Annual Silk production in the country grew by 23.61% in last five years while the Vanya Silks (Tasar, Muga and Eri, exclusive of India) has shown a growth of 25% in 2018-19.
In last three years the average Tasar raw silk production in Chhattisgarh was 408.66 MT, said K. M. Hanumantharayappa, Chairman, Central Silk Board while interacting with the media.
He was on a visit to Chhattisgarh to inspect the various sericulture related activities. He had interactions with silkworm rearers, reelers and weavers including government officials.
He also visited different Pilot Project Centres and private silk mills.
He said that the central government had launched an integrated scheme for development of silk industry in the country at a total central share of Rs 2161.68 crore, ‘Silk Samagra’. Under the Act East initiatives the North East region got 38 projects.
The other initiatives includes, SMS service, Information Linkage and Knowledge System (SILKS) portal, ‘Buniyad’ for complete eradication of thigh reeling by providing reeling machines, Make in India initiative for development of automatic reeling machines, cold storage units and others.
He said in Chhattisgarh under Vanya Cluster Promotion Programme (VCPP), 221capacity building training, exposure visits, awareness programmes were held.
Similarly, under Institute Village Linkage Programme (IVLP) at Bastar covered 100 farmers, who brushed 20000 Diseases free Layings and harvested 1379492 cocoons. It provided an average income of Rs 25405.76 per farmer.