Vol. 17 No. 2
Fisheries education for tribal communities: A transect from Tripura
Author(s): A. GHOSH, R. DEBNATH, B. LAHIRI, S. P. DEBBARMA, B. SHIL AND P. K. PANDEY
Abstract: India is harbouring a heterogeneous group of indigenous population among which the Scheduled Tribe (ST) represents one of the most economically backward and marginalized groups with a population of 10.43 crores. Tripura, being the 2nd most populous state in the North-Eastern Region with one-third of ST population and the highest per capita fish consumption in the country, has an additional potential of having one of the Constituent Colleges of CAU (Imphal), i.e. College of Fisheries (COF), Lembucherra for imparting education in different branches of fisheries and allied sciences. Through this study, an attempt was made to look into the status of development of tribal population in Tripura through imparting fisheries education from COF during last five years (2015-19) and consequent employment opportunities. Results showed that out of a total of 300 students of COF in Under Graduate, Post Graduate and Doctoral levels, 33.34 per cent were tribal students. A total of 36 ST students got employed (2015-19) in different Government organizations where 8 of them were from Tripura. The study also unveils the problems and prospects of fisheries education for tribal students in Tripura.
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