Department of Sericulture

Department of Sericulture is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu, serving the sericulture farmers and entrepreneurs engaged in silk reeling and other sericulture related activities in the State.

The ‘Sericulture wing’ which originally functioned under the Department of Industries and Commerce functioned independently as ‘Department of Sericulture’ since 1979 with its headquarters at Salem under Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi epartment, Secretariat, Chennai under the guidance of Hon’ble Minister for Rural Industries. .

The objectives of the department are to attain self-sufficiency in silk production; to make Tamil Nadu a leading state in bivoltine silk production; expanding the area under Mulberry cultivation; bringing more farmers and entrepreneurs into the fold of sericulture; encouraging unemployed youths to take up silkworm rearing / silk reeling to attain a better socio-economic status. The Directorate of Sericulture formulates and implements various 2 schemes for development of Sericulture sector in the State.