Block Sericulture Office
# NO | NAME OF STAFF/ OFFICERS | DESIGNATION |
---|---|---|
1 | Kajal Mukhopadhyay | Extension Officer |
2 | Bikash Ghosh | Demonstrator |
3 | Suman Mondal | Mali |
4 | Dhanu Kisku | Resham Karmi |
Activities of Sericulture Directorate
- Sericulture plays an important role in rural development by providing gainful employment to the rural people.
- Production and supply of silkworm seed, planting materials etc. and providing technical guidance to the farmers
- Emphasis has been given for improvement of productivity by introduction of disease resistant high productive parental and hybrid variety of silkworm.
- Implementation of different scheme for development of sericulture industry.
- Imparting different training for the skill development of sericulturist.
Major Ongoing Schemes for the Development of Sericulture
- Assistance for construction of rearing house and Chawki Rearing Centre.
- Supply of rearing appliances to farmers.
- Assistance for irrigation and water conservation.
- Assistance to Registered Seed Producer for construction of grain age building and procurement of grain age equipment.
- Support for the establishment of Multi End Reeling Unit (10 basins)
- Support for motorized charkha to dissuade child labour.
- Support for setting up of hot air drier.
- Providing services of master reelers etc.