Central Silk Board Celebrates Platinum Jubilee: 75 Years of Empowering India's Silk Industry
| Aspect | Details |
|---|---|
| Event | Central Silk Board (CSB) Platinum Jubilee Celebration |
| Date | September 20, 2024 |
| Location | Mysuru, India |
| Key Attendees | - Shri Giriraj Singh (Union Minister of Textiles) - Shri H.D. Kumaraswamy (Union Minister of Heavy Industries and Steel) - Shri Pabitra Margherita (MoS External Affairs & Textiles) - Smt. Rachna Shah (Secretary, Ministry of Textiles) - Shri K. Venkatesh (Minister, Govt. of Karnataka) and other MPs |
| Commemorative Releases | - Documentary video on CSB's journey - Commemorative coin - Coffee Table Book: "CSB in the Service of the Nation Since 1949" - Postal cover with CSB 75 Years Logo |
| New Varieties | - Mulberry: CBC-01 (C-2038) for Eastern & Northeastern India - Silkworm hybrids: CMB-01 (S8 x CSR16) & CMB-02 (TT21 x TT56) |
| Innovative Technologies | - Nirmool - Seri-win - Mr. Pro - Trapping machine |
| Educational Resources | - 13 books, 3 manuals, 1 Hindi magazine on sericulture |
| Digital Initiative | Launch of Silk Mark India (SMOI) website |
| Collaborative MoUs | - ICAR-CIFRI Barrackpore - Jain University Bengaluru - Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat |
| Stakeholders' Session | Key suggestions: - Platform for sericulture waste utilization - Strengthen market facilities - Stabilize cocoon prices - Subsidies on sericulture components - Adjust unit costs with inflation |
| Historical Context | - CSB established on April 9, 1949, under CSB Act 1948 - Coordinates sericulture R&D across 26 States/UTs - Achievements: 51 silkworm hybrids, 20 high-yielding host plant varieties, 68+ patented technologies, indigenous Automatic Reeling Machines |
| Industry Growth | - 2nd largest silk producer globally - Global production share: 6% (1949) to 42% (2023) - Raw silk production: 1,242 MT (1949) to 38,913 MT (2023-24) - Renditta: 17 to 6.47 - Productivity: 15 kg/ha to 110 kg/ha - Exports: ₹0.41 crores (1949-50) to ₹2,028 crores (2023-24) - Exported to 80+ countries |