Related Keywords: Bivoltine silk, Department of Horticulture, for Catalytic Development Programme, mulberry cocoon, proposed a new State Plan Scheme, Punjab, to sustain development of sericulture
The Department of Horticulture, Punjab, has proposed a new State Plan Scheme for Catalytic Development Programme during the current financial year to sustain the development of sericulture in the State. In the Punjab State, sericulture is practiced in the sub-mountainous area — mainly in four districts of Gurdaspur, Pathankot, Hoshiarpur and Ropar.
Around 1,200 beneficiaries are covered under sericulture and the total annual production of mulberry cocoon in the state is 25 tonnes.
