MINOR PROJECT

ON
“AN OVERVIEW OF
TASAR SILK IN INDIA”
TASAR – THE VANYA SILK
 Silk – “Queen Of Fabric “spells luxary,elegance and
comfort .
 Types of silk – Mulberry, Tasar, Muga and Eri.

 Tasar silk valued for its purity and texture

 Due to ethnic, aesthetic and ecofriendly values, wild

silk has a strong demand in the national and
international market
SILK A FASHION FABRIC
 Silk fabric is known for its softness ,luster ,beauty &
luxurious.
 High grade fabric.

 Silk textiles are worldwide famous for its variety of design

,weaving and quality
NEW VARIETY OF TASAR SILK

 A new wild-race JATA with superior cocoon traits,

invent under the habitat of Thakurmunda, Simlipal
biosphere, India
 Has better cocoon length, silk ratio, higher
productivity, cocoon yield, filament length.
PROBLEM STATEMENT

India is the second largest producer of silk after

China. It contributes about 18% to the world silk
production. The fact that India's requirement of raw
silk is much higher than its current production at
present. So, there is considerable scope for
stepping up production of raw silk in the country.
Today sericulture industry provides employment to
70,000 farmer families. So in a developing nation
like India agro based industry can play a vital role in
the empowerment of rural economy.
 
LITERATURE REVIEW
 Chinese produced and silk fabric and exported by
silk route.
 The Indian silk industry is the integral part of Indian
textile industry.
 It is the most prominent cottage industry which
engages around 60 lakh workers.
 It provides employment by preventing migration of
rural population, providing Women empowerment,
Eco friendly occupation and serving as an ideal
programme for weaker sections of the society.
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 Recently, there has been a sudden drop in the
production level of silk in India due to -
 Imports of cheap and alternative textiles .
 Use of outdated manufacturing technology.
 Poor supply chain management.
 Primitive and unscientific "reeling" and "weaving"
techniques.
 Recurring droughts .
 Increased import of silk from China.
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Tasar silk production centre-
 India is the second largest producer of Tasar silk.

 About 40% of tasar silk is produced in Jharkhand.

 Sericulture is managed by the skilled tribal work

force of the region and is the most viable income
generation source for them.
THE PROCESS CYCLE OF TASAR SILK
PRODUCTION
 Silkworm egg supplier -
 Quality silkworm seeds play vital role in productivity
and sustainability of tasar silk.
 Silkworm seeds are provided by Central Silk
Board.
 Rearers –

 A majority of tasar silkworm rearers are tribal

people living in forest and forest fringe areas.
 Rearers spend an average of 30-60 days in rearing
silkworms and a household could earn about Rs
3,000 from a crop cycle using traditional method.
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 Reeling-
 It is a process of unwinding the silk fibers and
mostly done by women workers.
  Reeling tasar yarn provides about Rs. 2000 a
regular monthly income.
 Earlier it was done by hands but now by machines.
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 Weaving-
 It is a process where the fabric is created by
interlacing the warp yarns and the weft yarns.
 A good quality of silk begins with a warp of
approximately 2000 leads for one meter width.
 Yarn and fabric trader-

 Gross sale of yarn and fabric together for the

financial year 2006 was Rs. 1. 6 crores.
 Local retailers and organization like Jharkraft
handles the manufacturing and sales of tasar silk.
 MASUTA producers’ Company Ltd is also a major
buyer of tasar silk
RESEARCH GAP
Though India is the second largest producer of raw
silk but till now very little study has been done on
the reasons behind the low growth rate of Tasar
silk. It requires government’s consideration for
development of growth of raw silk, technology
upgradation, Research and Development and
marketing development activities.
RESEARCH OBJECTIVE
 To analyze the current export of Tasar silk.

 To find out the potential of Tasar silk in Indian

Fashion Industry.
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 Research is at preliminary stage and is more
exploratory, investigative in nature.
 Research methodology is based on secondary
descriptive research.
 A study has been done on various aspects of tasar
silk.
NATURE AND SCOPE OF STUDY
 Silk is most expensive natural fiber & in demand.

 It needs government consideration for further

development.
ANALYZING THE CURRENT EXPORT OF
TASAR SILK IN INDIA

 The World Raw Silk production (mulberry and non-

mulberry)was about 131220 MT (2007).
 China leads the world with silk production of
108420 MT or 82.62% of the produce.
 India produces around 14% of silk.
 In the year 2008-09 India produced 2760MT tons of
tasar silk.
 India exported 3500 items of readymade garment,
carpets and natural silk yarn fabric made-up.
FINDING OUT THE POTENTIAL OF TASAR
SILK IN FASHION INDUSTRY
 For many decades silk has had a reputation as a
luxurious and sensuous fabric.
 The silk garments range from evening wear to
sportswear.
 Different kinds luxurious and expensive dresses
and home furnishings are made of silk fabric.
INNOVATION
 The Central Silk Board, Bangalore is trying to give a
whole new meaning to the tasar silk which is
predominantly associated with women’s wear in
India.
 They are planning to introduce fabric spun out of
silk that will be used for making jeans.
 T-shirts ,Carry bags,Visiting cards made out of soft
yarn is developed by the Bangalore institute have
been introduced in the market
OTHER APPLICATIONS
 The silk sericin and fibroin proteins are wound
healing agents and are anti-oxidant and bio-
adhesive mediators of human body.
 It nutritive value as human diet for cardiac and
diabetic patients, component for cosmetic
preparations
 It has anti-inflammatory and anti-tumefacient
abilities suits for pharmaceuticals.
 The superior moisture absorbance of silk fibre
constructs bio-active textiles, while insulator and
tensile properties substitute automotive and building
construction applications.
ROLE OF WOMEN IN SILK INDUSTRY
 Sericulture, being a cottage industry, provides
ample work for the women in rural areas.
 In reality, sericulture is an occupation by women, for
women and because the women, constitutes more
than 60% of the workforce and 80% of silk products
are consumed by them.
INITIATIVES TAKEN BY GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA
 The Ministry of Textiles has collaborated with the
Japanese Government for technology cooperation
to increase cultivation and use of seeds.
 10th Five Year Plan envisages an increased silk
production of 21,800 MT, increased exports by
15%.
CONCLUSION
 The major part of Indian silk thread and silk cloth is
consumed domestically by Indians.
 Due to the silk projects and marketing schemes by
government and international subsidy ,the industry
has been expanding rapidly over the last few years.
 Measures like the encouragement of further
technological and economic research in the various
aspects of sericulture, standardization and quality
control of silk and silk products.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Innovative and Multidirectional Applications of
Natural Fibre, Silk - A Review, available
online(accessed 12 December 2009 ) at:
http://www.idosi.org/aje/2(2)09/6.pdf
 Jharkraft will up tasar silk exports, available online
(accessed 11 December 2009) at:
http://www.busness
standard.com/india/news/jharcraft-wildtasar-silk-
exports/344959.
 Annual report, available online(accessed 11
December 2009) at:
http://texmin.nic.in/annualrep/arch08.htm#8
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