STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TRIBAL FISHERFOLK’S LIVELIHOOD STATUS AFTER IMPLEMENTATION OF TRIBAL SUB PLAN (TSP) IN DIFFERENT BLOCKS OF PURULIA DISTRICT

Abstract

Fish and fisheries is an important sector in most of the developing and developed countries of the world from the
stand point of income and employment generation. The role of fisheries in Indian economy is gaining momentum as a result
of introduction of advanced techniques to increase the yield per unit area of water and due to its role in earning foreign
exchange. The study was conducted to investigate the socio-economic condition, livelihood status and comparative study of
the fishermen around the two blocks of purulia district from February 2017 to July 2017. Fifty fishermen were randomly
selected from the areas who were solely involved in fishing in the rivers. Several PRA tools were used to collect the data from
the fishing communities such as, personal interview, crosscheck interview with extension agents, older persons, and transect
walk and case study. A Comparison in the livelihood status specially in the economic upliftment was carried out in the tribals
of Purulia district. The growth patterns and the relationship among the different input variable was under study in both
cases that is before adoption of Tribal Sub Plan and after enjoying Tribal Sub Plan to judge whether there is any significant
different between the two. For the socio economic upliftment of tribal people, Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) was formulated and
adopted in different districts. From the research work carried in the district of Purulia it clearly shows a positive impact
upon the culture and subsequently to the farmers. To be more specific the following schemes are mainly emphasized viz,
economic upliftment of tribal people through operation of integrated pisciculture development, socio-economic upliftment of
tribal people through operation of pisciculture development scheme in tribal areas by providing dwelling house to the tribal
people etc. are in operation.