{"id":83647,"date":"2026-01-21T14:26:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83647"},"modified":"2026-01-21T17:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T11:58:19","slug":"central-silk-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/central-silk-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Silk Board"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Central Silk Board Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the government has increased the Central Silk Board\u2019s financial approval limit to \u20b91 crore from \u20b950 lakh by amending Rule 22 of the Central Silk Board Rules, 1955.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Central Silk Board<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>statutory body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> established in <\/span><b>1948 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">by an Act of Parliament.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is working under the administrative control of <\/span><b>Ministry of Textiles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bengaluru<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Mandate of Central Silk Board<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To <\/span><b>advise the central Government<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on all matters relating to the development of silk industry including import and export of raw silk<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To prepare and furnish such other <\/span><b>reports relating to the silk industry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as may be required by the Central Government from time to time.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create greater <\/span><b>opportunities for gainful employment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and improved levels of income in sericulture through spread of scientific sericulture practices<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Silk production in India<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>India is the second-largest producer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and consumer of silk globally.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s raw <\/span><b>silk production increased<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from 31,906 MT in 2017-18 to 38,913 MT in 2023-24.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major silk producing states: Karnataka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (the largest silk producing state), Andhra Pradesh,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Silk varieties Produced:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Mulberry, Eri, Tasar and Muga.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/industry\/govt-central-silk-board-financial-approval-limit-rs-1-crore-silk-projects-silk-exports-textiles-11768793788589.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">LM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Central Silk Board is a statutory body established in 1948 by an Act of Parliament. 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