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KVIC opens first silk processing plant in Gujarat
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SME Times News Bureau | 03 Jan, 2020
KVIC on Friday has opened first Silk processing plant in Gujarat's
Surendranagar to cut down the cost of production of silk yarn
"drastically" and increase the sale and availability of raw material for
Patola sarees ij the local market.
Patola, the trademark silk saree from Gujarat, is considered to be very costly and worn only by the royals and the aristocrats.
The
initiative was taken by Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC).
The plant has been set up by a khadi institution at a cost of Rs 75
lakh in which KVIC has contributed Rs 60 lakh, said Ministry of
Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), adding the unit has employed
90 local women, 70 of which belong to the Muslim community.
"Reason
being the raw material silk yarn is purchased from Karnataka or West
Bengal, where silk processing units are situated, thus increasing the
cost of the fabric manifolds," the MSME Ministry said.
Cocoons
will be brought from Karnataka and West Bengal and silk yarn will be
processed in-house, thus reducing the cost of production and giving a
major boost to the sale of famous Patola sarees, said V. K. Saxena,
Chairman, KVIC.
Surendranagar district is a backward district in
Gujarat where KVIC has invested Rs 60 lakh to build the Silk Processing
Plant, in order to generate livelihood and boost sales of Patola Sarees
by making silk more ready available at a low cost, for the Patola Saree
manufacturers in the nearby area.Traditionally, every region in India
has had its own unique weave for the Silk Saree. It is quite notable
that Patola Silk Saree is amongst the top five silk weaves which are
desired in every Indian Saree Lover's wardrobe.
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