Four New Projects Launched in North East for the Development of Silk Sector
- In order to give boost to the development of silk sector, the Union Minister of Textiles, Smriti Zubin Irani, inaugurated four projects in North East India on February 19, 2019 via video link.
- The projects include:
- Silk Seed Production Centre in Tura, Meghalaya
- Silk Printing and Processing Unit in Agartala, Tripura
- Eri Spun Silk Mill in Sangaipat, Imphal
- Project for Development of Sericulture in Mamit, Mizoram
- The Minister also inaugurated new office building of Weavers Service Centres (WSC) at Indore, Madhya Pradesh and Kannur, Kerala.