Activities

2. Silkworm Seed Production and supply

The production and supply of disease free silkworm seed is continued as the main activity. Against the target of 165.00 lakhs layings for the year 2008-2009 a quantity of 78.112 lakh layings has been supplied to the rearers upto September 2008.

The annual performance is shown in Table -2

3. Cocoon Production

A quantity of 5033.40 Metric tons of Silkworm cocoon was produced upto the end of September, 2008, against the target of 10500 Metric tons, out of which 1578.10 Metric tons of cocoons were transacted in Government cocoon markets. The performance of cocoon production and market transactions are shown in Tables – 3 & 4 respectively

4. Raw Silk Production

A quantity of 711.540 Metric tons of raw silk was produced against the target of 1500 Metric tons upto the end of September, 2008. The performance of raw silk production in the State is shown in Table -5.   

5. Employment Generation.

During the year 2008-2009 against the target of employment generation for 50,000 persons, 25,778 have been covered. The employment generation for five years is indicated graphically in Table – 6.

6. Government Anna Silk Exchange, Kancheepuram

During the year 2008-2009 the Government Anna Silk exchange, Kancheepuram transacted 77.215 Metric tons of raw silk against the target of 160.00 Metric tons. The performance of the Government Anna Silk Exchange is shown in Table - 7.

7. TANSILK, Kancheepuram.

TANSILK is the Apex Silk Marketing Co-operative Federation  transacting raw and ready silk yarn and supplying to the Handloom Weavers Co-operative Societies and Khadi and Village Industries Board. It has purchased 111.213 Metric tons and sold 226.00 Metric tons of silk upto September, 2008,  against   the   target   of  350.00   Metric  tons  for  the year 2008-2009. The performance of TANSILK for the past five years is detailed in Table - 8.

ASSISTANCE PROPOSED FOR THE YEAR 2008-2009

The farmers will be motivated to plant high yielding mulberry varieties like V1, S36, to raise productivity and increase returns.

Details of V₁ mulberry seed availability will be informed to farmers and extension staff will assist farmers to plant high yielding mulberry variety.

The farmers will be trained to take up bivoltine Sericulture and they will be supplied with CSR hybrid layings.

The Sericulture Quality Clubs will be provided effective sprayers to take up proper disinfection.  Each club will be provided with a compressor type sprayer to take up disinfection for successful crop harvest. This will spread the message on proper disinfection to avoid crop failures.

The quality club members will be taken to progressive areas where the farmers practice innovative technologies developed by Research institutions for skill development.

The Silk reelers will be trained for skill upgradation in processing and preservation of bye products for value addition.

In order to take up bivoltine technology the farmers will be trained by conducting awareness meets on requirements, and exposure visits to learn bivoltine sericulture practices.

Women members’ participation is more in sericulture activities and they will be provided with assistance under various programmes such as cultivation of high yielding mulberry variety, training in bivoltine crops, installation of drip irrigation system, construction of separate rearing houses and procurement of improved rearing equipments.

Necessary assistance will be provided to oppressed classes namely SCs / STs / BCs / MBCs for their economic development through Sericulture.

Assistance will be provided for adopting water saving technology like drip irrigation.

The details of assistance to be provided to the farmers and reelers under various schemes are furnished below:-

All new farmers planting mulberry during the financial year are eligible for availing the financial assistance, as well as technical guidance provided by the Department of Sericulture. The farmers and reelers may approach the Assistant Inspector of Sericulture of the Technical Service Centers concerned or the Assistant Director of Sericulture of particular jurisdiction / District for any assistance or information.

     TABLE – 1   MULBERRY   AREA   EXPANSION

 TABLE – 2   SILKWORM SEED CONSUMPTION

  TABLE – 3   COCOON  PRODUCTION

 TABLE – 4   TRANSACTION  AT GOVERNMENT  COCOON  MARKETS

TABLE – 5   RAW    SILK    PRODUCTION

TABLE – 6   EMPLOYMENT GENERATION (No. of Persons employed)