veh

icle

s, c

old

stor

ages

, ret

ail b

ooth

s, e

tc.

Not

bud

gete

d

Sour

ce: L

ette

r da

ted

26 N

ovem

brt 2

009

No.

GF/

D/E

-1/0

9-10

/237

0 fr

om N

.R. P

atel

, Dep

uty

Dir

ecto

r,

from

the

Offi

ce

of th

e C

omm

issi

oner

of F

ishe

ries

, Gov

ernm

ent o

f Guj

arat

, Dr

Jivr

aj M

ehta

Bha

van,

3rd

Flo

or, B

lock

No.

10,

Gan

dhi N

agar

49

DRAFT


Go

a

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

To c

onst

ruct

fi sh

m

arke

tsTo

pro

vide

fi na

ncia

l as

sist

ance

tow

ards

the

cons

truc

tion

cos

t.

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e to

mun

icip

alit

ies

(75%

) an

d pa

ncha

yats

(10

0%)

tow

ards

the

cons

truc

tion

of fi

sh

mar

kets

, sub

ject

to

a m

axim

um a

mou

nt o

f Rs5

lakh

s.

16.

05.

0

1

Savi

ngs-

cum

-rel

ief

To p

rovi

de a

ssis

tanc

e to

all

wom

en/m

en fi

sh v

endo

rs.

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e to

fi s

h ve

ndor

s du

ring

the

mon

soon

ba

n pe

riod

.

12.

12

2,00

0

To p

rovi

de

insu

late

d bo

xes

To p

rovi

de in

sula

ted

boxe

s fo

r fi s

herm

en a

nd

fi she

rwom

en in

volv

ed in

fi s

h ve

ndin

g.

15

5.06

33

7

Sour

ce: F

ax m

essa

ge d

ated

17

June

200

9 fr

om S

.C. V

eren

kar,

Dir

ecto

r of

Fis

heri

es, D

irec

tora

te o

f Fis

heri

es, D

ayan

and

Ban

dodk

ar M

arg,

N

ear

jett

y, P

anaj

i, G

oa 4

0300

1 an

d N

o. D

F/G

B/S

SS/2

007-

08, d

ated

6 O

ctob

er 2

009

50

DRAFT


Ka

rna

tak

a

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

-ri

es d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

Mat

sya

Mah

ila

Swav

alam

bana

Yoj

ane

To s

uppo

rt in

land

and

m

arin

e fi s

herw

omen

in

volv

ed in

fi sh

dry

ing

and

curi

ng, a

nd lo

cal

mar

keti

ng, b

y pr

ovid

ing

cred

it fo

r th

eir

acti

viti

es.

Rev

olvi

ng fu

nd g

iven

to fi

sher

wom

en’s

grou

ps, s

ubje

ct to

a m

axim

um li

mit

of

Rs2

0,00

0 pe

r gr

oup.

1010

100

grou

ps

Ass

ista

nce

to F

ishe

ries

C

o-op

erat

ives

To s

uppo

rt fi

sher

men

in

mar

keti

ng.

5.27

4.44

326

Ass

ista

nce

to fi

sh

mar

keti

ng a

nd

Mat

syav

ahin

i

To h

elp

fi she

rfol

k se

ll an

d tr

ansp

ort h

arve

sted

fi s

h in

fres

h an

d hy

gien

ic c

ondi

tion

s.

To p

rovi

de a

ssis

tanc

e fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se o

f bi

cycl

es a

nd in

sula

ted

boxe

s w

ith

50%

su

bsid

y, s

ubje

ct to

a m

axim

um li

mit

of

Rs2

,000

per

hea

d. T

o pr

ovid

e fi n

anci

al

assi

stan

ce to

a g

roup

of 3

-4 p

erso

ns fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se o

f 3-w

heel

er te

mpo

ric

ksha

ws,

w

ith

a 25

% s

ubsi

dy, w

ith

a m

axim

um li

mit

of

Rs3

0,00

0.

The

bene

fi cia

ries

of t

his

sche

me

can

obta

in

the

bala

nce

amou

nt a

s lo

ans

from

fi na

ncia

l in

stit

utio

ns.

31.2

030

.40

1,15

0

Subs

idy

for

the

cons

truc

tion

of fi

sh

mar

kets

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial

assi

stan

ce to

fi sh

erm

en

co-o

pera

tive

soc

ieti

es.

