Central Silk Board

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.