Micro Finance for Development of Fisherman

Fishery is now a popular business in different parts of the district where not only
fishermen but also people belonging to different castes, creeds and colours are
also engaged. However, in the coastal belt 'Noliyas' are the dominating community
who are taking keen interest in marine fishing. It is not out of place to mention that
an exhaustive study of fishing industry is found in the country as a whole. The
historical development of the trade in Ganjam district is also traced and analysed.
It also studies how the liberalized policy of the government in the banking sector
has affected people for developing a favourable attitude. In 22 blocks and one
Notified Area Council Gopalpur it is found that fishing has become one of the
means of livelihood, though it causes a lot of hardship to them. Interestingly, marine
fishing, now a very popular business deposit difficulties on the part of those engaged
in this trade has invited the attention of the investigator to make a detailed study
and analyse the related data with regard to it. The part played by different
commercial banks such as State Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Punjab National
Bank, UCO Bank etc. has been exhaustively dealt with numerically.