Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In India, the development of fisheries has come a long way mainly because of a fall in budgetary allocations.
Statement II: Absence of mobility of labour to other sectors is one of the major problems the fishing community faces today.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
Statement I: In India, the development of fisheries has come a long way mainly because of a fall in budgetary allocations. — False. Fisheries grew after a progressive increase in budgetary allocations and new technologies in fisheries and aquaculture.
Statement II: Absence of mobility of labour to other sectors is one of the major problems the fishing community faces today. — True. Other problems are underemployment, low per capita earnings, illiteracy and indebtedness.
NCERT (2026-27): “Fisheries: The fishing community regards the water body as ‘mother’ or ‘provider’. … In India, after progressive increase in budgetary allocations and introduction of new technologies in fisheries and aquaculture, the development of fisheries has come a long way. … A large share of fishworker families are poor. Rampant underemployment, low per capita earnings, absence of mobility of labour to other sectors and a high rate of illiteracy and indebtedness are some of the major problems fishing community face today. …” |