Ministry of Textiles press release · 13 March 2026 · pibtracker filter

IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2

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Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 3:23PM by PIB Delhi The Silk Samagra-2 scheme aims to bring overall improvement in silk production, productivity and quality in the country. The total financial outlay allocated under the Silk Samagra-2 scheme from 2021-22 to January, 2026 is ₹4,424.90 crore, out of which ₹4390.68 crore has been released. Out of the total releases, ₹1,374.44 crore has been allocated/released to States based on proposals received from them towards implementation of beneficiary-oriented components under the scheme. The State/UT-wise expenditure details are given below. Central Silk Board (CSB) under Ministry of Textiles maintains consolidated data on the number of sericulture farmers, self-help groups and reeling/re-reeling units supported under the scheme. Under Silk Samagra-2 scheme total of 1,12,385 beneficiaries have been supported from 2021-22 to February 2026, including 65566 sericulture farmers and 6141 reeling/re-reeling units (Automatic Reeling Machines, Multi-end Reeling Units and other small & Vanya reeling units). The category-wise breakup is as follows: Category Number of Beneficiaries supported (2021-22 upto Feb 2026 ) General 81,554 Scheduled Caste 13,505 Scheduled Tribes 17,326 Total 1,12,385 State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/released under Silk Samagra-2 Scheme (2021&ndash;22 to 2025&ndash;26 upto January, 2026) (₹ in crore) S.No State /UT Funds Allocated / Released (2021&ndash;22 upto 2025&ndash;26) 1 Karnataka 307.64 2 Andhra Pradesh 87.59 3 Telangana 40.92 4 Tamil Nadu 190.69 5 Maharashtra 26.59 6 Kerala 2.44 7 Uttar Pradesh 89.05 8 Madhya Pradesh 2.93 9 Chhattisgarh 66.75 10 West Bengal 25.46 11 Bihar 51.82 12 Jharkhand 7.61 13 Odisha 4.43 14 Jammu & Kashmir 30.37 16 Himachal Pradesh 18.06 16 Uttarakhand 29.51 17 Haryana 4.16 18 Punjab 13.95 19 Assam 89.35 20 Ar. Pradesh 67.32 21 Manipur 32.49 22 Meghalaya 24.67 23 Mizoram 59.74 24 Nagaland 74.54 25 Sikkim 10.36 26 Tripura 16.00 Total 1,374.44 This information was provided by THE MINISTER FOR TEXTILES SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. *** MAM/VN (Rajya Sabha US Q2550) **** (Release ID: 2239558) Visitor Counter : 893 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Textiles IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2 Posted On: 13 MAR 2026 3:23PM by PIB Delhi The Silk Samagra-2 scheme aims to bring overall improvement in silk production, productivity and quality in the country. The total financial outlay allocated under the Silk Samagra-2 scheme from 2021-22 to January, 2026 is ₹4,424.90 crore, out of which ₹4390.68 crore has been released. Out of the total releases, ₹1,374.44 crore has been allocated/released to States based on proposals received from them towards implementation of beneficiary-oriented components under the scheme. The State/UT-wise expenditure details are given below. Central Silk Board (CSB) under Ministry of Textiles maintains consolidated data on the number of sericulture farmers, self-help groups and reeling/re-reeling units supported under the scheme. Under Silk Samagra-2 scheme total of 1,12,385 beneficiaries have been supported from 2021-22 to February 2026, including 65566 sericulture farmers and 6141 reeling/re-reeling units (Automatic Reeling Machines, Multi-end Reeling Units and other small & Vanya reeling units). The category-wise breakup is as follows: Category Number of Beneficiaries supported (2021-22 upto Feb 2026 ) General 81,554 Scheduled Caste 13,505 Scheduled Tribes 17,326 Total 1,12,385 State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/released under Silk Samagra-2 Scheme (2021&ndash;22 to 2025&ndash;26 upto January, 2026) (₹ in crore) S.No State /UT Funds Allocated / Released (2021&ndash;22 upto 2025&ndash;26) 1 Karnataka 307.64 2 Andhra Pradesh 87.59 3 Telangana 40.92 4 Tamil Nadu 190.69 5 Maharashtra 26.59 6 Kerala 2.44 7 Uttar Pradesh 89.05 8 Madhya Pradesh 2.93 9 Chhattisgarh 66.75 10 West Bengal 25.46 11 Bihar 51.82 12 Jharkhand 7.61 13 Odisha 4.43 14 Jammu & Kashmir 30.37 16 Himachal Pradesh 18.06 16 Uttarakhand 29.51 17 Haryana 4.16 18 Punjab 13.95 19 Assam 89.35 20 Ar. Pradesh 67.32 21 Manipur 32.49 22 Meghalaya 24.67 23 Mizoram 59.74 24 Nagaland 74.54 25 Sikkim 10.36 26 Tripura 16.00 Total 1,374.44 This information was provided by THE MINISTER FOR TEXTILES SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. *** MAM/VN (Rajya Sabha US Q2550) **** (Release ID: 2239558) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Silk Samagra-2 scheme aims to bring overall improvement in silk production, productivity and quality in the country. The total financial outlay allocated under the Silk Samagra-2 scheme from 2021-22 to January, 2026 is ₹4,424.90 crore, out of which ₹4390.68 crore has been released. Out of the total releases, ₹1,374.44 crore has been allocated/released to States based on proposals received from them towards implementation of beneficiary-oriented components under the scheme. The State/UT-wise expenditure details are given below.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">Central Silk Board (CSB) under Ministry of Textiles maintains consolidated data on the number of sericulture farmers, self-help groups and reeling/re-reeling units supported under the scheme. Under Silk Samagra-2 scheme total of 1,12,385 beneficiaries have been supported from 2021-22 to February 2026, including 65566 sericulture farmers and 6141 reeling/re-reeling units (Automatic Reeling Machines, Multi-end Reeling Units and other small &amp; Vanya reeling units). The category-wise breakup is as follows:</span></p> <div> <table align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td>&nbsp; <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Category</strong></span></span></p> </td> <td> <p style="margin-left:1.5pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Number of Beneficiaries supported </strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:1.5pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>(2021-22 upto Feb 2026</strong>)</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">General</span></span></p> </td> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">81,554</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Scheduled Caste</span></span></p> </td> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">13,505</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">Scheduled Tribes</span></span></p> </td> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">17,326</span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>Total</strong></span></span></p> </td> <td> <p style="margin-left:35.45pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:right"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>1,12,385</strong></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:black">State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/released under Silk Samagra-2 Scheme (2021&ndash;22 to 2025&ndash;26 upto January, 2026)</span></strong></span></span></p> <p style="margin-left:324.0pt; margin-right:0cm; text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong>(₹ in crore)</strong></span></span></p> <table align="center" border="1" bordercolor="#ccc" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="Table" style="border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="width:39.3pt"> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><strong><span style="color:black">S.No</span></strong></span></span>&l