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India is the second largest producer of silk after China and the largest consumer of silk. About 80 percent of the total silk production is consumed locally. To meet the growing demand, steps have been taken to increase the total silk production capacity which is expected to reach about 38,500 tonnes by 2020 from about 34,500 tonnes now, Puneet Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Union Ministry of Textiles, said at the inauguration of Silk Mark Expo 2017 held in Chennai.

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Silk Mark is an initiative of Silk Mark Organisation of India (SMOI), Central Silk Board to protect the interest of the sericulture farmers on one hand and the consumers on the other hand by safe guarding the purity of silk in the products through the introduction of Silk Mark Labels.

There are more than 3540 authorised users of Silk Mark and over 2.8 lakh Silk Mark labelled products in the market.

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The Silk Mark Expo organized by the Silk Mark Organisation of India, under the Central Silk Board and the Union Ministry of Textiles has begun at Sree Mulam Club with the promise of authentic silk.

The expo was inaugurated by Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Wednesday. K.S. Menon, Silk Mark CEO; T.D. Koshi, consultant; and Babu Giridharan, senior executive; were present.

The expo has 50 stalls representing all silk producing States and centres in the country. Almost one crore Silk Mark products are available here. A major highlight is the designer sari collection.