Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai- 400 061, Maharashtra
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§The paper is based on the M.F.Sc. (Fisheries Economics) dissertation, “An Economic Evaluation of Aqua-Model Village Scheme of Tripura” submitted by first author to Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai in 2012.
The launch of aqua-model village scheme by the Government of Tripura was an ambitious effort for the development of fisheries in the state. The study has assessed the employment generation and income distribution pattern across fish farmers on implementation of aqua-model village scheme by the Department of Fisheries of Govt. of Tripura during 2004–05 to 2010–11 based on the responses of 80 sample farmers selected from both the adopted and non-adopted villages under the scheme. The study has revealed that the aqua-model village scheme has helped in generating employment and income and improving equitable distribution of income across the fish farmers of the state. The study has suggested implementation of this scheme in other areas of the state also.
Employment generation, income inequality, aqua-model village scheme, Tripura
