Silk Samagra

The scheme "Silk Samagra" is initiated by The Central Silk Board to revolutionize the silk industry in India. The Board oversees commercial seed production, technology development, quality certification systems, and capacity building. It works in collaboration with State Sericulture Departments across India to enhance sericulture practices, ensuring the growth and stability of the Silk industry. This integrated scheme aims to bolster the silk sector by maintaining and strengthening sericulture activities nationwide.

Components of the Scheme

The four main components of Silk Samagra include:

Research and development, Training, Transfer of Technology, and IT initiatives.
Seed Organizations.
Coordination and Market Development.
Quality Certification Systems/Export Brand Promotion and Technology Upgradation.

These components are interconnected to achieve the collective goal of advancing silk production. Seed production units focus on creating high-quality silkworm breeds, while stakeholders receive advanced training to enhance technology adoption. The outputs from these programs support stakeholders throughout the silk industry, while quality certification systems ensure adherence to established standards across the entire silk value chain.

Objectives of Silk Samagra

Conduct R&D to develop and improve food plants, silkworm breeds, and seed production techniques.
Enhance post-cocoon operations to optimize the use of current technologies.
Maintain a robust four-tier seed multiplication network to meet state production needs.
Offer quality certification for State and private units, ensuring high standards.
Provide comprehensive technical support to State seed production units.
Advance silk production aiming for both the import and export markets.
Facilitate financial and raw material management for Muga cocoons through CSB units.
Guarantee the quality and purity of silk through initiatives like the silk mark to promote pure silk products.

Highlights of Silk Samagra

Enhance research efforts in sericulture.
Promote sericulture expansion in non-traditional regions, including the North East, through the Cluster approach.
Implement soil health card initiatives and promote soil testing among beneficiaries.
Advocate for organic farming practices and eco-friendly silk, known as Vanya Silk.
Offer comprehensive critical input support.
Drive productivity and quality advancements.
Innovate by using silkworm products like pupa in industries such as poultry feed and cosmetics, and diversify products like silk denim and silk knit.
Encourage private sector participation in seed production to meet raw silk targets.
Extend the SILKS (Sericulture Information Linked Knowledge System) to cover more districts for wider sericulture expansion.
Develop Sericulture Databases for improved planning and understanding.

The Outcome from the Silk Samagra Scheme

Significant increase in silk production.
Aim to boost Mulberry silk production to 27,000 MTs, including 8,500 Mts of Bivoltine silk.
Create more employment opportunities.
Develop improved mulberry saplings in 543 kissan nurseries, advancing new plantation methods.
Enhance cocoon quality and quantity through 131 new Chawki rearing centers.
Improve reeling machine conditions to ensure efficient and quality silk production.
Strengthen silkworm seed production centers and farms by 2020.

Silkworm Seed Organizations

Equip seed units to enhance production quality and capacity to meet silk production targets.
Encourage large-scale private participation to fuel seed production growth.

Approval and Releasing Funds

State projects are evaluated by State-level Project Monitoring Committees before approval.
States submit project proposals by June 30th annually for CSB examination.
Required documents and criteria must accompany State submissions for CSB scrutiny.
CSB releases funds via the public Finance Management system and Direct Benefit Transfer upon approval.

Funds Released for Each Component Sector

Single-phase HP electric motor -- Rs.25,000
Cottage and Domestic basins -- Rs.1.99 lakh each.
Multi-end reeling units -- Rs.17.09 lakh.
Automatic reeling units -- Rs.79.83 lakh and Rs.141.02 lakh
Automatic dupion reeling units (international quality) -- Rs.45.76 lakh
Twisting units -- Rs.10.04 lakh per unit
Eco de-gumming machine (sericin powder) -- Rs.10 lakh.
Pupae processing units -- Rs.20.82 lakh per unit.
Reeling cum-twisting machines -- Rs.28,000
Wet reeling machines -- Rs.30,000.
Pedal/motorized spinning machines -- Rs.7,000 per unit.
Solar spinning machines -- Rs.21,000
Computerized Aided Textile Designing units -- Rs.5.75 lakh.
The Fabric processing unit (250 kg capacity) -- Rs.31.50 lakh per unit.
Arm dyeing unit -- Rs.21 lakh.
Fabric finishing units -- Rs.9 lakh per unit.

