Sericulture in Asssam

 

 

Traditionally, sericulture is a major cottage industry in the State. Non mulberry silk in general and Muga silk in particular has been closely associated with the rituals and traditions of Assam and, thus, silk production and its usage has been an important household activity in the State over the years. Rearing of Eri, Muga and Mulberry silk worm are playing an important role in the economic development of a large section of rural population of the State. It is practiced in more than 10532 villages and provides employment to 2.6 lakh family. Assam accounts for the highest production of non mulberry silk, muga and eri in the country - for which it is well known and famed. Further, Assam has the monopoly in the world in production of Muga, the “Golden Silk” as about 99 per cent of Muga Silk is produced in Assam. Assam has also achieved the right of ‘Geographical Indication’ for Muga thread.

 

It is reported that the State has produced 88.73 MT Muga Raw Silk, 891.09 MT Eri Raw Silk and 8.35 MT Mulberry Silk during the year 2009-10 as against 101 MT Muga Raw Silk, 810.00 MT Eri Raw Silk and 10.00 MT Mulberry Silk in 2008-09. During the year 2006-07, the production of Muga Raw Silk, Eri Raw Silk and Mulberry Raw Silk was 99 MT, 665 MT and 9 MT respectively. The Tasar Silk worm rearing has been developed in the State and it is practiced mainly in the two hill districts.

 

The total area under Silk worm Food Plants has been recorded marginal increase to 21229 hectare (+14 percent) during in 2009-10 from 18556 hectare in 2008-09. During the year 2006-07 the area under silk worm food plant was 18392.045 hectare. The total production of Silk Yarn, however, recorded marginal fall from 921 MT in 2008-09 to 916.17 MT in 2009-10. The decreases of production of silk yarn during the year 2009-10 was effected due to fall in production of Muga raw silk and Mulberry raw silk by 12.15 percent and 16.5 respectively over 2008-09.

 

Sericulture Activities in Assam:

 

Item

2005-06

2006-07

2007-08

2008-09

2009-10

1.

Sericulture Villages (Nos.)

9683

9373

9373

9537

10532

2.

No. of Families Engaged

196152

191434

239281

238578

260707

3.

Area under Silk Worm food plants (In Hect.)

18556

18392

18548

18556

21229

3.1

Eri

7293

7382

7531

7538

7623

3.2

Muga

7255

7299

7305

7305

8902

3.3

Mulberry

4007

3711

3712

3713

4704

4.

Yield of Cocoons

 

 

 

 

 

4.1

Ericut Cocoons (in MT)

700

887

1046

1080

1089

4.2

Muga Cocoons (in 000Nos.)

490501

493310

430201

50500

4436

4.3

Mulberry Reeling Cocoons (in MT)

119

92

110

100

84

5.

Production of Silk Yarn (in MT)

634

773

884.81

921

916.17

5.1

Eri Raw Silk

525

665

784.26

810

891.09

5.2

Muga Raw Silk

98

99

9107

101

88.73

5.3

Mulberry Raw Silk

12

9

9.48

10

8.35

Source: Economic Survey, Assam 2010-11

 

The State Sericulture Department although did not implemented any specific Scheme for the empowerment of women, the Sericulture activities have a significant gender domination as more than 65 percent of the people obtaining livelihood from this activities are women. Under Centrally sponsored schemes (Catalytic Development Programme) the department has given priorities to women beneficiaries for taking up different projects. In such cases, 30 percent of all beneficiaries’ oriented schemes are reserved for women beneficiaries. In addition, programmes have been implemented by the department for technology upgradation especially for women SHGs/NGOs/ entrepreneurs engaged in production of yarn and fabric by providing financial assistance.

 

District wise Sericulture Activities in Assam for the year 2009-10:

 

Name of District

No. of Sericulture Villages

No. of family engaged

Total Area under Silkworm Food Plants (in hect.)

Yield of Cocoons

Production of Silk Yarn

No. of Spinning Charkha

(in Nos.)

Eri

Muga

Mulberry

Eri

Muga

Mulberry

Eri

(In MT)

Muga

(in lac. nos.)

