IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2

• Silk Samagra-2 (SS-2) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Textiles, implemented by the Central Silk Board (CSB), Bengaluru, for integrated development of the sericulture sector across mulberry and vanya (tasar, eri, muga) silks.
• Operational period: 2021-22 to 2025-26; successor to the earlier Silk Samagra (2017-18 to 2019-20) scheme.
• Examinable for Prelims (scheme + agency + numbers) and Mains GS-III (agriculture allied sector, employment, women & tribal livelihood).