Authors : Mohammed Solaiman and Md Moazzam Husain
Abstract: The study presents some results of an empirical survey that has been carried out by us during the period of 2002-2003 in order to examine the potentiality of a particular social insurance scheme (SIS). The survey was conducted in five fishermen villages under the coastal belts of Bangladesh. In empirical survey, 300 heads of fishermen families were selected by taking 60 from each village as well as 50 community leaders were interviewed in representing 10 from each village. Empirical survey portrays the prevalence of potentialities for implementation of such scheme among rural Bangladesh in general and in coastal fishing communities in particular. Many problems in implementation of the scheme have been identified to be financial inability, lack of trust, illiteracy, dependence on fate and absence of market promotion programs in study areas. The study, in conclusion, has attempted to find out implications and suggest recommendations towards the goal of successful implementations of the scheme in coastal fishing communities of Bangladesh.
Mohammed Solaiman and Md Moazzam Husain , 2005. Social Insurance Scheme (SIS) for Poor Coastal Fishermen of Bangladesh: An Empirical Survey . Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences, 3: 412-417.