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Socio-economic status of fishermen in district Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir

Nasir Husain, M.H. Balkhi, T.H. Bhat, Shabir A. Dar
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21013/jmss.v5.n1.p8
Abstract

A Socio-economic status of fishermen living on the banks of River Jhelum, Dal Lake and Anchar Lake was investigated in district Srinagar of Jammu and Kashmir. The total numbers of 150 samples of respondent were selected randomly from the areas and the information was collected by in-depth guided interviews through well structured pre-tested schedule developed for the study. The result of the study revealed that the age group of the fishermen varied between 20 to 60 years. About 57% of total respondent were found to belong under the age group between 41-50 years. Illiteracy was found one of the major problems of the study area about 49% respondents was found to be illiterate. Economic conditions of the fishermen revealed that the 42% of fishermen income of Rs. 5001 – Rs. 10000 per month. If fishery facilities of these areas are improved upon, it could support the strides towards employment generation and poverty alleviation.

Keywords
Fishermen, literacy, socio-economic
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