Fisheries Pisciculture is an important factor of economical development of Bankura. Bankura ranked first in Pisciculture within West Bengal. The district provides a majority amount of Fish production during the last five years, but still due to some unavoidable reasons we regularly find fishes purchased from Andhra Pradesh in most of the district's fish markets. Ramsagar of Bankura district is widely known destination with about 200 hacharies. Recently a modern fish production unit has been started at Mukutmonipur.
Under Rashtriya Sam Vikas Yojana (RSVY), nearly 81 Hec. of pond area has been excavated. The scheme has been implemented through fishermen’s groups in a participatory mode. The fishermen’s groups have been encouraged to share a small part of the produce with the Primary Schools to make it a part of the mid-day meal. This has created a stake of community at large in the project.
the acitivities of fishery sector in Bankura is concenred, fish-breeding industries in Ramsagar and surrounding zone requires special mention. Transaction of about Rs. 6-7 crores through spawn production of about 50,000 million numbers in 225 to 250 numbers of hatcheries per annum occurs in that zone. About 1500 to 2000 numbers of workers are directly involved in production system and many other enterprises have grown by correlated activities. Spawn purchasers from different parts of India come here every year to purchase various types of spawn.
1.
Total water area
52341 Hec.
2.
Water area under Pisciculture
14400 ha.
3.
People engaged in fishery
1,85,000 (Approx).
4.
Fishermen Population
37,500
5.
Annual Production of Table Fish
21,750 M.T.
6.
Central Fishermen’s Coop. Societies
2
7.
Primary Fishermen’s Co-operative Societies
40
8.
Fish Production Groups
15 (working)
9.
Fish Farmers Trained :
a) ¾ days Non- FFDA Fishery Training
463
b) 15- days Fishery Training
12082
c) 30- days Fishery Training
2026
10.
Fisher-Women Trained in net Making
760
11.
Fishermen Community Hall
9
12.
No. of Eco-Hatchery
200
13.
Water area requisitioned under Inland Fisheries Act
88.30 ha.
14.
No. of Houses Constructed under Indira Avas Yojana
185
15.
No. of houses constructed under Basic Minimum Services Scheme
13
16.
Model Fishermen Village :-
3 Purandarpur with 100 houses
- Nirisha with 78 houses
3. Chhatarkanali with 60 houses
17.
Fishermen received Old Age Pension
67
18.
S.F.D.C. Project
1 (Krishnabundh)
19.
Water area covered under F.F.D.A.
5726.47 ha. (Beneficiary- 9197)/ 5803.38 ha
20.
Water area covered under N.C.D.C Project
313 ha. (in 8 nos. big bundhs/ reservoir)
3600 ha. (Kangsabati Reservoir)21
No. of Fish Farmers Benifited
9481 nos
Fish seed, fingerlings production in Bankura
Year Number of rearing ponds Water area covered (in Hec.)
Fingerling production Sale value (Rs. in lakh) Production cost (Rs.in lakh) Net profit (Rs. in lakh) Average sale value (Rs. per Kg.) Number (in million) Weight (in MT)
2000-’01 1018 544.0 456 5472 1915.00 638.00 1277.00 35 2001-’02 1086 575.5 486 5832
2041.20 680.00 1360.00 35 2002-’03 1121 599.5 502 6024 2168.64 722.88 1445.76 35-37 2003-’04 1228 612.0 554 6648 2393.28 797.76 1595.52 35-37 2004-’05 1445 664.5 585 7020 2597.40 865.80 1731.60 35-38 Source:- Office of the Additional Director of Fisheries, Bankura
Table-fish production in Bankura district
Year
No. of stocking ponds
Water area covered (in ha)
Table fish production (MT)
Sale value (Rs. /MT)
Total sale value (Rs. in lakh)
Total production cost (Rs.in lakh)
Net profit (Rs. in lakh)
Average sale value (Rs. per Kg.)
2000-’01
22213
19620.40
49051.61
36000
17658.57
3433.61
14224.96
36
2001-’02
22342
19700.65
49744.16
38000
18902.78
3730.81
15171.97
38
2002-’03
22411
19715.25
50273.88
40000
20109.55
3803.21
1630.34
40
2003-’04
22437
19722.50
50785.43
40000
20314.17
3948.56
16365.61
40
Source:- Office of the Additional Director of Fisheries, Bankura
