A Study on Economic Contributions of Women Fisher Folk in Rameswaram Taluk of Ramanathapuram District, Tamil Nadu, India

Women fisher folk in India involved in pre- harvest fisheries and post-harvest fisheries. The pre-harvest fisheries mean before harvesting the fish women work in net making, net Mending, cooking and taking care of the children in the family. The post-harvest fisheries mean harvested fish islanded, women work in shore-based activities such as marketing, salting, drying, smoking and other seafood industry In fisheries sector Women involved in informal sector such as domestic workers, home based workers, street vendors and market traders. In this sector, women work didn’t recognize, protected under labour laws, irregular incomes 2 .Due to economically disadvantages in outside the society and not access any benefits from the fishing industry so women fisher folk organized self-help groups 3 women fisher folk itself-help groups contributes small savings and apply for creditor purchase fish net, boat and also utilise for householdrequirement such as house repairing, education and to conduct social ceremonies. Self-Help Groups’s is key for economic empowerment of women fisher folk in the RameswaramTaluk.