India is now looking to double income of the farmers by 2022. The only way to improve the marine fisheries income is to regulate and implement the code of conduct for responsible fisheries. Inland fishing has an important role on the socio-economic development of the developing countries. This economic activity will be a companion of agriculture in the populated countries like India. Fishing is not only a source of income, but also provider of necessary nutrients to our body. Moreover, fishing influences local and national economy, create scopes of engagement for the rural women and marginal farmers, alleviate poverty through employment generation, helps the development of ancillary industries and infrastructure, conserves the aquatic ecosystem and biodiversity etc. Overall it helps in the total development of a region. In the present chapter, the above mentioned facts have been highlighted by analysing the scope and prospect of inland fishing in Kerala. Here the main focus is given to how much the socio-economic development of this district have been done through inland fishing and what will be its possibilities in this regard to achieve the aforesaid goal with proper plan. Data were collected from handbook of fisheries statistics.

-Socio-economic issues, Livelihood, Inland Fisheries