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Sericulture

Sericulture

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Sericulture industry in Jammu & Kashmir State is of very old origin. The department of

sericulture was created in the year 1889 under the monopolistic control of government to

promote silk industry in the state. In this regard a very good infrastructure including

mulberry nurseries, silkworm seed stations and silk reeling/weaving factories were

established. Due to these efforts Jammu and Kashmir became one of the leading silk

producing states. During those days sericulture was the only cash crop available to the

farmers. By 1940, about 52000 families were engaged in this activity and the production of

cocoon was as high as 15.00 lac kgs. Silk yarn apart from its use as a textile fibre, was

being utilized as material for parachutes. Department of Sericulture functions under the

control of Ministry of Agriculture, Govt of Jammu and Kashmir

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VISION Transform Sericulture and Silk Industry into a truly

viable, profitable and sustainable enterprise 

MISSIONAchieve green cocoon production of 1750 MT and Raw Silk Production of 270 MT at the end of 12th plan (2012-17) and 18000 MT & 2400 MT at the end of 15th plan (2027-31) with value addition and coupled with more and more employment generation.

ROAD MAP TO ACHIEVE TARGET OF 1750 MT OF COCOON

PRODUCTION AT THE END OF 12th PLAN &12000 MT AT THE END OF 15th PLAN

This will be achieved by vertical and horizontal expansion of Sericulture in the State.

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• Support for Raising Mulberry Tree Plantation in Cluster Form

• Cluster development of Mulberry Plantation/Departmental Land

• Supply of Rearing Appliance• Assistance for construction of Rearing Houses• Health Insurance Scheme for Women• Establishment of Hot Air Dryers.• Establishment of Reeling units• Incentive on Silk Yarn.• Establishment of Cocoon Bank• Establishment of Silk Exchange• Corpus funds for market intervention

SCHEMES UNDER IMPLEMENTION

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• Ideal climatic conditions for quality Bivoltine cocoon production.

• Sericulture a traditional practice. Rearing, reeling and weaving have been a tradition since ages

• Availability of basic infrastructure with the state sericulture department.

• Low level of industrialization- availability of farm/family labor

• Increasing market demand for quality silk

SERICULTURE IN J&K

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• Silkworm rearing a part time occupation- only a single crop is raised

• Poor quality of mulberry leaf, as leaf is harvested from scattered unmaintained mulberry trees

• Poor infrastructure/inadequate rearing space with farmers• Huge yield gaps between lab and land• Knowledge deficit among farmers and weak extension• Lack of proper training among the basic extension workers• Lack of proper marketing of cocoons• Lack of good post cocoon sector- production of low grade silk

from good quality silk cocoons• Incomplete value addition - inadequate backward and forward

linkages • Non-involvement of Private Sector especially in mulberry sapling

and silkworm seed production.

Weakness

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32 35 35 37 37 UP 192 300 410 350 397 UP

455.67 800 1100 963 1193 UP 738 810 860 917 901 UP

2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14

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35000Silkworm rearers population (Nos.)

Silkworm rearers population (Nos.)

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Present Status of Sericulture in the StateMULBERY SECTOR

Departmental Nurseries 173

Total area under Nurseries 963 Acres

Production capacity of Saplings/Year 30 Lac

Present Annual Sapling production in Departmental Nurseries 20 Lac

Total available mulberry tress in the State 100 Lac

SEED SECTOR

Grainages 6

Basic Seed Stations 9

Annual DFL Production 17 Lac

Annual DFL Consumption 25 Lac

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COMMERCIAL SILKWORM REARINGCocoon Rearers 28,000 No. of Sericulture Villages 2500Annual Cocoon Production (MT) 900Income Generation (Lac) 1193

POST COCOON SECTOR

Silk Reeling Units 34 (11 functional) +3 New

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Year Cocoon Prod.(MT)

Income generatio

n( Lac Rs.)

Avg. Price for “A” grade

(Rs.)

Productivity per Oz.

(Kg)

Silkworm rearers

population (Nos.)

