Scenario of Indian Sericulture Industry

Sericulture is a multifaceted agro-based cottage industry, which aims at uplifting the socio-economic standards of its practitioners. As a dynamic small-scale industry the employment potential of the silk industry is substantial. The major activities of sericulture comprises of food-plant cultivation to feed the silkworms, which spin silk cocoons and reeling the cocoons for unwinding the silk filament for value added benefits such as processing and weaving. The broad-based development of the agro-based industry will improve both the social and physical infrastructure of India. Sericulture being an agro-based enterprise plays a predominant role in shaping the economic destiny of the rural people and fits very well in India's rural structure, where agriculture continues to be the main industry. In view of the significance of sericulture industry for the economy of the country, the paper tries to enlighten the status of sericulture industry in India in view of globalization.