Key Points
Rs 1,074.94 crore assistance provided to State Governments for silk development initiatives
So far, an assistance of Rs. 1,074.94 crores has been extended to State Governments covering around 78,000 beneficiaries, for implementation of beneficiary-oriented critical field-level components under the scheme, he said.
The Minister said further that under the National Handloom Development Programme and Raw Material Supply Scheme implemented by the Handloom sector, support to handloom workers including silk handloom workers is provided.
The thrust of the ongoing Silk Samagra-2 scheme is to become Aatmanirbhar in the silk sector. The initiatives under the Silk Samagra-2 scheme are to enhance international-grade bivoltine silk production and boosting of silk exports.
He said that the Union Government aims to establish India as a global leader in silk production and exports through a multi-pronged strategy focusing on production enhancement, quality improvement, infrastructure development, R&D, and market expansion.
