Raw Silk

Raw silk

Cocoon to yarn — institutions, markets, filatures and the yarn lanes.

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Four silks

Institutions

NameWhereWhat
Central Silk BoardBengaluru, BTM LayoutStatutory body for sericulture
Central Sericultural Research and Training InstituteMysuruMulberry sericulture research
Central Sericultural Research and Training InstituteBerhampore, West BengalEast and north-east sericulture
Central Tasar Research and Training InstituteRanchi, NagriTussar research
Central Muga Eri Research and Training InstituteLahdoigarh, JorhatMuga and eri research
Silkworm Seed Technology LaboratoryKodathi, BengaluruSilkworm seed testing
National Handloom Development CorporationGreater NoidaYarn supply at mill-gate prices

Cocoon markets

NameWhereWhat
Ramanagara Government Cocoon MarketRamanagaraLargest cocoon market in Asia; e-auctions
Sidlaghatta Cocoon MarketChikkaballapura districtBivoltine cocoons
Kollegal Cocoon MarketChamarajanagar districtSouth Karnataka auction centre
Vijayapura Cocoon MarketDevanahalli talukRegional market near Bengaluru

Reeling and filature

NameWhereWhat
KSIC silk filaturesT. NarasipuraMulti-end and automatic reeling
Government silk filatureSanthemarahalli, ChamarajanagarState-run reeling
Sidlaghatta multi-end reeling co-operativesSidlaghattaMicro and semi-automatic filature units
Malda reeling clusterSujapur, MaldaCottage-basin reeling for Bengal silk

Exchanges and yarn depots

NameWhereWhat
Bangalore Silk ExchangeOkalipuram, BengaluruRegulated raw-silk e-auction
Dharmavaram Silk ExchangeDharmavaramRegulated yarn exchange
Kanchipuram silk yarn depot (Directorate of Handlooms)Railway Station Road, KanchipuramCertified yarn for weavers

Yarn lanes and importers

Silk yarn merchants
Chickpet and Avenue Road, Bengaluru
Silk yarn merchants
Ennaikaran Street and Sheikpet, Kanchipuram
Silk yarn and katan traders
Thatheri Bazar and Madanpura, Varanasi
Imported raw silk (China, Vietnam)
Ring Road, Surat; Nariman Point, Mumbai

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