Indian Journal of Extension Education

Tagore Society for Rural Development (TSRD), Socio-Economic and Ecological Development (SEED), Sabuj Sangha, Paribesh Unnayan Parishad (PUPA), Vivekananda Institute of Biotechnology (VIBT), Sundarban Dream, Nature Environment and Wildlife Society (NEWS) intensely worked on the fishers ’livelihood in Sundarbans under different Fishery, Agricultural and Rural Development programes. Whereas, Department of Fisheries (DoF), Sundarbans Development Board, Govt. of West Bengal (W.B.) and Kakdwip Research Centre of Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture (KRC of ICAR-CIBA), Govt. of India intervened in fishers ’livelihood development and climate change adaptations. Thus, these seven Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and three Governmental Organizations (GOs) were considered to study the details of interventions for fishers ’livelihood development during 2013–14 to 2014–15 and funding status in a more comprehensive manner. Results showed that the maximum numbers of beneficiaries (fishers) of NGOs were covered under Greening programme (31.20%), followed by Health camps (20.75%) and providing Credit facilities (14.58%). Top five figures of beneficiaries of GOs were benefitted under Biometric card distribution (29.73%), followed by Capacity Building Programmes related to Agriculture/Fishery (24.56%), Fish Feed Distribution (10%), Distribution of Fertilizers (9.98%) and Fish Seed Distribution (7.23%) respectively. Out of all selected NGOs, VIBT spent the maximum amount of total allotted fund (33.14% i.e. 9, 23, 56, 000/-) for carrying out different developmental interventions in Sundarbans region and from GOs, Sundarban Development Board had the maximum share (74.07%, i.e. 299, 66, 26, 000/-). The present study suggests that there is a need of focussing more on exclusively fisheries components as part of livelihood developmental programmes with more budgetary allocations especially, for NGOs.