Lok Sabha Question No. 2338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Indian Silk Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Manjulata Mandal, Ganesan Selvam, Gautham Sigamani Pon, Dhanush M Kumar, C.N. Annadurai, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2338

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## INDIAN SILK INDUSTRY

## 2338.  SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH alias PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

## Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Indian silk industry is one of the largest generators of employment and foreign exchange for the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the percentage of employment and foreign exchange generated by the Indian Silk Industry during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c) the contribution of silk industry in the overall economic development of the country;
- (d) the production, consumption, import and export of silk in the country during each of the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) the targets fixed and achievements made for production of silk during 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.  Silk  industry  is  one  of  the  major  employment  generating  sectors  of  the  country. However, the employment generation data is not maintained centrally. The foreign exchange generated by the Indian silk industry during the last three years and the current year is given below:

| Year                    |   Foreign Exchange generated through Exports (Mn. US$) |
|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19                 |                                                    291 |
| 2019-20                 |                                                    247 |
| 2020-21                 |                                                    198 |
| 2021-22 (Till Dec-2021) |                                                    211 |

(*) Source: www.ceicdata.com and http://tradestat.commerce.gov.in

- (c): Sericulture  is  an  agriculture-based  industry  playing  a  vital  role  in  development  of  the  rural economy of our country. High employment potential, high returns, regular income at fixed intervals, women friendly &  eco-friendly  nature  of  occupation,  are  some  of  the  salient  features  of  sericulture. Further, the domestic consumption and export of silk & silk goods also contributes to the economy.
- (d): Raw silk production, consumption, import and export of silk in the country during each of the last three years and the current year are given below:
- (e): The raw silk production targets fixed and achievements made during the last three years and the current year are given below:

| Year                     | Raw silk Production (MTs)   | Import of Raw silk (MTs)   | Consumption (MTs)   |   Export Earnings (Mn. US$) |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2018-19                  | 35,468                      | 2,785                      | 38,253              |                         291 |
| 2019-20                  | 35,820                      | 3,315                      | 39,135              |                         247 |
| 2020-21                  | 33,770                      | 1,804                      | 35,574              |                         198 |
| 2021-22 (Till Dec- 2021) | 26,587                      | 1,377                      | 31,620              |                         211 |

| Year                      | Raw silk Production (MT)   | Raw silk Production (MT)   |
|---------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|                           | Target                     | Achievement                |
| 2018-19                   | 35,960                     | 35,468                     |
| 2019-20                   | 38,530                     | 35,820                     |
| 2020-21                   | 39,000                     | 33,770                     |
| 2021-22 (*Till Dec- 2021) | 39,500                     | 26,587*                    |