B. CATALYTIC DEVELOPMENT SCHEMES
Central silk Board has been implementing central sector and centrally sponsored schemes for the development of sericulture with the involvement of the State Government. These schemes have been collectively prescribed as Catalytic Development Programme (CDP). Some of the problems faced in implementation of the programme during IX plan have been addressed before finalizing the programme for the X plan period, while the overall objective of the programme is to ensure coordinated effort to support sericulture at all stages of value addition.
MULBERRY SECTOR
1. SUPPORT FOR RAISING NURSERIES OF HIGH YIELDING MULBERRY VARITIES
The objective of the scheme is to help State Government to produce saplings of high yielding mulberry verities from Kissan nurseries raised by farmers for supply to new farmers and sericulturists who wish to re-plant their farm with the improved varieties.
- The unit cost of Rs. 0.50 per sapling is paid to farmers from whom the saplings are procured.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
50%
50%
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2. ON-FARM TRAINING AND START-UP TOOLS TO NEW MULBERRY SERICULTURISTS
· The objective of the scheme is to help farmers to take up sericulture on scientific lines and equip them with essential tools /equipments to embark on mulberry farming and rearing of silkworm & to improve quality and productivity of cocoons through adoption of scientific packages of practices in mulberry cultivation and silk worm rearing.
· The unit cost is Rs. 2000 per acre – Rs. 1750/- for supply of tool kits and Rs. 250/- for providing stipend to farmers for one month training (if area of mulberry is less than one acre, cost of tool kit would be Rs. 900/- and Rs. 250/- stipend for one month training).
- The entire cost will be born by the Central Silk Board.
- Farmers identified by the State Department of Sericulture are eligible for this assistance.
3. REARING APPLIANCES AND FARM EQUIPMENT TO FARMERS (FOR BIVOLTINE SILKWORM REARING)
· The objective of the scheme is to assist the farmers in purchasing modern tools and equipment which make mulberry cultivation and rearing more efficient and convenient & to encourage more farmers to take up Bivoltine sericulture successfully with the help of modern tools, machinery and equipment.
- The unit cost is Rs. 30,000/- per farmer (for a minimum of 1 acre plantation)
- Farmer who has sufficient experience in silkworm rearing and are willing to take up bivoltine silkworm rearing are eligible for this assistance.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
25%
25%
50%
List of Rearing Appliances /Farm Equipments
A) General Farmers
Sl. No. Item 1 Rearing Trays (Plastic) 2 Incubation Frame 3 Nylon Net 4 Bed Disinfectant 5 Paraffin Paper 6 Hygrometer 7 Egg carrying bag / box 8 Duster B) Bivoltine Farmers
Sl. No. Item 1 Rotary mountages 2 Shoot rearing rack 3 Nylon nets 4 Pruning saw 5 Secateur 4. ASSISTANCE FOR INSTALLATION OF DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM
- The objective of the scheme is to assist mulberry farmers in conserving water resources which are scarce in most parts of the country so that farmers would be able to take up farming more efficiently and get increased output of quality mulberry leaf.
- The unit cost is up to maximum of Rs. 48,000/- per hectare. If the farmers own less than one hectare of plantation, the subsidy will be as follow.
Sl. No.
Area (ha)
Prorata unit cost @ Rs. 48,000/- per ha. / Beneficiary
Prorata subsidy ceiling at Rs. 24,000/- per ha. / Beneficiary
Eligible subsidy for SC/ST /Women and general category who own les than 1 ha. Plantation.
90% of unit cost (SC/ST/Women)
70% of unit cost (others)
1
1.0
48,000/-
24,000/-
24,000/-
24,000/-
2
0.6
28,800/-
14,400/-
24,000/-
20,160/-
3
0.4
19,200/-
9,600/-
17,280/-
13,440/-
4
0.2
9,600/-
4,800/-
8,640/-
6,720/-
- Farmers, who won land, have an assured source of water and power connection is eligible for the assistance.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
45%
5%
50%
5. SUPPORT FOR USE OF QUALITY DISINFECTANTS
- The objective of the scheme is to encourage the farmers to use quality disinfectants and prevent crop losses due to diseases.
- The unit cost is Rs. 2870/- per farmer per year. If number of silkworm crops are only three or less in a year, Rs. 500/- per crop.
- Both bivoltine silkworm rearers and rearers of other silkworm races / hybrid are eligible. Seed rearers adopted by Central Silk Board units are also eligible for the subsidy.
COST SHARING
Category
CSB
State
Benefeciary
F1 Farmers
25%
25%
50%
P1 Farmers
50%
50%
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DISINFECTION MODULES
Sl. No.
