India is one of the leading nations in the world in the abundance of inland water resources. India has rich and diverse inland water resources in the form of Cold water upland lakes, rivers, flood plain lakes, reservoirs, estuaries, brackish water lakes and backwaters spread over various geo-climatic regions which harbours a rich fish germplasm. These inland water bodies servers as a source of livelihood for many peoples in India. However, in this course manual various aspects of "Inland Fisheries Resources" have been covered. Chapters covered in this publication are Introduction, Categorization of different freshwater fisheries resources, Bheel (Floodplain wetland) fisheries resource of India, Riverine fisheries resources of India, Coldwater fisheries resources of India, Reservoir fisheries resources of India, Water budgeting, Community participation in fishery resource management and Reference.