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BANGALORE, DEC 5: Imports of silk yarn and fabrics from China are not likely to come down in the near future as Central Silk Board (CSB), apex body of the Indian silk industry, would fail to achieve bivoltine silk production target set for the tenth plan. To meet its total demand of 25,000 tonnes silk, India imports nearly 9,000 tonnes silk from other countries, China in particular, while producing 16,000 tonnes domestically.
In a bid to reduce Chinese imports and increase domestic output of superior quality bivoltine silk, CSB has launched phase III of the bivoltine sericulture project jointly with Japanese International Co-operation Agency (JICA) and Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu governments in 2002. CSB’s efforts were to raise annual bivoltine silk production to 6,500 tonnes by the end of tenth plan in 2007 from 833 tonnes in 2002. In 2004, CSB has achieved maximum production of 900 tonnes bivoltine silk.
Talking to FE, CSB’s member secretary Dr H Baskar said, “It may not be possible to achieve the target as fixed earlier. Producing 1,500 tonnes to 2,000 tonnes per year would be possible at the end of the current five year plan ending 2007.”
“Farmers should have separate rearing house and good infrastructure for bivoltine rearing. Although CSB is supporting with various schemes, farmers are hesitating to take up bivoltine rearing due to cost factor,” Mr Baskar said.
CSB has already discussed with the state governments about the downward revision of target set for the current five year plan and informed the Central government in this connection, he added.