Mulberry

(MT)

Eri Raw Silk

(In MT)

Muga Raw Silk

(MT)

Mulberry Raw Silk

(MT)

Dhubri

190

835

30

147

196.40

20.54

139

9.96

5.00

0.55

7.60

0.10

0.05

66

Kokrajhar

1330

37050

1442

1016

777.48

413

124

275.70

210.00

7.26

207

4.2

0.65

166

Baksa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Udalguri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chirang

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bongaigain

156

1996

357

59

154.72

191

115

13.34

40.00

0.59

10.10

0.80

0.05

23

Goalpara

301

13092

1507

112

431.96

786

191

28.38

372.00

2.10

21.38

7.45

0.21

261

Barpeta

140

2951

209

154

119.53

172

134

24.26

25.00

1.89

18.30

0.50

0.18

-

Nalbari

185

2176

50

60

160.42

156

139

12.45

15.00

0.71

9.42

0.30

0.07

47

Kamrup (R+M)

493

9829

3434

1807

384.13

796

204

47.64

415.00

2.43

35.83

8.30

0.24

-

Darrang

475

3537

297

1310

379.45

307

243

20.28

50.00

6.10

15.31

1.00

0.60

305

Sonitpur

420

4112

268

1828

266.53

329

210

41.59

75.00

4.75

31.39

1.50

0.47

194

Lakhimpur

761

15123

10001

5208

517.46

1143

478

45.58

975.00

15.41

34.28

19.50

1.59

247

Dhemaji

602

10219

1150

4069

444.40

947

305

40.65

485.00

8.69

30.59

9.70

0.96

211

Morigaon

172

6896

2401

7631

380.61

221

197

26.90

25.00

2.50

20.28

0.50

0.25

-

Nagaon

1185

7043

319

1542

396.21

257

261

29.55

20.00

2.98

22.26

0.40

0.29

380

Golaghat

175

9914

4723

631

218.59

408

166

35.10

480.00

4.62

26.42

9.60

0.46

24

Jorhat

540

9039

2100

4450

249.89

358

266

36.83

290.00

5.90

27.62

5.80

0.58

285

Sivasagar

716

12816

2783

2547

381.25

648

258

52.52

577.00

5.70

39.50

11.54

0.56

146

Dibrugarh

430

13051

2604

3205

272.39

572

216

33.64

187.00

4.60

25.33

3.74

0.45

254

Tinsukia

284

5005

3118

1392

169.01

293

164

36.96

150.00

1.47

27.82

3.00

0.14

118

Karbi-Anglong

1262

8994

0

137

647.13

125

319

200.00

-

2.65

150

-

0.26

860

Dima Hasao

145

3049

Nil

46

337.32

85

167

50.06

-

1.05

37.65

-

0.10

786

Karimganj

143

491

8

181

106.38

108

84

4.50

-

0.67

3.47

-

0.06

-

Hailakandi

245

222

158

98

141.94

177

83

4.75

-

0.46

3.66

-

0.04

-

Cachar

182

5544

2285

649

490.15

389

241

18.38

40.00

0.92

13.88

0.80

0.09

74

Total

10532

182984

39244

38279

7623.35

8901.54

4704

1089.02

4436

84

819.09

88.73

8.35

4447

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2010

 

District wise Sericulture Activities in Assam for the year 2008-09:

 

Name of District

No. of Villages

No. of family engaged

Total Area under Silkworm Food Plants (in hect.)

Yield of Cocoons

Production of Silk Yarn

No. of Realing Spinning Charkha

(in Nos.)

Eri

Muga

Mulberry

Eri

Muga

Mulberry

Eri (In MT)

Muga

(in lac. nos.)

Mulberry (MT)

Eri Raw Silk (In MT)

Muga Raw Silk (MT)

Mulberry Raw Silk (MT)

