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Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation (KSIC) to set up a second composite silk weaving factory at the cost of Rs.24 crore on its premises in Mysuru.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah presenting the state budget 2017-18 in Bengaluru on Wednesday said that Rs.5 crore will be provided to KSIC to establish the factory.

The proposal to establish a mega silk cluster in collaboration with the Government of India also finds mention in the budget. It is expected to come up on 10 acres of land at Belavadi on the outskirts of the city.

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Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation Ltd. (KSIC) has bagged a large order of 10,000 saris from the public sector airline, Air India as the flight attendants will now sport Mysore Silk saris. This single bulk order is worth Rs. 6.5 crore, but that the product’s popularity to soar sky-high, according to the KSIC Chairman B. Basavaraju.

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A soft silk unit would soon be set up in Channapatna a town in Karnataka at a cost of Rs 10 crore that will help reduce the price of Mysore silk sarees. This was announced by Karnataka State Silk Industries Corporaion (KSIC) Chairperson D Basavaraju during his visit to KSIC factory in the city.