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Pabitra Margherita Inaugurates Advanced Silkworm Seed Facility in Jorhat, Assam
Union Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita inaugurated a new silkworm seed infrastructure at the CSB-Silkworm Seed Production Centre in Jorhat, Assam, on October 8, 2026. The facility includes a Grainage Building and Cold Storage, and it is designed to produce 30 lakh Disease-Free Layings of mulberry hybrid seed annually. This initiative aims to modernize sericulture infrastructure and improve rural livelihoods in the North-Eastern Region. The upgraded facility is expected to enhance seed production efficiency and strengthen the regional sericulture value chain, creating employment and business opportunities for local suppliers and traders.
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