Tamil Nadu Fishermen Welfare Board (TNFWB) was established in 2007 with a view to ensure social security and wellbeing of fishers and labourers engaged in fishing and its allied activities. TNFWB is headed by Honourable Minister for Fisheries – Fishermen Welfare and Animal Husbandry as Chairman and the Commissioner, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare as Member Secretary having official and non-official members. About 4.96 lakh members have been enrolled in TNFWB.

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TNFWB is functioning from collection of contribution funds from various sources such as member contribution of Rs.20/- per member for every year, at the rate of 10 paise per litre of diesel sold by Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation (TNFDC) and Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED) diesel bunks to fishing boats, at the rate of 20 paise per litre of tax free diesel purchased by the mechanized boat owners from TNFDC and TAFCOFED diesel bunks, 7% of fishing lease amount from the water bodies under the control of Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare, TNFDC, Revenue Department, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department, Water Resources Department and local authorities, Rupees two for every kilogram of fish sold by Mettur Dam Fish Marketing Co-operative Society.

As a measure to provide an opportunity for the fishermen wards to pursue B.F.Sc.,(Bachelor of Fisheries Science) and B.Tech (Fisheries Engineering) in Tamil Nadu Dr.J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University, TNFWB is sponsoring full educational fee for 5% of students admitted under fishermen quota.
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