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e in

the

form

of

loan

s up

to R

s1 la

kh, w

ith

a m

axim

um s

ubsi

dy

amou

nt o

f Rs3

3,00

0. 4

.15

4.12

47

Ka

rna

tak

a:

Co

ntd

.,

51

DRAFT


Ras

triy

a K

rish

i Vik

as

Yoja

na (

RK

VY)

To s

tren

gthe

n fi s

h m

arke

ting

.To

est

ablis

h m

oder

n fi s

h pr

oces

sing

pla

nts

at H

oige

Baz

aar

(Rs5

00 la

khs)

, tw

o pr

e-pr

oces

sing

pla

nts

at M

anga

lore

and

Mal

pe

(tot

al a

lloca

tion

: Rs1

50 la

khs)

, six

ice

plan

ts

at G

ango

lli, B

hatk

al a

nd K

arw

ar(t

otal

al

loca

tion

: Rs2

90 la

khs)

, 48

inte

grat

ed fi

sh

reta

il ou

tlet

s w

ith

cant

eens

(to

tal a

lloca

tion

: R

s1,1

60 la

khs)

, sev

en r

efri

gera

ted

and

insu

late

d ve

hicl

es (

tota

l allo

cati

on: R

s50

lakh

s), 2

0 hy

gien

ic fi

sh m

arke

ts (

tota

l al

loca

tion

: Rs2

00 la

khs)

, fr

ozen

sto

rage

(tot

al a

lloca

tion

: Rs2

5 la

khs)

and

fi v

e or

nam

enta

l fi s

h pr

oduc

tion

uni

ts (

tota

l al

loca

tion

: Rs1

25 la

khs)

.

300

286.

78

Kar

nata

ka F

ishe

ries

D

evel

opm

ent

Cor

pora

tion

pr

ogra

mm

es (

KFD

C)

To e

nsur

e fa

ir p

rice

s fo

r fi s

h ca

tch,

to p

rovi

de

help

in m

arke

ting

fres

h an

d fr

ozen

fi sh

thro

ugh

cold

cha

ins

thro

ugho

ut

the

year

, and

to

prov

ide

mar

ine

fi sh

in

inla

nd c

itie

s an

d to

wns

.

To p

rovi

de ic

e, c

old

stor

age

and

proc

essi

ng

faci

litie

s; s

uppl

y di

esel

oil

to p

urse

-sei

ne

boat

s; p

rovi

de in

sula

ted

truc

ks; u

nder

take

co

nstr

ucti

on o

f mec

hani

zed

boat

s; e

stab

lish

fi shm

eal a

nd o

il pl

ants

; pro

vide

hel

p in

fi s

h m

arke

ting

; ope

rate

fi sh

can

teen

s an

d in

tegr

ated

fi sh

kio

sks

for

mar

keti

ng c

hille

d an

d fr

ozen

fi sh

; dev

elop

val

ue-a

dded

fi sh

ery

prod

ucts

; mar

ket o

rnam

enta

l fi s

hes;

and

es

tabl

ish

mod

ern

cold

cha

ins.

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

-ri

es d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

Ka

rna

tak

a:

Co

ntd

.,

52

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

dd

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

-ri

es d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9

Kar

nata

ka C

o-op

erat

ive

Fish

erie

s Fe

dera

tion

Lt

d.

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial

assi

stan

ce fo

r th

e de

velo

pmen

t of

inla

nd w

ater

bod

ies

thro

ugh

fi she

ries

co-

oper

ativ

e so

ciet

ies;

en

sure

pro

duct

ion

and

supp

ly o

f goo

d qu

alit

y fi s

h se

eds

to fa

rmer

s;

impl

emen

t int

egra

ted

rese

rvoi

r fi s

heri

es

deve

lopm

ent t

hrou

gh

prim

ary

co-o

pera

tive

s;

mar

ket fi

sh;

rep

air

fi sh

nets

; and

hel

p in

fi sh

pr

oces

sing

.

Sour

ce: G

over

nmen

t of K

arna

taka

, Dep

artm

ent o

f Fis

heri

es, R

ef. N

o.FY

P/81

/200

9-10

, dat

ed 5

Oct

ober

200

9

Ka

rna

tak

a:

Co

ntd

.,

53

DRAFT


Ker

ala

Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

Sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

d

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9.

