The Government through Central Silk Board has been
implementing Silk Samagra-2 scheme with an outlay
of Rs. 4,679.85 crore for the overall development of sericulture industry in the country from the year 2021-22 to
2025-26.
Under the scheme, financial assistance is provided to
States towards implementation of various beneficiary
oriented field level critical interventions, which includes
raising of kissan nurseries, silkworm rearing packages
(includes assistance for plantation, irrigation, rearing
house, rearing equipments and prophylactic measures),
establishment of chawki rearing centres in pre-cocoon
sector, support and infrastructure oriented interventions
for silkworm seed sector, silk reeling, spinning, weaving,
processing components meant for post cocoon sector.
So far, the central assistance of Rs. 1,075.58 crore has been
provided to States to cover around 78,000 beneficiaries
under Silk Samagra-2 scheme towards implementation of
beneficiary-oriented components covering both pre and post
cocoon activities/machineries for the growth and
sustainability of sericulture sector.
Additionally, through Research & Development activities,
the production and productivity of silk has been improved
to achieve the goal of Aatmanirbhar Bharat in silk sector.
Based on the proposals received from the States, central
assistance of Rs 72.50 crore to Andhra Pradesh and
Rs.40.66 crore to Telangana has been provided towards
implementation of beneficiary-oriented components under
Silk Samagra-2, during the last three years including the
current year.
The Government is implementing Raw Material Supply
Scheme (RMSS) and National Handloom Development
Programme to promote Handloom sector throughout the
country including Andhra Pradesh & Telangana States.
Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided
to eligible Handloom agencies/workers for raw material,
procurement of upgraded looms and accessories, solar
lighting units, construction of workshed, products
diversification & design innovation, technical and common
infrastructure, marketing of Handlooms products in
domestic & overseas markets, concessional loans under
weavers’ MUDRA Scheme and Social Security, etc. In
addition, to give wider exposure to all the textile
stakeholders including Handloom industry, several
marketing events in the form of fairs/melas, exhibitions and
expos are organised through support of CSB, National
Handloom Development Programme (NHDP), Export
Promotion Councils (EPC) of textiles including Indian Silk
Export Promotion Council, with the support of Ministry of
Textiles.