SIKKIM

Table showing population involved in Fisheries & allied activities

Subdivision Population involved in Fisheries & Allied activities Total Male Female

Pisciculture is an important area of economic activity particularly in the context of enabling the rural people to derive incremental incomes and to improve their living standards. The state’s natural resources endowment with an extensive network of freshwater rivers, lakes, and streams offers condition which are conducive for development of inland fisheries where a variety of carps and trouts can thrive.