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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF TEXTILES
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2550
ANSWERED ON- 13/03/2026
IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2
2550. SHRI TEJVEER SINGH:
Will the Minister of TEXTILES be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that the Silk Samagra Yojana-2 aims to bring overall improvement in silk production,
productivity and quality;
(b) if so, the total amount allocated and released under the scheme till January, 2026 and the details of State/
Union Territory-wise financial expenditure incurred under the same;
(c) whether the Ministry maintains consolidated data on the number of sericulture farmers, self-help groups
and reeling/re-reeling units supported under the scheme; and
(d) if so, the category-wise details of beneficiaries (small/marginal farmers, women beneficiaries, Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes, etc.)?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF TEXTILES
(SHRI GIRIRAJ SINGH)
(a) & (b) The Silk Samagra-2 scheme aims to bring overall improvement in silk production, productivity and
quality in the country. The total financial outlay allocated under the Silk Samagra-2 scheme from 2021-22 to
January, 2026 is ₹4,424.90 crore, out of which ₹4390.68 crore has been released. Out of the total releases,
₹1,374.44 crore has been allocated/released to States based on proposals received from them towards
implementation of beneficiary-oriented components under the scheme. The State/UT-wise expenditure details
are given at Annexure-I.
(c) & (d) Central Silk Board (CSB) under Ministry of Textiles maintains consolidated data on the number of
sericulture farmers, self-help groups and reeling/re-reeling units supported under the scheme. Under Silk
Samagra-2 scheme total of 1,12,385 beneficiaries have been supported from 2021-22 to February 2026,
including 65566 sericulture farmers and 6141 reeling/re-reeling units (Automatic Reeling Machines, Multi-
end Reeling Units and other small & Vanya reeling units). The category-wise breakup is as follows:
Number of Beneficiaries supported
Category
(2021-22 upto Feb 2026)
General 81,554
Scheduled Caste 13,505
Scheduled Tribes 17,326
Total 1,12,385Annexure-I
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (B) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 2550 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.03.2026 REGARDING “IMPLEMENTATION
AND IMPACT OF SILK SAMAGRA YOJANA-2”
State/UT-wise details of funds allocated/released under Silk Samagra-2 Scheme (2021–22 to 2025–26
upto January, 2026)
(₹ in crore)
Funds Allocated / Released (2021–22 upto 2025–26)
S.No State /UT
1 Karnataka 307.64
2 Andhra Pradesh 87.59
3 Telangana 40.92
4 Tamil Nadu 190.69
5 Maharashtra 26.59
6 Kerala 2.44
7 Uttar Pradesh 89.05
8 Madhya Pradesh 2.93
9 Chhattisgarh 66.75
10 West Bengal 25.46
11 Bihar 51.82
12 Jharkhand 7.61
13 Odisha 4.43
14 Jammu & Kashmir 30.37
16 Himachal Pradesh 18.06
16 Uttarakhand 29.51
17 Haryana 4.16
18 Punjab 13.95
19 Assam 89.35
20 Ar. Pradesh 67.32
21 Manipur 32.49
22 Meghalaya 24.67
23 Mizoram 59.74
24 Nagaland 74.54
25 Sikkim 10.36
26 Tripura 16.00
Total 1,374.44
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