To s

uppo

rt fi

sh v

endo

rs,

grou

ps o

f hea

dloa

d w

orke

rs, c

ycle

-load

ve

ndor

s, m

oped

-load

di

stri

buto

rs, a

uto-

carr

ier

dist

ribu

tors

, min

i-lor

ry

dist

ribu

tors

, and

dri

vers

an

d cl

eane

rs e

ngag

ed in

fi s

h tr

ansp

orta

tion

To s

uppo

rt 6

7,52

7 fi s

h ve

ndor

s en

gage

d in

sm

all-s

cale

fi sh

di

stri

buti

on (

47,3

07 m

en

and

20,2

20 w

omen

) in

ret

ail

mar

kets

, big

mar

kets

, way

side

m

arke

ts, h

ouse

-to-

hous

e ve

ndin

g an

d at

sm

all r

oads

ide

junc

tion

s.

Savi

ngs-

cum

-rel

ief

assi

stan

ce to

alli

ed

fi shw

orke

rs (

Not

e: a

llied

fi s

hwor

kers

incl

ude

fi sh

vend

ors)

To p

rovi

de b

enefi

t to

all

fi sh

vend

ors

at R

s120

0 pe

r ye

ar.

KFW

FB o

ld-a

ge p

ensi

on

sche

me

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To p

rovi

de o

ld a

ge b

enefi

ts

at

Rs2

50 p

er m

onth

.16

.42

2,62

3

Fina

ncia

l ass

ista

nce

for

the

deat

h of

alli

ed

fi shw

orke

rs

2.67

55

Ker

ala

: C

on

td.,

54

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

Sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

d

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9.

Gro

up in

sura

nce

sche

me

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To

pro

vide

insu

ranc

e co

ver

up

to R

s100

,000

.4.

235

Mat

erni

ty a

ssis

tanc

e to

al

lied

fi shw

orke

rsTo

pro

vide

ass

ista

nce

at R

s750

pe

r m

onth

.0.

2943

Fam

ily p

lann

ing

assi

stan

ce to

alli

ed

fi shw

orke

rs

To p

rovi

de a

ssis

tanc

e of

Rs5

00.

0.05

10

Mar

riag

e of

gir

l chi

ldre

n of

alli

ed fi

shw

orke

rsTo

pro

vide

ass

ista

nce

at

Rs1

,500

per

per

son.

4.87

375

Cas

h aw

ards

for

rank

ho

lder

s of

Sec

onda

ry

Scho

ol L

eavi

ng

Cer

tifi c

ate

exam

inat

ion

0.35

6

Educ

atio

n pr

omot

ion

sche

me

for

scho

lars

hip

and

rank

hol

ders

To p

rovi

de m

axim

um

assi

stan

ce o

f Rs5

,000

.M

atya

fed

pro

vide

s aw

ards

(R

s3,0

00)

to h

ighe

r se

cond

ary

leve

l ran

k ho

lder

s an

d 10

th

stan

dard

ran

k ho

lder

s (R

s2,5

00)

ever

y ye

ar.

0.50

0.58

23

Esta

blis

hmen

t of s

eafo

od

kitc

hen

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To p

rovi

de a

ssis

tanc

e at

R

s500

,000

.Th

e su

b-pr

ojec

t env

isag

es th

e es

tabl

ishm

ent o

f a c

hain

of

seaf

ood

kitc

hens

alo

ng th

e ni

ne

coas

tal d

istr

icts

, whi

ch c

an h

elp

crea

te q

ualit

y jo

b op

port

unit

ies

and

addi

tion

al in

com

e.

49.1

644

.99

100

Ker

ala

: C

on

td.,

55

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

Sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

d

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9.

Prim

e M

inis

ter’

s R

elie

f Fu

ndTo

pro

vide

fi na

ncia

l ass

ista

nce

for

the

purc

hase

of i

nsul

ated

bo

xes,

and

wor

king

cap

ital

, su

bjec

t to

the

lim

it o

f Rs5

,000

.

Ass

ista

nce

for

vehi

cles

to

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e fo

r th

e pu

rcha

se o

f veh

icle

s fo

r tr

ansp

orta

tion

.

Vehi

cles

w

ill

be

give

n fo

r th

e tr

ansp

ort

of

fres

h fi s

h fr

om

land

ing

cent

res

to m

arke

ts a

nd

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

to

retu

rn

hom

e.

543.

1151

6.27

1,20

0

Sett

ing

up o

f kio

sks

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To s

et u

p ki

osks

for

reta

il fi s

h m

arke

ting

.Fi

sh k

iosk

s pr

eser

ve fi

sh u

nder

su

prem

e qu

alit

y in

all

seas

ons,

so

that

it fe

tche

s a

reas

onab

le

pric

e. M

oreo

ver,

they

pro

vide

jo

b op

port

unit

ies

amon

g pe

ople

dw

ellin

g in

the

tsun

ami-a

ffec

ted

coas

tal v

illag

es o

f Ker

ala.

