Publisher's Synopsis
Fishery is now a popular business in different parts of the district where not only fishermen but also people belonging to different castes, creeds and colours are also engaged. However, in the coastal belt 'Noliyas' are the dominating community who are taking keen interest in marine fishing. It is not out of place to mention that an exhaustive study of fishing industry is found in the country as a whole. The historical development of the trade in Ganjam district is also traced and analysed. It also studies how the liberalized policy of the government in the banking sector has affected people for developing a favourable attitude. In 22 blocks and one Notified Area Council Gopalpur it is found that fishing has become one of the means of livelihood, though it causes a lot of hardship to them. Interestingly, marine fishing, now a very popular business deposit difficulties on the part of those engaged in this trade has invited the attention of the investigator to make a detailed study and analyse the related data with regard to it. The part played by different commercial banks such as State Bank of India, Andhra Bank, Punjab National Bank, UCO Bank etc. has been exhaustively dealt with numerically.
