Inland fisheries cooperative societies in Tamil Nadu were established to improve fish production and livelihoods of inland fishermen. They are voluntary membership organizations that are democratically controlled. The average inland fisheries cooperative society in Tamil Nadu has around 100 members. They provide services like acquiring fishing rights, supplying fishing equipment, arranging loans, and marketing catches. However, some societies face issues like lack of cooperative spirit, large sizes, and loan defaults. The government runs schemes through these societies for housing, accident insurance, fish farming assistance, and leasing fishing rights to support fishermen.

1. INLAND FISHERIES
COOPEATIVE SOCIETIES IN
TAMILNADU
R. MARIMUTHU
MFT 1318 (FEC)

2. ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Chairman - Dr.M.Rajakumar
Professor
Members - 1) Dr.R.Senthiladeban
Director i/c,
Staff Training Institute, Chennai
2) Dr.N.V.Sujath Kumar
Professor and Head

3. INTRODUCTION
 Co-operation
 Derived from the Latin word ‘ co-operari
 ‘ co ’ means ‘with’ and ‘ operari ’ means ‘to work’
 Co-operative Society ’ means
 A co-operative is an autonomous association of
persons united voluntarily to meet their common
economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations
through a jointly-owned and democratically controlled
enterprise

4. Voluntary and open membership
Democratic member control
 Member economic co-operation
Autonomy and independence
 Education, Training and information
 Co-operation among co-operatives
 Concern for community

5.  Indian cooperative Act 25th
March 1904
-Agriculture cooperatives
 In 1913, first fishermen cooperative ‘Karla
Machhimar (Fishermen) Co-operative Society’ in
Maharashtra was started
 In1918 Co-operative societies in fishery sectors
were formed in West Bengal &Tamilnadu

6.  Poor and uneducated
 Low income from fish catches
 Habit of drinking
 More expenditure on social events
 More expenditure on family maintenance
 Lack of habit of savings
 Large sized families
 Improper guidance of money lenders
WHY FISHERIES COOPERATIVES ?

7. Fisheries Cooperative setup - IndiaFisheries Cooperative setup - India
NATIONAL (APEX) FEDERATION –
FISHCOPFED (1) -1982
STATE FISHERIES COOPERATIVE
FEDERATIONS (22)
REG/DIST. FISHERIES COOPERATIVE
SOCIETIES (128)
PRIMARY FISHERIES COOPERATIVE
SOCIETIES (18,318)

8. Fisheries Cooperative setup -Fisheries Cooperative setup -
TamilnaduTamilnadu
STATE FISHERIES COOPERATIVE
FEDERATION (1) –TAFCOFED-1983
DIST. FISHERIES COOPERATIVE SOCIETIES
(11)
PRIMARY FISHERIES COOPERATIVE
SOCIETIES (1,353)
(marine,inland,marketing,fish unions )

9. Inland Fisheries Co-operative
Societies in Tamil Nadu
Promoted and Implemented by the State
Government for increasing fish production
and livelihood conditions of inland
fishermen through Fisheries Co-operative
Societies.
Fishermen
Fisherwomen
Marketing

11. Fishermen and Fisherwomen
Co-operative Societies

12. Average members per society

13. OBJECTIVES
• To acquire fishing/lease right from Govt
• To acquire of water course such as tanks,
ponds
• To stock and supply fishing accessories
• To arrange institutional finance
• To arrange marketing facilities for catches
• To train the members

14. Membership eligibility
 Any Person in the age group of 18 to 60
who is engaged in Fishing activity.
 The Person should be residing in the
area of operation of the society.
 The person should pay Rs.10/- towards
share capital and Rs.1/- as entrance
fees in the society.

15. Problems in inland
fisheries
cooperatives
• Lack of Co-operative spirit
among fishermen
• Unwieldy size of some of
Societies
• Lack of trained managerial
man power
• Diversion of credit to non –
productive purposes
• Non-repayment of loan &
mounting over dues
• Low resources potential &
dependence on
government support

16. SUGGESTIONS
• Atleast 50% of the total catch should be
through cooperative.
• Cooperative should be given preference if
leasing water bodies belong to Panchayat,
PWD for longer period.
• Credit based on worthiness of members..

17. SCHEMES OF INLAND FISHERIES
COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
 Fishermen Free Housing Scheme
 Fishermen Group Accident Insurance Scheme
 Fish culture and Fishermen Welfare Scheme
 Inland Water Fishery Lease and Fishing Rights

18. Fishermen Free Housing Scheme
Eligibility criteria
 The fishermen shall be a member of the Fishermen
Co-operative Society
 Owning land measuring 3 cents.
 100% Subsidy maximum Rs.37,000/- for building a
house as per approved plan.

19. Eligibility criteria
 Age group between18 and 65 years
 Shall engage in full time fishing activities
 Premium amount shall be Rs.30/-(Contribution of
State and Centre Rs.15each)
 No premium amount is collected from the
beneficiary
 Rs.1,00,000 for deceased /totally disabled
/missing fishermen
 Rs.50,000/- for partial disablement

20. Fish culture and Fishermen Welfare
Scheme
 Technical guidance regarding fish culture in
rural tanks
 Regarding fishermen welfare scheme
 Under Scheme Rs.4,000/- given to fish
farmers by way of supplying Fish seeds and
Fish feeds.

21. Inland Water Bodies Fishery Lease and
Fishing Rights
• Member of the Inland Fishermen Co-operative
societies shall be eligible to get the fishery
rights of the provincialised waters
• To get the fishery lease for other water bodies,
Inland Fishermen Co-operative societies have to
participate in the open auctions
• To get the Fishery Lease of Department
controlled reservoirs, tender notification will be
issued from time to time

22. Tamil Nadu Fishermen Welfare Board

23. Tamil Nadu Fishermen Welfare Board

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