2008-09 738 455.67 192.00 32.00 19700

2009-10 810 800.00 300.00 35.00 22800

2010-11 860 1100.00 410.00 35.00 25500

2011-12 917 963.00 350.00 37.00 27000

2012-13 901 1193.00 397.00 37.00 28000

ACHIEVEMENTS-SERICULTURE

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• Leaf shortage• Low survival of mulberry saplings in field• Poor leaf quality• Lack of chawki gardens• Shortage of rearing houses• Poor rearing conditions• Non-availability of CRCs• Lack of training among farmers• Low returns from sericulture• Low land holding• Poor Quality of human resource• Lack of sound post-cocoon sector

CONSTRAINTS

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• Quality leaf production: • Rearing infrastructure: • Training for farmers• Mass disinfection drive:• Quality seed supply: • Silkworm hybrid for second rearing• Silkworm brushing calendar• Chawki rearing• Establishment of Chawki gardens• Disease monitoring and management:• Crop monitoring and marketing: • Model silk villages/clusters• Sound post cocoon sector• Mounting and seriposition• Skill development programs • Outsource major activities of DOS such as mulberry sapling production and silkworm seed

production

FUTURE STRATGIES

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Action plan for bivoltine cocoon /raw silk production for XII plan

YEAR-WISE TARGET FOR 12TH PLAN as per State resources

  

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PresentStatus at end of XI

Plan 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17Mulberry area required 6000 6500 7000 7500 8000 8500Cocoon Production MT 917 1080 1247 1426 1617 1750Seed Distribution ozs 25000 27000 29000 31000 33000 35000Productivity/ozs. Kg. 37 40 43 46 49 50Raw silk production MT 115 139 160 196 231 270Renditta Kg 8 7.75 7.50 7.25 7.00 6.50Rearers population Nos. 27000 28600 30200 31800 33400 35000

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Activity Unit Present Status of 11th Plan

12th Plan Target

13th Plan Target

14th Plan Target

15th Plan Target

Mulberry area required

Hectare 6000 8500 10000 13000 17500

Cocoon Production MT 917 1750 3400 7425 18000

Seed Distribution Oz 25000 35000 61000 135000 300000

Productivity /oz Kg 37 50 55 60 65

Raw silk production MT 115 270 510 1050 2400

Renditta Kg 8 7 7 6.5 6.5

Rearers population No 27,000 50,000 90,000 1,80,000 4,00,000

Action plan for bivoltine cocoon /raw silk production for next 20 years

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Year Activity Quantity (Lac No.)

Mandays generation (Lac No.)

Financial involvement

(Lac Rs.)

3rd Year Plant Production 10 0.96 150

4th Year Plant Production 10 0.96 150

5th Year Plant Production 10 0.96 150

30 3.48 450

Year wise action plan for additional production of mulberry plants 12th Plan

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Plan Activity Quantity (Lac No.)

Financial involvement (Lac Rs.)

12th Plant propagation 30 45013th Plant Propagation 50 100014th Plant Production 50 100015th Plant Production 50 1000

180 3450

Action plan for additional production of of mulberry saplings during next 20 years

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Year Activity Quantity (Lac No.)

Mandays generation (Lac No.)

Man-year Generation

(Nos.)

Financial involvement

(Lac Rs.)

1st Year Plant distribution - - - -

2nd Year Plant distribution - - - -

3rd Year Plant distribution - - - -

4th Year Plant distribution - - - -

5th Year Plant distribution 10.00 1.33 444 200

Year wise proposed distribution of mulberry plants among farmers/departmental farms

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Year No Cost Rs lac

12th plan 10.00 200

13th plan 50.00 1000

14th plan 50.00 1000

15th plan 50.00 1000

160.00 3200

Plan wise action plan for additional distribution of mulberry plants among farmers/departmental farms for plantation

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SOME TIPS FOR MULBERRY SAPLINGS PRODUCTION

Dept does have sufficient land to produce mulberry saplings while production cost is high. Establishment of Kisan nurseries in private sector is the option. Initially Dept can purchase saplings from Kisan Nurseries and supply to farmersDept can also lease some land to SHGs for production of mulberry saplings, purchase and supply to farmers Dept can provide infrastructure and technology support to Kisan Nurseries or SHGs to produce quality mulberry saplings

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ESTABLISHMENT OF KISSAN NURSERIES/OUSOURCING OF PLANT PRODUCTION.

• Land Holding 2 KANAL

• Cost for establishment of Poly House: (One time Investment) 50,000

• Plant Production per year: 3000

• Production cost for 2 years @Rs 12/Plant: 36000

• Returns on sale of 3000 Plants@Rs25/Plant: 75,000

• Net earning from 1 Kanal of land (2yrs) on rotation basis : 39000

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• Cost for Establishment of poly house: Rs 100,000 (One time Investment)• Plant Production per year: Rs 6000 • Production cost for 2 years @Rs 12/Plant: Rs 72000• Returns after sale of 3000 Plants @Rs25/Plant: Rs 150,000• Net earning from 2 Kanal of land: Rs 78,000

LAND holding - 4 KANAL

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Year Activity Quantity (Lac dfls)

Mandays generation (Lac No.)

Man-year Generation (Nos.)

