Cage culture is an emerging area of employment for people living in the vicinity of the reservoirs. In Jharkhand, cage culture was started by the Department of Fisheries (DoF), in 2011 under the scheme of National Mission for Protein Supplements (NMPS) under Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) with an objective of utilizing large water bodies for fish culture, creating employment opportunities and improving socio-economic status of the targeted group. This study was done with an objective to analyse how cage culture in reservoirs in Jharkhand has led to emergence of new employment opportunities. It was reported that cage culture is practiced in 17 districts of the state in 25 reservoirs amongst which major are Chandil, Maithan, Patratu, Tillaiya, Tenughat, Konar, Hatia and Kanke reservoirs. Chandil reservoir was selected for the study because it is the largest reservoir of the state and maximum number of cages have been installed in this reservoir. Interview schedule was used to collect information from 120 members of the Chandil reservoir fisheries cooperative society 'Chandil Bandh Visthapit Matsyajivi Swavlambi Sahkari Samiti' and 'Mahisada Dhiwar Sahkari Samiti'. Chandil reservoir is situated at Sarikela-Kharsawan district of Jharkhand and is spread in four blocks i.e., Chandil, Ichagarh, Nimdih and Kukru. The total area of the reservoir is 18,000 hectare in which around 1,174 cages are installed with a size of 6x4x4 m. Species cultured are Pangasius, Tilapia and Carps. Main source of fish seed is from Naiyahati, West Bengal. Under best management practice average fish production from each cage is 3.5-4.5 tonnes per year and has been showing an increasing trend since 2011. It was reported by the members, that cage culture has created employment for about 400 people. Average monthly income of the members was reported to be Rs. 6,700. Cleaning of cage nets of cage is done fortnightly. Feeding is done twice a day based on the body weight of the stocked fish. A small feed mill is established in Chandil which can produce around 2 tonne feed per day. Marketing of fish is done by members of cooperative society and sold to local markets and transported to other cities such as Jamshedpur, Ranchi, and to nearby states such as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. In addition to the members of the cooperative society, who do fish farming, cage culture have created employment opportunity in other ancillary activities. One of these activities is cage fabrication, where about 5 people are required and with 1,174 cages installed in Chandil reservoir, cage fabrication has emerged as a good employment opportunity. In addition, feed mill, feed manufacturing, transportation, fish selling also creates employment opportunity. About 50 people have also opened small snack/food shops nearby. It was reported that directly and indirectly, cage culture in Chandil reservoir is providing employment to a total of 400 people. It is important to note that the area of the Chandil reservoir is 18,000 ha and cages are installed in less than 1% area of the reservoir. Cage culture has created new employment opportunities also to the people whose livelihoods were displaced due to the reservoir construction. As per reports of DoF, there are 4,122 cages installed in different reservoirs of the state which has created employment for more than 2,000 people. Thus, it can be concluded that cage culture in reservoirs has emerged as a new employment opportunity for people in Jharkhand.