Dhubri

190

1717

20

259

246

24

135

14.50

8.70

0.15

10.87

0.123

0.014

65

Kokrajhar

388

16005

459

267

348

321

134

46.90

185.00

0.40

35.17

3.70

0.04

166

Bongaigain

156

2048

674

36

135

112

107

26.50

50.70

-

19.88

1.01

-

23

Goalpara

301

5815

1895

251

481

702

243

48.00

390.00

5.05

36.00

7.80

0.51

261

Barpeta

140

5436

334

319

120

117

93

28.85

52.70

3.10

21.64

1.05

0.31

-

Nalbari

185

11561

46

106

160

101

101

42.00

20.80

0.78

31.50

0.42

0.08

47

Kamrup

440

7115

1796

160

434

712

112

67.30

630.75

3.36

50.47

12.61

0.34

-

Darrang

475

7632

480

139

438

252

204

73.95

60.70

15.06

55.46

1.21

1.51

301

Sonitpur

420

9423

404

709

267

262

203

51.20

85.90

2.83

38.40

1.72

0.28

91

Lakhimpur

761

15529

3015

6907

595

1050

93

48.90

1117.00

10.45

36.68

22.34

1.04

247

Dhemaji

602

10068

2552

4855

444

824

270

42.50

430.00

4.07

31.87

8.60

0.40

437

Morigaon

172

5837

327

402

424

154

243

42.10

25.80

10.17

31.58

0.52

1.00

-

Nagaon

1185

7966

328

362

396

202

274

49.70

20.75

1.87

37.27

0.42

0.91

189

Golaghat

175

7239

714

78

219

325

140

47.70

450.00

21.23

25.77

9.00

2.12

-

Jorhat

540

8884

6715

6955

250

287

23

35.15

450.75

7.51

26.36

9.01

0.75

255

Sivasagar

716

12395

6542

1932

382

565

151

49.25

585.00

5.86

36.94

11.70

0.59

145

Dibrugarh

430

14181

2733

840

190

489

154

35.20

175.50

3.60

26.40

3.51

0.36

254

Tinsukia

284

8690

788

507

169

214

130

26.50

280.00

0.71

19.88

5.60

0.071

118

Karbi-Anglong

1262

14987

90

198

646

70

357

123.00

-

1.17

92.25

-

0.12

860

N.C. Hills

145

4568

-

60

337

30

80

100.50

0.75

0.01

75.38

0.015

0.001

1051

Karimganj

143

467

127

287

106

53

11

21.85

0.10

0.02

16.39

0.002

0.002

-

Hailakandi

245

453

156

78

142

122

5

17.60

0.20

0.06

13.20

0.004

0.006

-

Cachar

182

3834

656

262

589

317

440

4085

30.90

2.54

30.64

0.62

0.25

60

Total

9537

181758

30851

25969

7538

7305

3713

1080.00

5050.00

100.00

810.00

101.00

10.00

4570

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2009

 

Sericulture Farm and Granaries in Assam, 2009-10:

 

District

Eri Seed Grainages

Mulberry Farms

Basic Muga Seed Farms

Eri concentration Centre

Total Area (in Hect.)

Area under Plantation (in Hect.)

Total Area (in Hect)

Area under Plantation
(in Hect.)

Total Area (in Elect.)

Area under Plantation
(in Heel.)

Production of Muga Cocoon
(in Nos.)

Total Area (in Hect.)

Area under Plantation
(in Hect.)

Production of Fri Cocoons (in Kg.)

Dhubri

-

-

61

-

-

-

-

5.07

3.00

165

Kokrajhar

3.32

2.5

-

-

12.7

8.87

23600

54.96

48.00

330

Baksa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Udalguri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chirang

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bongaigaon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Goalpara

9.0

5.8

12.4

9.2

32.4

21.4

13361

24.49

13.54

30

Barpeta

-

-

13.5

11

13.5

6.40

26000

19.80

15.63

-

Nalbari

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.10

3.31

177

Kamrup (R+M)

25.5

12.93

-

-

86.12

60.22

42000

22.90

10.53

231

Darrang

17.03

13.33

17.33

18.25

17.32

13.5

30000

32.88

28.46

35

Sonitpur

8.6

6.9

-

-

-

-

-

60.50

43.36

50

Lakhimpur

7.5

5.5

11.75

9.5

48.4

42.6

-

-

-

-

Dhemaji

14.00

13.00

-

-

-

-

-

6.60

6.00

-

Morigaon

6.5

4.00

-

-

-

-

-

41.60

28.30

281

Nagaon

3.4

0.16

8.83

4.97

-

-

-

35.89

28.00

1007.5

Golaghat

4.0

3.2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jorhat

-

-

9.18

3.3

21.18

17.00

74808

2.0

1.70

235

Sivasagar

1.04

1.01

15.3

9.3

52.38

35.82

14081

-

-

-

Dibrugarh

4.2

3.00

9.2

1.2

22.4

9.1

7000

-

-

-

Tinsukia

26.71

18.2

-

-

-

-

-

4.25

2.26

-

Karbi Anglong

26.05

13.06

16

7

26.5

12.8

800

147.09

40.46

2896.26

Dima Hasao

6.67

4.06

8

1.6

-

-

-

60.90

30.36

436.30

Karimganj

6.4

5.0

-

-

-

-

-

23.0

6.44

120.00

Hailakandi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

41.90

15.40

186.30

Cachar

8.09

8.0

8.12

8.12

8.12

4.25

-

26.26

14.64

2385.90

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2010

 

Sericulture Farm and Granaries in Assam, 2008-09:

 

District

Eri Seed Grainages

Mulberry Farms

Basic Muga Seed Farms

Eri concentration Centre

Total Area (in Hect.)

Area under Plantation (in Hect.)

Total Area (in Hect)

Area under Plantation
(in Hect.)

Total Area (in Elect.)

Area under Plantation
(in Heel.)

Production of Muga Cocoon
(in Nos.)

Total Area (in Hect.)

Area under Plantation
(in Hect.)

Production of Fri Cocoons (in Kg.)

