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Karnataka Agicultural Policy 2006
providing employment to rural women folk and the weaker sections like minorities, SC/STs and
other backward classes. Sericulture activity provides employment to 13 persons per hectare of
mulberry throughout the year through all its activities. During the next decade, it is envisaged to
increase Silk production from the present 7,471 Mts to 20,000 Mts. Leaving out the Districts where
the potentialities have been tapped to the maximum, horizontal growth is foreseen in Hassan,
Mandya, Tumkur,Chitradurga, Belgaum, Bagalkot, Haveri and Bidar districts.
25.2 The present global scenario demands the production of gradable silk in bulk. Hence, it is envisaged
to give more attention to the following aspects.
More than 80 per cent of the total silkworm seed production is by the private sector. To ensure
quality seed production and update the knowledge of the private seed producers, regular training is
required. Also, to strengthen the infrastructure, financial assistance is to be provided for production
of Bivoltine dfls. Training in adoption of new technologies in mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing
and silk reeling will be provided.
Community chawki rearing centers will be encouraged to avoid crop losses. Disease control
programmes have to be taken up periodically to check the out-break of diseases.
Assistance for construction of reeling sheds, introduction of new accessories to cottage based
installation of multiend reeling machines, automatic reeling units will be provided. The State will
aim at globally acceptable quality silk production, hence ARM will be promoted.
To reduce the cost of production, solar energy heaters/boilers/economic ovens, hot air drying, water
softening, lighting facilities etc., will be introduced by providing necessary assistance.
25.3 Department of Sericulture has been implementing the centrally sponsored scheme "Catalytic
Development Programme" with the assistance of Central Silk Board since the 10 th Five Year Plan
period. Schemes under Catalytic Development Programme like Drip irrigation, construction of
rearing houses, Raising of mulberry saplings, Installation of multi end reeling machines, Incentive
for Bivoltine Silk etc. are very popular. In order to ensure production of better quality cocoons and
silk with increased productivity, these programmes under Catalytic Development Programme will be
stepped up for which adequate funds will be made available under the State and Central sector. The
perspective plan of the Department of Sericulture to achieve the above objectives is given below it is
proposed to provide sufficient budgetary allocation under State sector, District sector and Centrally
sponsored scheme of Government of India.
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