Lok Sabha Question No. 294 (STARRED), answered on 2023-08-09
Subject: Silk Samagra-2
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *294 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2023

## SILK SAMAGRA-2

## *294. SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

(a)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  supporting  States  by  rolling  out  various  schemes  under  Silk Samagra-2 for greater development of this sector;

- (b) if so, the details of the financial assistance provided during the last three years, State-wise including Odisha and Maharashtra;
- (c) whether some States are not being able to leverage the required benefits from the said schemes due to  skewed  distribution  of  resources  among  various  sectors  and  following  exclusions  in  the  Central Sector Schemes;
- (d) if so, whether the Union Government proposes to consider necessary amendments/modifications in the SOP, Guidelines to promote Castor based Ericulture industries;
- (e) whether the Union Government also proposes to consider facilitating and funding for establishment of  large  industrial  silk  spinning  unit  for  new  entrepreneurs/start-ups/existing  entrepreneurs  under  the central sector scheme Silk Samagra-2; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Odisha and Maharashtra?

उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंत्री ( श्री पीयूष गोयल ) MINISTER OF TEXTILES

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  *294  asked  by  SHRI CHANDRA  SEKHAR  SAHU  &  SHRI  RAHUL  RAMESH  SHEWALE  to  be  answered  on 09.08.2023 regarding 'SILK SAMAGRA-2'

(a): Government of India through Central Silk Board (CSB) has been implementing Central Sector Scheme  'Silk  Samagra-2'  from  the  year  2021-22  to  2025-26  for  overall  development  of  sericulture sector in the country. Under the scheme, provision is made to support States towards implementation of various beneficiary-oriented field level interventions and components covering activities in silk chain.

(b): The  State-wise  financial  assistance  provided  during  the  last  three  years  including  Odisha  & Maharashtra under 'Silk Samagra' & 'Silk Samagra-2' schemes is given in the Annexure.

(c): 26  silk  producing  States  except  Kerala  leveraged  the  required  benefits  under  the  scheme  by submitting proposals in compliance to scheme guidelines. Proposal from Kerala has not been received so far.

(d): The objective of Silk Samagra-2 scheme is to support small and marginal farmers/stakeholders of silk sector through States under beneficiary components. These beneficiary components are designed based on the prevailing requirement of the silk sector in the country and the components recommended by the CSB Research Institutes.

In respect of Erisilk sector, provision of assistance is available for silkworm rearing, spinning and other components  under  the  scheme.  The  castor  based  Eri  silkworm  rearers  can  also  avail  these  benefits except for castor plantation, as provision made under the scheme is only for eri perennial host plantation viz. Kesseru/Ailanthus varieties.

(e) & (f): There is a provision under Silk Samagra-2 scheme to provide assistance for establishment of silk reeling units like Automatic Reeling unit, Twisting unit, Multi-end reeling unit etc. and also Miniature Eri spinning plant for new entrepreneurs/ start-ups / existing entrepreneurs.

Annexure referred in reply to part (b) of the Starred Question No. *294 for 09.08.2023 regarding Silk Samagra-2

State/Region-wise  financial  assistance  provided  under  'Silk  Samagra'  &  'Silk  Samagra-2 schemes during the last three years (2020-21 to 2022-23)

(Rs. In Lakhs)

| S.No.   |                                    | 2020-21      | 2021-22        | 2022-23        |
|---------|------------------------------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
| S.No.   |                                    | Silk Samagra | Silk Samagra-2 | Silk Samagra-2 |
| 1       | Karnataka                          | 5,756.07     | 10,140.19      | 1,538.38       |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 2,251.10     | 2,496.27       | 0.00           |
| 3       | Telangana                          | 1,391.71     | 567.79         | 3,421.71       |
| 4       | Tamilnadu                          | 1,432.52     | 1,968.09       | 3,335.46       |
| 5       | Maharashtra                        | 0.00         | 106.68         | 284.94         |
| 6       | Uttar pradesh                      | 357.00       | 2,529.74       | 0.00           |
| 7       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 8.26         | 0.00           | 293.18         |
| 8       | Chattisgarh                        | 84.75        | 1,478.19       | 2,895.83       |
| 9       | West Bengal                        | 5.51         | 0.00           | 721.12         |
| 10      | Bihar                              | 364.63       | 1,177.44       | 1,031.48       |
| 11      | Jharkhand                          | 54.24        | 0.00           | 273.94         |
| 12      | Odisha                             | 226.97       | 76.63          | 355.92         |
| 13      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 0.00         | 546.65         | 0.00           |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 772.86       | 0.00           | 0.00           |
| 15      | Uttarakhand                        | 269.74       | 511.82         | 784.09         |
| 16      | Haryana                            | 26.56        | 241.24         | 0.00           |
| 17      | Punjab                             | 117.72       | 241.73         | 81.76          |
| 18      | Assam                              | 97.68        | 672.42         | 2,150.14       |
| 19      | Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) | 758.50       | 909.13         | 1,936.03       |
| 20      | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 0.00         | 2,364.26       | 2,619.15       |
| 21      | Manipur                            | 0.00         | 0.00           | 3,248.96       |
| 22      | Meghalaya                          | 62.46        | 1,039.11       | 632.08         |
| 23      | Mizoram                            | 470.13       | 967.63         | 2,006.90       |
| 24      | Nagaland                           | 237.35       | 2,249.35       | 1,521.04       |
| 25      | Sikkim                             | 0.00         | 119.00         | 629.57         |
| 26      | Tripura                            | 0.00         | 0.00           | 152.00         |