Recently, the Union Minister of Textiles unveiled the Commemoratory coin, celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of the Central Silk Board (CSB) at Mysuru.
About Central Silk Board
It is a Statutory Body established in 1948, by an Act of Parliament.
It functions under the administrative control of the Union Ministry of Textiles, Government of India.
It comprises 39 members appointed as per the powers and provisions conferred by Sub-Section 3 of Section 4 of the CSB Act 1948, for a period of 3 years.
The Chairperson of the Board to be appointed by the Central Government.
Functions
It advises the Central Government on all matters relating to production, supply, distribution, trade and commerce in silk-worm seed, the development of the silk industry and its products including export and import.
It has established 6 Regional Offices at New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bhubaneshwar and Guwahati.
Headquarters: Bengaluru
Silk Production in India
India has the unique distinction of being the only country producing all the five known commercial silks, namely, mulberry, tropical tasar, oak tasar, eri and muga.
India is the second largest producer of silk in the world.
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