Abstract
Unorganised sector occupies a predominant portion in the workforce of India. The work is considered to be the physical and mental engagement by human beings for economic productivity. Fisheries Sector has become a source ofincome and employment to those who engage in unorganised employments for their life. India is the second largest producer of fish in the world by contributing 5.68 per cent of global fish production and second largest producer of fish by aquaculture after China. In the National Fish Productivity, State of Karnataka contributes almost 5.8 per cent securing 6th Position in marine productivity and 9th position in the inland fish productivity. Fisheries sector has enriched its share in the national development after effective usage of technology to increase yield per area of water thereby earning more foreign exchange. Fishing occupation is normally hazardous causing harm to the health of the fisher folks. It is essential to provide Social security protections to the fisher folks against contingencies including disability, sickness, employment injuries, occupational diseases and unemployment. The maximum welfare to the fisher folks can be assured only through the execution of Comprehensive Social Security Policy linking Social Assistance Programmes and Social Security Schemes. This study is descriptive and analytical in nature. The study results analyse the implications of social security measures among the fisher folks living in the ThotaBengre fishing village of Mangaluru Taluk in Dakshina Kannada District of Karnataka State in India. The study review upon the implications of various social security schemes offered to the fishermen in terms of its coverage and benefit. A good attempt is also made to identify the level of awareness among the fisher folks about social security schemes provided by the government at Centre and State levels respectively. This paper suggests measures for the legislators and fisheries department to improve the benefit schemes thereby securing the inclusive growth of the fishing community.
Highlights
Fish is the important source of food in the coastal regions.TheUnorganised Workers Social Security Act 2008 defines unorganised sector is an enterprise owned by any individual engaging less than ten employees in the production and sale of goods and services including the selfemployed workers
It is inferred from the analysis that majority respondents are above 46 years of age, married, having 4 dependents, (c) Status of Social Security Description about beneficiaries of social security benefits is represented in the table-04
RECOMMENDATIONS : This study found that majority fisher folks are belonging to the Upper Middle Class who are prone to the occupational health hazards and not the beneficiaries of the available social security benefits
Summary
Indian ecology comprises coastal land surrounded by rivers, lagoons and backwaters connecting to the sea. India produced 10.79 million metric tons (Provisional) of fish during 2015-16 with 7.21 MMT from inland sector and 3.58 MMT from marine sector It recorded an increase in the production trend reaching 8.18 million tons (Provisional) during the first three quarters of 2016-17. The industrial era started organized social security system to protect workmen and their dependents against contingency events of disability, sickness, employment injury and unemployment. It tried to bring consistency in the benefit delivery protocol by excluding small scale agricultural and unorganized labourers instead of framing a comprehensive social security policy linking schemes with intercomplementary goals creating exclusion of the majority workforce in the country. Proper steps need to be initiated to identify the best delivery system having extended coverage to the domestics, farmers, unorganised workers, contract labourers, tribes and marginalized fishermen, artisans, craftmen, potters, animal husbandry workers, croppers etc. working in the secondary sectors [2]
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