Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Silk Production
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ganesan Selvam

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## SILK PRODUCTION

## *377.  SHRI SELVAM G:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) the total quantity of silk produced in the country particularly in Tamil Nadu during each of the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) whether the Government has failed to achieve the targets fixed for the growth  of  silk  production  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) the details of export of silk and its products during the said period, country-wise and foreign exchange earned therefrom along with the names of importing countries;
- (d) the amount of funds allocated by the Government for the production of silk during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  steps  to  ensure  price stabilization of cocoon to protect the silk growers, if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र मंरी ( श्रीमती स्मृ तत ज़ूबिन इरानी )

MINISTER OF TEXTILES (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

- (a) to (e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION No. *377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

- (a): Raw silk production in the country along with Tamil Nadu during last three years is given below:

(MT)

| State      |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Country    |     30348 |     31906 |     35468 |
| Tamil Nadu |      1914 |      1984 |      2072 |

The state-wise production of raw silk during each of last three years is given in Annexure-I .

- (b): Country  has  shown  increasing  trend  in  production  of  silk  over  the years. There is Marginal shortage in achievement against the targets set.

The  details  of  achievement  made  in  silk  production  against  the  target during last three years are given below:

| Year    |   Target (MT) |   Achievement (MT) |   % achievement |
|---------|---------------|--------------------|-----------------|
| 2016-17 |         32000 |              30348 |            94.8 |
| 2017-18 |         33840 |              31906 |            94.3 |
| 2018-19 |         35960 |              35468 |            98.6 |

The main reasons for marginal shortfall in production is urbanisation in traditional silk producing states and deficient/erratic rain fall.

- (c): The  details  of  export  earnings  from  silk  goods  and  country-wise foreign exchange earned for last three years are given below:

Export earnings from silk during 2016-17 to 2018-19

| Items               | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|                     | Crore Rs. | Mn.US $   | Crore Rs. | Mn.US $   | Crore Rs. | Mn.US $   |
| Cocoons             | 0.32      | 0.05      | 0.05      | 0.01      | 0.01      | 0.002     |
| Raw Silk            | 0.44      | 0.07      | -         | -         | 1.36      | 0.19      |
| Silk Yarn           | 14.57     | 2.17      | 15.61     | 2.42      | 23.34     | 3.35      |
| Fabrics & Made- ups | 1051.65   | 156.80    | 864.81    | 134.18    | 1022.43   | 145.85    |
| Readymade Garments  | 864.33    | 128.87    | 650.48    | 100.93    | 742.27    | 107.30    |
| Silk Carpet         | 63.78     | 9.51      | 17.34     | 2.69      | 113.09    | 16.11     |
| Silk waste          | 98.33     | 14.66     | 101.19    | 15.70     | 129.38    | 18.56     |
| TOTAL               | 2093.42   | 312.13    | 1649.48   | 255.93    | 2031.89   | 291.36    |

Source: Compiled from the HS code data downloaded from the website of DGCI&S, Kolkata

| #   | Country     | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|-----|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|     |             | Crore Rs. | Mn.US$    | Crore Rs. | Mn.US$    | Crore Rs. | Mn.US$    |
| 1   | U Arab Emts | 546.31    | 81.45     | 376.96    | 58.49     | 372.76    | 53.72     |
| 2   | U S A       | 263.85    | 39.34     | 218.26    | 33.87     | 372.66    | 53.07     |
| 3   | U K         | 128.39    | 19.14     | 131.81    | 20.45     | 107.39    | 15.39     |
| 4   | China P Rep | 89.17     | 13.30     | 78.56     | 12.19     | 102.12    | 14.60     |
| 5   | Sudan       | 46.63     | 6.95      | 41.33     | 6.41      | 97.68     | 14.20     |
| 6   | Nigeria     | 43.52     | 6.49      | 52.62     | 8.16      | 96.37     | 13.74     |
| 7   | Germany     | 107.78    | 16.07     | 63.08     | 9.79      | 72.25     | 10.29     |
| 8   | France      | 78.61     | 11.72     | 57.23     | 8.88      | 67.24     | 9.58      |
| 9   | Australia   | 46.07     | 6.87      | 45.12     | 7.00      | 60.55     | 8.58      |
| 10  | Italy       | 73.72     | 10.99     | 53.35     | 8.28      | 57.78     | 8.22      |
|     | Others      | 669.37    | 99.80     | 531.17    | 82.42     | 625.09    | 89.97     |
|     | Total       | 2093.42   | 312.13    | 1649.48   | 255.93    | 2031.89   | 291.36    |