Funds for Seed Organization

Funds for State Grainages -- Rs.18 per unit of a single component.
Seed testing equipment -- Rs.16 lakh per Grainage.
Seed production units and cold storage -- Rs.4.476 crore per Grainage.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Silk Samagra.

The Silk Samagra is an integrated scheme initiated by the Central Silk Board to enhance the silk industry in India. It aims to maintain and strengthen sericulture activities across the country through its four components: research and development, training, transfer of technology and IT initiatives, seed organizations, coordination and market development, and quality certification systems/export brand promotion and technology up-gradation.

The four components of the Silk Samagra scheme are: Research and development, Training, Transfer of Technology and I.T. initiatives, Seed Organizations, Coordination and Market Development, and Quality Certification Systems/Export Brand Promotion and Technology up-gradation. These components are interlinked and focused on a common goal of developing the silk industry.

The main objectives of the Silk Samagra scheme include undertaking research and development activities for improving food plants, silkworm breeds, and seed production techniques, maintaining a four-tier seed multiplication network, providing quality certification for state and private units, providing technical support to state seed production units, analyzing silk production for market development, ensuring price stabilization for Muga cocoons, and promoting the quality and purity of silk through the Silk Mark.

The Silk Samagra scheme emphasizes promoting organic farming methods and eco-friendly silk, known as Vanya Silk. It also encourages soil testing and the issuance of Soil Health cards to beneficiaries, supporting sustainable and environmentally friendly practices in sericulture.

The expected outcomes of the Silk Samagra scheme include an increase in silk production, with mulberry silk production expected to reach 27,000 MTs, including 8,500 MTs of Bivoltine silk. It also aims to increase employment opportunities, improve the quality and quantity of cocoons, strengthen silkworm seed production centers and seed farms, and enhance the overall efficiency and quality of silk production.

The Silk Samagra scheme encourages private sector participation in seed production to meet the growing demand for high-quality silkworm seeds. It also aims to facilitate large-scale private participation in seed production, contributing to the overall growth and development of the silk industry.

Under the Silk Samagra scheme, State project proposals are first approved by the State-level Project Monitoring Committee and then submitted to the Central Silk Board (CSB) for scrutiny and approval. The CSB releases funds to the States through the Public Finance Management System and Direct Benefit Transfer. States are required to submit their project proposals by June 30th of each year.

The Silk Samagra scheme provides funding for various components, such as single-phase HP electric motors (Rs. 25,000), cottage and domestic basins (Rs. 1.99 lakh), multi-end reeling units (Rs. 17.09 lakh), automatic reeling units (Rs. 79.83 lakh and Rs. 141.02 lakh), automatic dupion reeling units (Rs. 45.76 lakh), twisting units (Rs. 10.04 lakh per unit), eco de-gumming machines (Rs. 10 lakh), pupae processing units (Rs. 20.82 lakh per unit), and fabric processing units (Rs. 31.50 lakh per unit), among others.

The Silk Samagra scheme provides funding support for seed organizations, including Rs. 18 per unit of a single component for state grainages, Rs. 16 lakh per grainage for seed testing equipment, and Rs. 4.476 crore per grainage for seed production units and cold storage facilities. This support aims to strengthen the seed production infrastructure and ensure the availability of high-quality silkworm seeds.

The Silk Samagra scheme includes IT initiatives such as the Sericulture Information Linked Knowledge System (SILKS), which will be extended to cover more districts for the expansion of sericulture. Additionally, a Sericulture Database is being developed to aid in clear understanding and planning of sericulture activities across the country.