India has set its sights on becoming the world’s largest silk-producing country by 2028-29, with the government targeting an increase in domestic silk production to 60,000 metric tonnes by 2030-31. Union Minister of Textiles Giriraj Singh announced the targets while inaugurating the 77th
India’s raw silk production increased to 34,042 metric tonnes during April-January 2024-25, up from 24,299 metric tonnes during the corresponding period of 2014-15, Parliament was informed. Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita, in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, attributed the growth largely to government initiatives aimed at strengthening sericulture,














