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 President and the Commissioner, Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare as Member Secretary, who will monitor the activities of TNFWB. The Board consists of non-official members nominated from time to time by Government of Tamil Nadu. A total of 4.97 lakh members are enrolled in TNFWB.

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According to Tamil Nadu Fishermen and Labourers engaged in Fishing and other Allied Activities (Social Security and Welfare) Act, 2007, collection of contribution funds from various sources are from the members of Tamil Nadu Fishermen Welfare Board, diesel sold by Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation (TNFDC) and Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED) to fishers, tax free diesel purchased by the Mechanized Boat owners from TNFDC and TAFCOFED diesel bunks, 7% lease amount from the reservoirs leased out for fishing 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 and 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 purse B.F.Sc., 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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