Subsidy to purchase equipments for rearing of silkworms (Including advanced mountages)/ equipments for mulberry plantation management (pre-cocoon programs)

Benefits

• Rs.75,000/- subsidy to purchase equipments for rearing of silkworms / equipments for mulberry plantation management

Subsidy

Rs. 56,250 / – (75%) for General Category and Rs. 67,500 / – (90%) for SC/ST

To whom?

Sericulturists

Eligibility

• First Priority for New Farmers
• Should be a Sericulturist of Mysore pure breed / Bivoltine / Improved Cross-breed cocoons.
• Should have current pass book indicating sericulture
• Should purchase equipments within the unit cost as approved by Departmental Purchase committe from the institutions approved and Empaneled by the Department only.
• Equipments approved by the Department may be purchased
• Should undertake agreement in prescribed format on stamp paper of Rs.50/- to continue sericulture for next 3 years

How to apply

Offline

Documents to be submitted

• Current Pahani /RTC with survey number(s) of the Mulberry plantation
• a certified copy of loan sanctioned letter(if applicable), If availed loan from financial institutions for the purchase of equipments
• Receipt of purchase of equipment

Contacting Local Sericulture Extension Officer / Assistant Director of Sericulture / Deputy Director of Sericulture of the respective District

Commissioner for Sericulture Development and Director of Sericulture, Directorate of Sericulture, 5th Floor, M.S.Building, Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Road, Bengaluru-560001 Phone: 080-22252611 and Departmental Joint director of Sericulture

[email protected]
www.karnataka.gov.in/sericulture

Phone Number: +080-22246786/080-22246786
Help Line: 9900881100