New Delhi March 21 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved the Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry.
According to the CCEA a total allocation of Rs 2 161.68 crore has been approved for the implementation of the scheme for three years from 2017-18 to 2019-20.
The scheme is expected to increase the silk production from the level of 30 348 MTs during 2016-17 to 38 500 MTs by end of 2019-20.
"The core objective of the scheme is to improve the productivity and quality of silk through R&D intervention " an official statement said.
"The focus of R&D intervention is to promote improved crossÂbreed silk... so that Bivotine silk production in India enhances to such a level that raw silk imports become nil by 2022 thereby making India self-sufficient in silk."
Besides the approved proposal includes provision for brand promotion of Indian silk through quality certification by "Silk Mark".
--IANS
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