Mandate
• Conduct scientific, technical and economic research to enhance production, productivity and quality of Indian Silk.
• Development of package of practices for Host Plant, Silkworm Rearing, Post Cocoon Technology and its dissemination
• Commercialization of products & technologies and industry interface.
• Efforts to reduce input cost & drudgery and by-product utilization to increase net income and productivity.
• Enhance production of international grade silk for import substitution and earning foreign exchange.
• Human Resource Development.
• Maintenance of Breeders Stock.
• Disease & Pest Monitoring and Forecasting & Forewarning.
• Dissemination of knowledge, R&D innovations and package of practices through ICT tools.
• Undertake collaborative Research Programmes/Projects with reputed National and International R&D Institutions.
• Strengthening Institutional framework to support ongoing research, allied activities, scientific and technical activities.
• Inter Institutional collaboration for better synergy.
• Studies on techno-economic feasibility of sericulture technologies.
• Providing technical and consultancy services.