140.

4611

0.72

215

Inte

rest

-fre

e lo

ans

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To p

rovi

de lo

ans

wit

hout

any

in

tere

st b

y M

atsy

afed

/soc

ieti

es

for

assi

stan

ce to

fi sh

erw

omen

( S

AF)

.

To p

rovi

de lo

ans

up to

Rs5

,000

w

itho

ut in

tere

st to

wom

en fi

sh

vend

ors.

1,27

3.95

1,27

3.95

25,4

79

Ker

ala

: C

on

td.,

56

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

Sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

d

du

rin

g

20

08

-09

(Rs

lak

hs)

Am

ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9.

Ass

ista

nce

for

smal

l-sca

le

fi sh

proc

essi

ng u

nits

for

allie

d fi s

hwor

kers

To s

et u

p sm

all-s

cale

fi sh

dr

ying

uni

ts, p

ickl

e m

akin

g un

its,

cur

ing

unit

s, e

tc. b

y SA

F.

SHG

s and

mic

rofi n

ance

to

alli

ed fi

shw

orke

rsM

atsy

afed

sch

eme

to s

uppo

rt

SHG

s.

To p

rovi

de lo

ans

up to

Rs1

9,00

0 pe

r m

embe

r of

SH

G, w

ith

4-6%

in

tere

st, w

ith

the

fi nan

cial

as

sist

ance

from

Nat

iona

l B

ackw

ard

Cla

sses

Fin

ance

and

D

evel

opm

ent C

orpo

rati

on

(NB

CFD

C)

and

the

Nat

iona

l M

inor

itie

s D

evel

opm

ent a

nd

Fina

nce

Cor

pora

tion

(NM

DFC

).

NB

CFD

C:

237.

22

NM

DFC

:50

0

1,23

7.20

500

25,7

25

10,3

34

Gro

up a

ccid

ent

insu

ranc

eTo

pro

vide

insu

ranc

e co

vera

ge

to a

ctiv

e fi s

hwor

kers

by

Mat

syaf

ed.

To p

rovi

de fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e of

Rs1

,50,

000

for

deat

h an

d R

s75,

000

for

perm

anen

t di

sabl

emen

t. P

rem

ium

rem

itte

d fo

r 68

,660

num

ber

of fi

sher

men

at

Rs3

2.50

.

Prem

ium

:22

.31

22.3

122

.50

lakh

s fo

r 21

nom

inee

s of

de

ceas

ed

Spec

ial ‘

Vani

tha’

bus

se

rvic

e fo

r fi s

herw

omen

ve

ndor

s

Mat

syaf

ed s

chem

e to

sup

port

w

omen

fi sh

ven

dors

.In

Thi

ruva

nant

hapu

ram

Dis

tric

t,

Mat

syaf

ed o

pera

tes

four

bus

es

at n

omin

al fa

res

for

wom

en

vend

ors

alon

g va

riou

s ro

utes

fr

om s

elec

ted

land

ing

cent

res

to

mar

kets

.

66.4

066

.40

90.0

0

Ker

ala

: C

on

td.,

57

DRAFT


Sch

eme

Ob

ject

ive

of

the

Sch

eme

Des

crip

tio

nA

mo

un

t a

llo

cate

d

du

rin

g

20

08

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(Rs

lak

hs)

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ou

nt

spen

t d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9(R

s la

kh

s)

Nu

mb

er o

f b

enefi

cia

ries

d

uri

ng

2

00

8-0

9.

Empl

oym

ent g

ener

atio

n sc

hem

e fo

r al

lied

fi shw

orke

rs b

y th

e N

atio

nal M

inor

itie

s

Dev

elop

men

t and

Fi

nanc

e C

orpo

rati

on

( NM

DFC

) an

d N

atio

nal

Bac

kwar

d C

lass

es a

nd

Fina

nce

Dev

elop

men

t C

orpo

rati

on (

NB

CFD

C)

To s

uppo

rt fi

nanc

ial a

ssis

tanc

e th

roug

h M

atsy

afed

.To

pro

vide

loan

s up

Rs5

0,00

0 at

4-

6% in

tere

st, a

nd e

duca

tion

al

loan

s at

4.5

% in

tere

st.

NM

DFC

:26

2.80

NB

CFD

C:1

50

Gov

ernm

ent

of K

eral

a (G

OK

):80

262.

8

150.

00 8

0.00

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