Lok Sabha Question No. 5434 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-05
Subject: Central Silk Board
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5434

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.04.2023

## CENTRAL SILK BOARD

## 5434. SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Central  Silk  Board  has  set  up  research  extension  centres  for  providing  assistance  to farmers engaged in sericulture;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c)  the  details  of  the  financial  assistance  and  other  facilities  provided  to  the  farmers  to  promote sericulture during each of the last three years and the current year?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् )

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

(SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. 35 Research Extension Centres (RECs) are functioning under research institutes of Central Silk Board (CSB) to assist sericulture farmers by disseminating technology & innovations of CSB with the help of R&D institutes at the field level with the support of state sericulture departments. The state-wise details of RECs functioning under CSB are given below:

| S. No.   | Name of the State   |   No. of RECs |
|----------|---------------------|---------------|
| 1        | Karnataka           |             3 |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      |             3 |
| 3        | Telangana           |             1 |
| 4        | Tamil Nadu          |             4 |
| 5        | Maharashtra         |             4 |
| 6        | Madhya Pradesh      |             1 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh    |             2 |
| 8        | J&KUT               |             1 |
| 9        | UP                  |             2 |
| 10       | West Bengal         |             3 |
| 11       | Chhattisgarh        |             1 |
| 12       | Jharkhand           |             1 |
| 13       | Assam               |             2 |
| 14       | Sikkim              |             1 |
| 15       | Tripura             |             1 |
| 16       | Meghalaya           |             1 |
| 17       | Nagaland            |             1 |
| 18       | Mizoram             |             1 |
| 19       | Arunachal Pradesh   |             1 |
| 20       | Manipur             |             1 |
|          | Total               |            35 |

- (c): The financial assistance provided to states during each of the last three years and current year towards implementation of beneficiary components including pre-cocoon related components meant for sericulture farmers is as below:

| Financial Year   |   Financial assistance provided to states (Rs. in Crores) |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2019-20          |                                                    144.81 |
| 2020-21          |                                                    147.46 |
| 2021-22          |                                                    297.38 |
| 2022-23          |                                                    248.3  |
| Total            |                                                    837.95 |

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