Financial involvement (Lac Rs.)

1st Year Seed Production 0 0 0 0

2nd Year Seed Production 0 0 0 0

3rd Year Seed Production 31000 0.93 310 139.5

4th Year Seed Production 33000 0.99 330 148.5

5th Year Seed Production 35000 1.05 350 157.5

Total 99000 2.97 990 445.5

Year wise action plan for production of silkworm seed

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Plan Quantity(Lac oz) Cost(Rs. )

12th Plan 0.99 445.50

13th Plan 2.40 1080.00

14th Plan 4.90 2205.00

15th Plan 10.87 4891.50

Plan wise action plan for production of silkworm seed

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SUGESSIONS TO OUTSOURCE SILKWOM SEED PRODUCTION AND CHAWKIE REARING

• Dept does not have enough manpower and infrastructure to produce silkworm seed as per the estimated demand

• The production cost is already high as compared to private sector

• Dept must outsource silkworm seed production and provide infrastructure and technology support to private entrepreneurs for seed production with check on quality standards

• Similarly CRCs can be established in private sector for supply of chawki worms to farmers

• All these initiatives will reduce burden on Govt and will bring in efficiency in the system and will make sericulture a self sustaining enterprise

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(Rs lac)• Construction of Seed House : 3.00• Equipment : 1.00• PRODUCTION COST for 800 oz(Rs 300/oz) 2.40 • Procurement of 400 kg of seed cocoons for production of 800 oz of hybrid silkworm seed 1.00• Labor for production of 800 oz of seed @ 1.0 M.D./oz

1.20 • Disinfectants /waste paper/craft paper etc 0.20 • Sale of 1 oz of Hybrid silkworm seed 0.00

45• Net earnings from 800 oz of Seed 1.20 • (@Rs 150/-oz.)• ONE TIME INVESTMANT FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF SEED HOUSE IN PRIVATE SECTOR : 4.00

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Year Quantity

(Ozs)

CRCs to be setup

Cost(Rs lac)

Amount Available

(Rs lac)

Cost(Rs lac)

1st Year 0 0 0 - -

2nd Year 0 0 0 - -

3rd Year 31000 620 62.00 40.0 22.00

4th Year 33000 660 66.00 40.0 26.00

5th Year 35000 700 70.00 40.0 30.00

33300 1980 198.00 120.00 78.00

Year wise action plan for setting-up of additional incubation cum chawki rearing centres

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S.No

Plan Activity Quantity (Oz)

CRCs to be setup

Financial involvement (Lac Rs.)

Amt Available Lac Rs

Amt required Lac Rs

01. 12th Plan

Seed to be incubated

99000 1980 198.00 120.00 78.00

02. 13th Plan

Seed to be incubated

240000 4800 480.00 200.00 280.00

03. 14th Plan

Seed to be incubated

490000 9800 980.00 200.00 780.00

04. 15th Plan

Seed to be incubated

1087500 21750 2175.00 200.00 1975.00

Plan wise action plan for setting-up of incubation cum chawki rearing centres

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• ESTABLISHMENT OF CRC’S IN PRIVATE SECTOR• ONE TIME INVESTMANT = Rs 4.15 Lac• Construction of Chawki Rearing House = Rs 3.00 Lac• Equipment for CRC: Rs 1.00 Lac• Establishment of Chawki Rearing Garden of 2 kanal with

1800 Plants( Plant Spacing 2 x 3) : Rs 0.150 Lac • 3 year maintenance of garden = Rs 0.060 Lac • production cost for 100 oz of chawki reared worms = Rs 0.55

Lac (Rs 550/oz of Seed including cost of seed Rs 450/oz)• Sale of 1 oz of Chawki reared worms : Rs 800• Net earnings from 100 oz of Chawki worms = Rs 25000

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Unit1st

Year2nd year 3rd year

4th

year5th

year

Estimated Cocoon Production MT - - 1426 1617 1750 Reeling units to be established for projected cocoon production Nos. - - 47-34=13 54-47=7 58-54=4Estimated Raw Silk Production MT - - 196 231 270Expected income generation from Raw Silk Lac Rs. - - 3920 4620 5400Estimated Mandays Generation by way of Raw Silk Production Lac No. - - 0.28 1.00 2.46Power looms to be established Nos. - - 650 770 900

Estimated Fabric Production Lac Mtr. - - 29.40 34.65 40.50Estimated income generation from Fabric Prod. Lac Rs. - - 8820 10395 12150

Establishment of additional Reeling, Weaving, Dyeing, Printing and Designing units 12th PLan