Item
Quantity
1 Bleaching Powder 8.790 Kg.
2 Slaked Lime 2.171 Kg.
3 Uzi trap 10 nos.
4 Sanitech (Chlorine Dioxide) 4 lts.
5 Bed disinfectant 5.000 Kg.
6. ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS FOR CONSTRUCYION OF REARING HOUSE
- The objective of the scheme is to assist farmers to acquire separate rearing houses, which contributes to improvement in quality and productivity of cocoons. Production of cocoons would take place in hygienic conditions and expenditure on disinfectants and losses on account of diseases and pests would be minimized.
- The unit cost depends on the size of the rearing house, up to a maximum unit coast of Rs. 1,00,000/- per rearing house.
- Farmers who won mulberry gardens, site / land for construction of rearing houses. Farmers should also have an experience of at least 2 years in sericulture practices.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
25%
25%
50%
7. CHOWKI REARING CENTRES – ASSISTANCE TO QUALITY SERVICE CLUBS /NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS /SELF-HELP GROUPS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CHAWKI REARING BUILDING AND PROCUREMENT OF CHAWKI REARING EQUIPMENT
- The objective of the scheme is to ensure the success of cocoon crops through professional and scientific management of young age silkworm rearing (Chawkies).
- The unit cost is Rs.1, 00,000/- for construction of a chawki rearing building and Rs. 2,00,000/- for purchase of chawki rearing equipment.
- Quality Service Clubs / NGOs / Self – Help Groups identified and recommended by the State are eligible. Quality Service Clubs should have at least 20 members.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
25%
25%
50%
List of Equipments for Chawki Rearing Center
Sl. No. Item 1 Microscope 2 Plastic Rearing Tray (Size 31x41) 3 Temperature & Humidity Recorder 4 Heater with thermostat 5 Humidifier 6 Power Sprayer 7 Mask 8 Incubation frames (Plastic) 9 Leaf collecting baskets 10 Chopping board + knives 11 Cleaning nets for chawki 12 Bottom stands 13 Feeding stands 14 Leaf chopping machine 15 Flame gun + cylinder 16 Hand duster 17 Litter basket 18 Plastic basins 19 Wash basins 20 Secateurs 21 Egg carrying box / bag 22 Ant wells 23 Foot mats 8. CROP INSURANCE SUPPORT - MULBERRY
· The objective of the scheme is to cover the risk of crop losses faced by farmers who have not had much experience in rearing Bivoltine silkworms.
- A premium of Rs. 144/- for 100 bivoltine Dfls (Rs. 180/- per 100 Dfls in respect of Andhra Pradesh) and Rs. 31/- per beneficiary towards personal accident to the rearer.
- All bivoltine silkworm rearers are eligible. While farmers rearing silkworms other than bivoltine may also go for crop insurance, subsidy is presently available only to bivoltine silkworm rearers.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
40%
40%
20%
9. SUPPORT FOR UPGRADING EQUIPMENT IN EXISTING STATE / PARASTATAL / CO-OPERATIVE OWNED SEED PRODUCTION AND REELING UNITS:
- The objective of the scheme is to improve the infrastructure available with the State / Co-operatives so as to achieve improvement in quality and productivity in seed production and reeling.
- The unit cost depends on the nature of up gradation required.
- States / Parastatal / Co-operatives are eligible for this assistance.
COST SHARING
CSB
State
Beneficiary
50%
50%
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List of Equipments for up-gradation of infrastructure in seed production and reeling units
Sl. No.
Name of the Equipment
Silkworm Seed Production Centre A. General Equipments
1 Cocoon /Pupae preservation plastic trays 2 Plastic oviposition trays 3 Plastic seed cocoon transportation crates 4 Plastic male moth preservation trays 5 Room heaters 6 Humidifier /Air coolers 7 Egg preservation cabinet B. Machineries 1 Electric balance 2 Power sprayer 3 Generator (Mini) 4 Incubators 5 Platform weighing balance C. Testing & Treatment Equipment 1 Moth examination table 2 Moth crushing Mixi 3 Centrifuge 4 Cyclomixer 5 Microscopes 6 Deflossing Machine 7 Loose egg preparation table 8 Acid treatment bath Reeling Units 1 Cocoon driers (Hot air drier or ushnakot) 2 Cocoon sorting table 3 Cocoon storage racks 4 Circular pressurized cooking machine 5 Two pan cooking unit 6 Cocoon cooking cages and pressing disk 7 Multiend Reeling Machine 8 Re-reeling machine (closed type) 9 Silk examination stand 10 Small skeining machine 11 Long Skeining (book) machine 12 Long skein stand 13 Small skein book press 14 Small reel permeation chamber 15 Denier scale 16 Single cocoon reeling epprouvette. 17 Balances – 2 (one 0.001 grams to 100 grams and one 5 kg. cap 18 Boiler 19 Water softening soil plant