Cottage and Village Industries Minister Kusum Mahdele has directed to open showrooms of Madhya Pradesh Silk Federation at tourist destinations Ujjain, Khajuraho, Panna, national parks and metropolitan cities.
After assuming charge of Chairperson of the federation, Mahdele addressed its annual general meeting on Monday.
She expressed satisfaction over adopting online sale system for its Prakrit brand silk clothes.
Mahdele recommended sending proposal to the government for giving relaxation in electricity rates to silkworm breeders like farmers.
She also announced to reward talented children of silkworm breeders, upward revision in silk thread making rate and distribution of dividend to silkworm breeders. Besides, she directed to intensify efforts to expand sericulture activities so that livelihood can be made available to maximum number of women beneficiaries.
Commissioner Sericulture and MD of Federation Satyanand, Deputy Secretary Village Industries Kusum Thakur and General Manager Rakesh Kumar attended the meeting.
Women silk beneficiaries from Mandla, Balaghat, Narsinghpur and Hoshangabad were also present.