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Particulars Unit12th

Plan13th Plan

14th Plan

15thPlan

Estimated Cocoon Production (5 yrs) MT 4800* 12875 25000 52000

Reeling units to be established Nos. 58 113 247 600Estimated Raw Silk Production MT 650 1900 3500 8000

Expected income generation from Raw Silk Lac Rs. 13000 38000 70000 160000

Power looms to be established Nos. 900 1700 3500 8000

Estimated Fabric Production Lac Mtr. 97.50 285 525 1200Estimated income generation from Fabric Prod. Lac Rs. 29250 85500 175500 360000

* 3 yrs

Establishment of Reeling, Weaving, Dyeing, Printing and Designing units in the State during next 20 years

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ACTIVITY UNIT 12th PLAN 13th PLAN 14th PLAN 15th PLAN

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy FinProduction of mulberry saplings

Lac 30.00 450 50.00 1000 50.00 1000 50 1000

Distribution of saplings

Lac 10.00 200 50.00 1000 50.00 1000 50 1000

Up gradation of nurseries (Bore well, fencing etc)

No 18.00 360 40.00 800 40.00 800 30 600

Establishment of Kisan nurseries

No 4 2.0 20 10.0 20 10.0 20 10.0

Total 1012 2810 2810 2610

MULBERRY SECTOR

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Activity Unit 12th PLAN 13th PLAN 14th PLAN 15th PLANPhy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

Production of silkworm seed

Lac 0.99 445.5 2.40 1080.0 4.90 2205.0 10.87 4891.5

Basic seed stations

No - - 2 200.0 2 200.0 - -

Seed Grainages 2 300 2 300 2 300Establishment of cold storage

No 1 150 4 600 4 600 4 600

Purchase Refrigerated Van

No 2 20.0 - - 2 20.0 - -

Incubation cum Chawki centre’s

No 1980 198 4800 480 9800 980 21750 2175

CRC buildings No 20 200 40 400 40 400 40 400SPC in Private Sec

- - 6 18 20 60 40 120

CRCs in Pvt Sec 10 30 30 90 60 180Total 1013.5 3108 4855 8666.5

SILKWORM SEED SECTOR

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Activity Unit 12th PLAN 13th PLAN 14th PLAN 15th PLANCOCOON PRODUCTION SECTOOR

Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

Rearing houses for farmers No 3000 2700 7500 6750 10000 13500 10000 13500Rearing kit for farmers No 6000 1500 10000 2500 10000 2500 10000 2500Total 4200 9200 16000 16000POST COCOON SECTORCocoon auction markets No 4 200 8 400 8 400 4 200Cocoon ware house No 2 200 4 400 4 400 4 400Reeling units No 58 580 113 1130 247 2470 600 6000Twisting Units No 8 48 20 120 20 120 20 120Power looms No 900 1350 1700 2550 3500 5250 8000 12000CFCs No 1 3000 1 3000 2 6000 2 6000Total 5378 7600 14640 24720HUMAN RESOURCE DEVTraining Institute for technical staff and Farmers

2 300 _ - -

Hostel for students of training institute

- 2 300 - -

Hostel for farmers - 2 300 - -Training/Capacity Building/Awareness

60 60 100 100 100 100 100 100

Total 360 700 100 100

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12th Plan 13th Plan 14th Plan 15th PlanPhy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin Phy Fin

Purchase of light vehicle

4 28 8 56 8 56 - -

Heavy vehicle 2 24 4 48 4 48 - -POL etc 40 50 50 60Outsource upkeep

500 1500 1500 2000

Total 592 1650 1650 2060

MISCELENIOUS EXPENDITURE

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12th PLAN 13th PLAN 14th PLAN 15th PLAN

Exp Income Exp Income Exp Income Exp Income

125.5 292.5 250.7 855.0 400.5 1755.0 541.6 3600.0

Financial implications for Action plan for 20 years (Rs crore)

Joint Director

Dy. Director Post Cocoon (Jammu) Dy. Director Post Cocoon (Kashmir)

Total Office wise Staff Requirement (Fig in Nos.)S.No

Nomenclature Joint Directorate J&K Post Cocoon sector

Dy. Director Post Cocoon (Jammu)

Dy. Director Post Cocoon (Kashmir)

Total Post requirement

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.

Textile EngineerTechnicianSection OfficerHead AssistantSericulture AssistantSenior AssistantJunior AssistantClass IV

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12111122

12111122

24333366

HUMAN RESOURCE REQUIRED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POST COCOON SECTOR

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TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY

Under transfer of technology Rearing Kits and Rearing Houses will be provided to farmers to increase cocoon production both quantitatively as well as qualitatively.

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