Question

How TMS helped the fishermen

Answer 1

The Tawa Matsya Sangh was founded to fight for the rights of the fishermen. They were denied their livelihood when fishing rights in the Tawa reservoir were given by government to private contractors in 1994. The contractors began to threaten the villagers who refused to give up their rights. The Tawa Matsya Sangh protested by organising rallies and road blockades. Finally the government decided to give fishing rights to displaced people in 1996

Answer 2

Answer:

Achievement of Goal of Fishing Right:

The newly formed Tawa Matsya Sangh (TMS) organised a Chakka jam (road blockade), demanding their right to continue fishing for their livelihood.

In response to their protests, the government created a committee.

The committee recommended that fishing rights be granted to the villagers for their livelihood.

A five-year lease agreement was signed.

With the TMS taking over, the fishworkers were able to increase their earnings substantially because they set up the cooperative which buys the catch from them at a fair price.

The cooperative arranges to transport and sell this in markets where they get a good price.

They have now begun to earn more.

The TMS has also begun giving the fishworkers loans for repair and for buying new nets.

By Managing to earn a higher wage as well as preserving the fish in the reservoir, the TMS has shown that when people’s organisations get their rights to livelihood, they can be good managers.

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