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SILK PROCESSING TECHONOLOGY -1

Desriptive questions

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Present status of raw silk techonology in india

country increased by 10.52 per cent during 2018-19 over the previous year, Irani said among 

the four varieties of silk produced in 2018-19, Mulberry accounts for 71.50 per cent (25,213 MT), 

Tussar 8.44 per cent (2,977 MT), Eri 19.40 per cent (6,839 MT) and Muga 0.66 per cent (232 

MT) of the provisional total raw silk production of 35,261 MT.

"The total raw silk production in the country increased by 10.52 per cent (35,261 Metric Tonne 

(MT)) during 2018-19 over the previous year 2017-18 (31,906 MT)," The minister said the 

Central Silk Board (CSB), a statutory body under the Ministry of Textiles is encouraging 

production and export of silk

To benefit farmers engaged in sericulture, CSB is implementing a restructured Central Sector 

Scheme 'Silk Samagra', which mainly focuses on improving quality and productivity of domestic 

silk thereby reducing the country's dependence on imported silk.

Under the scheme, assistance is extended to sericulture stakeholders for the beneficiary 

oriented components like, raising of Kissan Nursery, Plantation with improved Mulberry 

varieties, Irrigation, Chawki Rearing Centres with incubation facility, construction of rearing 

houses besides others, she said.

Methods involved in sericulture

Cocoon storageFor dried cocoon storage, the best conditions will keep the raw 

materials for long periods without any damage from moulds and pests. In building the 

cocoon storage room, the following should be considered. Air space for ventilation 

must be provided at the bottom of the storage room, to prevent moisture coming up 

from underground as shown in the Appendix, Figure 9.

The cocoon stores should preferably be built with double walls.

If there is no double wall, every endeavour should be made to have the walls as thick 

as possible. Windows should be small and fixed at a high level and provided with an 

exhaust fan to enable moisture accumulating in the room to be drawn out. The storing