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IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2

IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2

The Silk Samagra-2 scheme aims to bring overall improvement in silk production, productivity and quality in the country. The total financial outlay allocated under the Silk Samagra-2 scheme from 2021-22 to January, 2026 is ₹4,424.90 crore, out of which ₹4390.68 crore has been released. Out of the total releases, ₹1,374.44 crore has been allocated/released to States based on proposals received from them towards implementation of beneficiary-oriented components under the scheme. The State/UT-wise expenditure details are given below.

Central Silk Board (CSB) under Ministry of Textiles maintains consolidated data on the number of sericulture farmers, self-help groups and reeling/re-reeling units supported under the scheme. Under Silk Samagra-2 scheme total of 1,12,385 beneficiaries have been supported from 2021-22 to February 2026, including 65566 sericulture farmers and 6141 reeling/re-reeling units (Automatic Reeling Machines, Multi-end Reeling Units and other small & Vanya reeling units). The category-wise breakup is as follows:

Category

Number of Beneficiaries supported

(2021-22 upto Feb 2026)

General

81,554

Scheduled Caste

13,505

Scheduled Tribes

17,326

Total

1,12,385

State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/released under Silk Samagra-2 Scheme (2021–22 to 2025–26 upto January, 2026)

(₹ in crore)

S.No

State /UT

Funds Allocated / Released (2021–22 upto 2025–26)

 

1

Karnataka

307.64

2

Andhra Pradesh

87.59

3

Telangana

40.92

4

Tamil Nadu

190.69

5

Maharashtra

26.59

6

Kerala

2.44

7

Uttar Pradesh

89.05

8

Madhya Pradesh

2.93

9

Chhattisgarh

66.75

10

West Bengal

25.46

11

Bihar

51.82

12

Jharkhand

7.61

13

Odisha

4.43

14

Jammu & Kashmir

30.37

16

Himachal Pradesh

18.06

16

Uttarakhand

29.51

17

Haryana

4.16

18

Punjab

13.95

19

Assam

89.35

20

Ar. Pradesh

67.32

21

Manipur

32.49

22

Meghalaya

24.67

23

Mizoram

59.74

24

Nagaland

74.54

25

Sikkim

10.36

26

Tripura

16.00

Total

1,374.44

 

This information was provided by THE MINISTER FOR TEXTILES SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

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