Dhubri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5.07

4.00

600.00

Kokrajhar

3.32

2.50

-

-

12.70

8.87

23,600

54.96

48.00

330.00

Bongaigaon

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Goalpara

9.00

5.80

12.40

9.2

32.40

20.90

13,361

24.49

16.04

586.00

Barpeta

-

-

13.50

11.00

13.50

6.10

26,000

19.80

15.63

-

Nalbari

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.10

4.36

150.00

Kamrup

25.50

12.93

-

-

81.58

60.22

42,00

22.90

12.04

2310.00

Darrang

17.03

13.33

17.33

13.75

17.33

13.50

30,000

32.88

28.46

2925.00

Sonitpur

8.60

6.50

-

-

-

-

-

61.10

43.36

910.00

Lakhimpur

7.50

5.50

11.75

9.50

48.40

42.60

-

-

-

-

Dhemaji

14.00

-

-

-

-

-

-

6.60

6.60

-

Morigaon

6.50

4.00

-

-

-

-

-

41.40

28.80

187.00

Nagaon

1.50

-

8.83

2.97

-

-

-

36.37

28.00

608.00

Golaghat

4.00

3.20

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Jorhat

-

-

9.18

4.39

21.18

17.00

76,808

2.00

1.70

235.00

Sibsagar

1.04

1.01

15.03

9.03

52.38

35.82

8,000

-

-

-

Dibrugarh

4.20

3.40

9.20

1.20

22.40

10.20

7,000

-

-

-

Tinsukia

26.71

18.20

-

-

-

-

-

4.25

3.15

-

Karbi Anglong

26.50

12.00

16.00

7.00

-

-

-

147.09

55.00

515.00

North Cachar Hills

6.67

4.06

8.00

1.60

-

-

-

60.90

25.71

675.00

Karimganj

6.40

5.00

-

-

-

-

-

23.00

10.00

220.00

Hailakandi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

41.90

16.00

62.00

Cachar

8.09

9.80

8.12

6.75

-

-

-

26.26

18.00

153.00

Total

176.56

107.23

129.34

76.39

301.87

251.21

2,24,769

617.07

364.25

10458.00

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2009

 

Reeling Units in Assam, 2008-09 and 2009-10:

 

District

2009-10

2008-09

No. of Reeling Units

Number of Improved basins established

Quantity of Cocoons Reeled

Quantity of Raw Silk produced in reeling Units

No. of Reeling Units

Number of Improved basins established

Quantity of Cocoons Reeled

Quantity of Raw Silk produced in reeling Units

Mulberry

Muga

Mulberry

Muga

Mulberry

(in Kg.)

Muga

(in No.)

Mulberry

(in Kg.)

Muga

(in Kg.)

Mulberry

Muga

Mulberry

Muga

Mulberry

(in Kg.)

Muga

(in No.)

Mulberry

(in Kg.)

Muga

(in Kg.)

Dhubri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kokrajhar

3

2

2

62

-

-

-

-

3

2

2

62

-

-

-

-

Baksa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Udalguri

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Chirang

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bongaigaon

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

Goalpara

1

2

7

35

-

-

-

-

1

2

7

35

-

-

-

-

Barpeta

1

-

6

18

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

18

-

-

-

-

Nalbari

1

-

-

23

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

23

-

-

-

-

Kamrup

-

2

-

140

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

140

-

-

-

-

Darrang

1

-

6

17

-

-

-

-

1

-

6

17

277

-

28

-

Sonitpur

3

-

7

5

411.00

-

40.60

-

2

-

5

5

321

-

32

-

Lakhimpur

1

3

2

23

-

-

-

-

2

3

2

23

-

-

-

-

Dhemaji

-

1

-

21

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

21

-

-

-

-

Morigaon

1

-

4

8

654.15

-

324.75

-

1

-

3

8

480

-

48

-

Nagaon

-

-

-

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

-

-

-

-

Golaghat

-

1

-

12

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

12

-

7000

-

1.54

Jorhat

1

-

-

16

166

-

6.6

-

1

-

-

16

-

643

-

0.13

Sibsagar

4

2

-

50

504.70

17000

43.10

2.63

4

2

-

50

510

1200

51

0.24

Dibrugarh

2

1

5

18

-

-

-

-

2

1

5

18

-

-

-

-

Tinsukia

3

-

4

13

101.00

-

4.00

-

3

-

4

13

30

-

3

-

Karbi Anglong

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Dima Hasao (N.C. Hills)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 

-

-

Karimganj

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Hailakandi

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Cachar

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Total

21

14

45

483

1836.85

17000

419.05

2.63

24

14

34

483

1618

9543

162

1.91

Source: Statistical Handbook Assam 2010

            Statistical Handbook Assam 2009

 

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