Chhattisgarh is promoting sericulture to boost the income of farmers. A five-day workshop is being held here for effective implementation of the ‘Silk Samagra’ scheme.
The event has been organized by the Central Silk Board Bangalore and the Silk Division of Gramodyog Department for technical upgrading of silk officers of 14 districts.
Officials said the work of silk expansion was being done on private land of farmers. In 2023-24, farmers are being selected for the implementation of Silk Composite Plan.
Under the scheme, 53.62 lakh advanced species of mulberry Plants are being prepared and will be planted in July-August.