(d): Ministry  of  Textiles,  Government  of  India  through  Central  Silk  Board  is implementing following beneficiary oriented schemes for the overall development of sericulture industry in the country including silk production:

- i. CSB  has  been  implementing  a  restructured  Central  Sector  Scheme  'Silk Samagra'  for  development  of  sericulture  in  the  Country,  which  mainly focuses  on  improving  quality  and  productivity  of  domestic  silk  thereby reducing the country's dependence on imported silk.
- ii. Under North East Region Textile Promotion Scheme (NERTPS), 38 Sericulture projects are being implemented in all North Eastern States.

Funds allocated and expenditure made under the above schemes during the last three years is given below:

Rs. In Crores

|              | 2016-17         | 2016-17   | 2017-18         | 2017-18   | 2018-19         | 2018-19   | 2019-20         |
|--------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------------|
| Scheme       | Allocation (RE) | Expnd.    | Allocation (RE) | Expnd.    | Allocation (RE) | Expnd.    | Allocation (BE) |
| Silk Samagra | 154.01          | 154.01    | 161.50          | 161.50    | 120.00          | 117.41    | 181.00          |
| NERTPS       | 230.78          | 189.65    | 232.27          | 217.72    | 65.72           | 41.64     | 124.98          |

(e): Silk  Cocoons  being  an  agricultural  based  commodity,  a  number  of  factor such as climate (rainfall, drought etc.), pest and disease incidences (which affect the  production  and  quality  of  cocoon),  demand  for  silk  products,  international prices of silk etc. affect the cocoon prices.  As marketing of cocoon and raw silk comes under the State  subject,  few  States  provide  price  incentive  to  farmers  for their  cocoon  produce  (through  regulated  cocoon  markets),  whenever  there  is  a fluctuation in cocoon prices. The traditional silk producing States like Karnataka, Andhra  Pradesh,  Tamil  Nadu  and  West  Bengal  follows  open  auctions  between farmers and the reelers. The marketing of these commodities is purely done by the State.

## State wise Raw Silk production during the last 3 Years (2016-17 to 2018-19)

(in MT)

| #     | State                      |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | Karnataka                  |      9571 |  9322     |   11592   |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh             |      5970 |  6778     |    7481   |
| 3     | Telangana                  |       119 |   163     |     224   |
| 4     | Tamil Nadu                 |      1914 |  1984     |    2072   |
| 5     | Kerala                     |        11 |    15     |      16   |
| 6     | Maharashtra                |       259 |   373     |     519   |
| 7     | Uttar Pradesh              |       269 |   292     |     289   |
| 8     | Madhya Pradesh             |       111 |   103     |     100   |
| 9     | Chhattisgarh               |       361 |   532     |     349   |
| 10    | West Bengal                |      2565 |  2577     |    2394   |
| 11    | Bihar                      |        77 |    63     |      55   |
| 12    | Jharkhand                  |      2631 |  2220     |    2375   |
| 13    | Odisha                     |       125 |   116     |     131   |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashmir            |       145 |   132     |     118   |
| 15    | Himachal Pradesh           |        32 |    32     |      34   |
| 16    | Uttarakhand                |        34 |    35     |      36   |
| 17    | Haryana                    |         1 |     0.7   |       0.7 |
| 18    | Punjab                     |         3 |     3     |       3   |
| 19    | Assam (including Bodoland) |      3811 |  4861     |    5026   |
| 20    | Arunachal Pradesh          |        45 |    54     |      59   |
| 21    | Manipur                    |       529 |   388     |     464   |
| 22    | Meghalaya                  |       927 |  1076     |    1187   |
| 23    | Mizoram                    |        76 |    83.6   |      92   |
| 24    | Nagaland                   |       678 |   615     |     620   |
| 25    | Sikkim                     |         9 |     0.001 |       0.4 |
| 26    | Tripura                    |        75 |    87     |     230   |
| Total | Total                      |     30348 | 31906     |   35468   |

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