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The proscription subsidy provided to sericulture farmers successful northbound Karnataka districts for selling their cocoons astatine authorities markets has been doubled from the existing ₹10 to ₹20 per kg.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced the measurement portion presenting the State Budget for 2026–27 successful the Legislative Assembly successful Bengaluru connected March 6.
A ample fig of sericulture farmers from the Kalyana Karnataka (formerly Hyderabad-Karnataka) and Kittur Karnataka (formerly Bombay-Karnataka) regions transport their cocoons to large authorities markets successful confederate Karnataka, notably the 1 successful Ramanagara.
Although authorities cocoon markets beryllium successful Jewargi and Mudhol successful northbound Karnataka, galore farmers similar selling their nutrient successful larger markets, similar successful Ramanagara, wherever the beingness of a ample fig of reelers ensures competitory prices.
Farmers from Bidar and Kalaburagi districts often transport their cocoons implicit agelong distances to Ramanagara for amended returns.
Retired Deputy Director of Sericulture N.Y. Chigari said the summation successful proscription subsidy is aimed astatine encouraging sericulture successful northbound Karnataka and helping farmers unafraid amended prices for their produce.
With the Centre permitting the merchantability of cocoons successful the unfastened market, the enhanced transport subsidy is aimed astatine encouraging farmers to merchantability their nutrient successful authorities markets alternatively than locally, wherever they could beryllium susceptible to exploitation by middlemen. Selling cocoons successful authorities markets besides ensures transparency successful transactions.
Mr. Siddaramaiah noted that Karnataka is the archetypal and lone State successful India to instrumentality ‘completely cashless online auction, e-payment and e-disbursement platforms crossed 15 large cocoon markets’.
Chawki rearing centres
The Chief Minister announced that Chawki Rearing Centres (CRCs) — specialised facilities that nurture young silkworms — volition beryllium established successful selected farms of the Sericulture Department successful collaboration with agri-entrepreneurs and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
Setting up CRCs successful concern with FPOs is expected to interruption the monopoly of backstage CRCs, and marque young silkworms disposable to farmers astatine affordable prices.
The inaugural volition besides assistance enactment respective authorities sericulture farms to productive usage portion ensuring the section availability of young silkworms for farmers.
Silk farms
Mr. Siddaramaiah said Silk Parks volition beryllium established astatine Ramanagara, Sidlaghatta, Haveri, Tandavapura (in Mysuru district) and Kalaburagi.
These parks volition showcase assorted aspects of sericulture, including its history, inheritance and machinery, and are intended to beforehand the sector.
He highlighted that Karnataka is regarded arsenic the silk superior of India, accounting for astir 46% of India’s silk production.
“In the past 3 years, a subsidy of ₹531 crore has been provided to 2 lakh beneficiaries for activities specified arsenic operation of reeling sheds and installation of drip irrigation systems required for the improvement of sericulture successful the State,” helium said.
