Kerala Fisherman Debt Relief Commission Bill

Fishing community is one of the most vulnerable sections of Kerala society. A vast majority of them who eke out their living by fishing in the inland waters or in the sea have been in a debt trap. As a substantial effort to relieve them from their sufferings Government have decided to form the Kerala Fisherman Debt Relief Commission. A bill for the purpose is under legislative process. The commission is envisaged to carrying on mediation, conciliation and judgment in regard to their pending loans from institutions, banks and individuals, so as to alleviate the sufferings of the debt-ridden traditional fisherfolk.

Kerala conservation of paddy field and wet lands Bill.

The extent of paddy field and wet lands has been progressively shrinking in the State. This has resulted in the ruination of ecological balance and acute shortage of drinking water in summer months. It has also seriously affected the production of paddy in the State. With a view to enact law against this disastrous trend the draft Kerala Conservation of Paddy field and Wet lands Bill was introduced in the Assembly on 19.09.2007 and it is under legislative process. The bill aims at the conservation of paddy field and wetlands and preventing their filling and conversion for other purposes.