Fisheries education and training. In: Indian fisheries 1947 - 1977

Abstract

In the year 1945, the Government of India sponsored the All-India Fisheries training courses at Barrackpore, Calcutta, for training in inland fisheries, and at Madras, with emphasis on marine fisheries as a part of the post-war reconstruction programme for training district level officers. For development of deep-sea fishing as a part of the post-war reconstruction programme, an ad hoc scheme for training of deck and engine side officers was initiated in 1948 to meet with the statutory requirements for manning of deep-sea fishing vessels. The above marked the beginning of organised programmes for education and training of fisheries in India, although the various State Departments of Fisheries had, even then, their own in-service training programmes for the staff" recruited into their departments.