GOVERNMENT OF BIHAR - Animal & Fish Resources

Fisheries Policy 200813. Human Resource DevelopmentThe HRD in fisheries sector shall take into account the HRD offishers’ communities, farmers, Directorate of Fisheries staff, NGOs andother stakeholders involved in fisheries development. The technicalknow how as well as the managerial capabilities of these humanresources to be enhanced and strengthened. The present scenario ischarecterised by very low level of literacy, poor resource base, lack ofawareness and technical know how among fishers and farmers on theone hand and lack of adequate number of need based and skilloriented training programs at block and district levels on the other. Thepolicy proposes to provide field oriented training to alteast one lakhfishers and farmers on aquaculture, fisheries co-management, valueaddition and marketing to bring about major transformation in fisheriesdevelopment. Illustrated, detailed, step by step and easy to follow fieldguides on relevant aquaculture practices will be made availablewidely to fishers and farmers.The training and delivery mechanism at the State level is illequipped, both conceptually and logistically, to meet thesechallenges at present and requires major reforms. Inadequate andpoorly skilled staff at different levels, lack of motivation and desireamong the staff for field oriented work, lack of sufficient careerdevelopment opportunities and refresher training programs, absenceof effective monitoring mechanism and accountability, competingand or conflicting role of DFOs/FEOs as settlement officers andextension workers, absence of extension staff at the Block level, nonintegrationof the Engineering cell / staff within the Department, verypoor infrastructure are some of the systemic HR issues constraining thedevelopment process.Hence, the policy assigns high priority to all round humanresource development with adequate financial outlay andinfrastructural support. The recruitment policy is to be accordingly17