India sets a 60,000-tonne silk-production target for 2030-31
The Textiles Ministry says annual production has risen from about 26,000 tonnes in 2014 to about 42,000 tonnes.
India has set a target of producing 60,000 metric tonnes of silk by 2030-31, according to the Textiles Ministry. The ministry says annual output has increased from about 26,000 tonnes in 2014 to about 42,000 tonnes.
The minister also stated an ambition for India to become the world's largest silk producer by 2028-29 and for improved mulberry yields and more cocoon-rearing cycles to raise participating farmers' annual income to ₹10 lakh to ₹12 lakh.
Why it matters
Sericulture links farm income, textile manufacturing, rural employment, import substitution and export competitiveness, particularly in producing states such as Karnataka.
SCULTRA point of view
Production targets should be translated into state-level plans for yield, seed quality, disease control, water use, farmer margins, price volatility, processing capacity, labour conditions and market demand.
Limitations
Current output, ranking and income figures are ministerial statements in an event release. It does not provide a comparable income baseline, cost assumptions, price scenarios, verified farmer sample, implementation budget or environmental assessment. Targets and aspirations are not realised outcomes.
Source: Press Information Bureau / Ministry of Textiles and Central Silk Board, 20 September 2026.