GOVERNMENT AND OTHER FINANCIAL AGENCIES AS THE PROMOTER OF FISH CULTURE IN ASSAM.

Fish culture, an important component of primary sector of India is an important source of livelihood for a large section of rural masses. Its contribution to SDP of Assam, employment and source of nutrious food to the people of Assam has been tremendous. However, this sector has been suffering from varied economic and non-economic problems. One important economic problem is finance. In this paper, an attempt is made to explore the role of various financial sources as well as Central and State Government in developing fish culture of the state of Assam on the basis of both primary and secondary data. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]