HANDLOOMS, TEXTILES & HANDICRAFTS DEPARTMENT

Sericulture Sector:- Three types of silks produced in the State - Tassar, Mulberry & Eri Major production areas:-Tassar- Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Jajapur,Mulberry- Gajapati, Rayagada, Phulbani, Kalahandi, Sonepur, KoraputEri – Khurdha, Kendrapada, Jagatsinghpur, Sundargarh, Phulbani Nos. of Tassar Farmers in the State – 13,256 Nos. of Mulberry Farmers in the State – 1,152 Nos. of Eri Farmers in the State- 2,308 Nos. of Tassar Rearers’ Coop. Society – 62 (Functional -57) Nos. of Mulberry Rearers’ Coop. Society – 39 (Functional – 22) No. of Mulberry Reeling units – 02 (1. Mahendragarh, 2. Nuapatna) Apex Coop. Marketing Organisation:- SERIFEDTextile sector:- Total Area of Cotton Cultivation in the State – 1.03 lakh hectares (approx.) Total production – 3.00 lakh bales(approx.) (each bale – 170 kg. clean cotton) Major districts under Cotton cultivation- Kalahandi, Bolangir, Rayagada &Koraput Apex Body - SPINFED (Spinning Mills Federation