Department of SericultureUttarakhand

ORGANIZATION

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OBJECTIVE :

• To ensure complete and holistic development of sericulture in Uttarakhand state.
• To improve managerial and technical skills through training and input supports.
• To generate employment opportunity to rural mass.
• Exploitation of locally available natural grown silkworm host plant for economic development of rural mass.
• Participation of women and BPL families in sericulture development programme.

VISION :

 Production of 2-A grade raw silk.

• Tie-up of weaver cluster with raw silk production units
• Emphasis on value addition and to develop the state as producer state as well as consumer state.
• Increase in present income of rearers through silkworm rearing to a economically viable level by introducing one additional silkworm crop.
• Adoption of different multiple model of sericulture development, depending on the available potentials and suitability of the region.
• Development of forest based Vanya Silk( Oak tasar, Muga and Eri).
• Increase in silkworm host plant wealth through Van Panchayat and Forest Department.
• Promotion of organic sericulture and water harvesting devices in sericulture programme.
• Blending of various type of silk yarn with traditional /natural yarn produce in the state.

 STRENGTH :

• Suitable climate for production of high quality bivoltine silk.
• Climate & socio economic conditions are suitable for production of all four types of silk.
• Availability of mulberry trees on bunds and courtyards of farmer.
• Availability of natural grown food plants.
• Good research and seed production base and infrastructure of Central Silk Board in the state.
• Availability of sericulture societies, SHGs, NGOs etc.
• Availability of cocoon market and reeling units

 DEPARTMENTAL STRATEGY:

• Communitization of departmental farms.
• Formations of Self help groups.
• Involvement of private sector/ NGO.
• Emphasis on quality production.
• Training and skill up-gradation of departmental staff.
• Development of silk weaving.
• Exploitation of available food plants for the development of Vanya Silks.
• Development of sericulture through Centrally Sponsored Schemes.

COCOON MARKETING : 

• Cocoon markets function on open auction system.
• A revolving fund of Rs. 2 crores with 50% share from CSB has been created to ensure spot and cash payment  to the rearers.
• Computerized database of each rearer is being maintained.
• Rearers are ensured cash payment on the same day.

POLICY REFORMS : 

• Oak tasar culture in upper hills and mulberry sericulture in Doon valley and Tarai.l
• 31 Govt. farms have been communitized to sericulture Societies and SHGs.
• Involvement of NGOs for effective extension
• Formation of Uttarakhand Co-operative Resham Federation.
• Leasing out of growth center (Reeling units) to entrepreneurs for their
• Capacity building.
• Raw silk production only on multi end reeling machines.

NEW INITIATIVES :

• Promotion of “Vanya Silks”.
• Promotion of farm to fabric concept/activities for value addition.
• Consultancy of Chinese experts for qualitative and quantitative improvement of sericulture.
• Establishment of silk park for promotion of post cocoon activities.
• Extension of sericulture programme on cluster approach.
• Strengthening of govt. silk farm specially of upper hills.