SILKS
Sericulture Information Linkages
And Knowledge System

Central Silk Board, Minisitry of Textiles, Government of India, Bangalore
Chikkaballapur, Karnataka

Weaving Reeling Centres

Technical Service Centers

Sericulture Department has got a systematic extension network to disseminate different technologies in the field with respect to Sericultural activities. There are 246 Technical Service Centers established in the State to perform the extension task. These center are mainly involved in the dissemination of the Technologies developed by the Research Institutes and also crasure supply of mulberry cuttings/saplings, monitoring mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing and providing information about loan facilities and subsidy schemes. In addition to this, Technical Service Centers are also involved in crop- inspection, disinfection of rearing houses to control the silkworm diseases, conducting group discussions, field days, workshops, study tours, state level seminars, conducting training camps to men and women sericulturists. The extension officers and staff working in seed areas have the responsibility of inspecting the seed crops thoroughly and certifying the disease freeness of the crops in the field. The list of Technical Service

Centers established in the state are as follows.

Sl
No.
District Taluk Technical Service Centers
1 Bagalakote Badami Badami
Bagalakote Bagalakote
Hunagund Hunagund
Jamakandi Jamakandi
Mudhol Mudhol
2 Belgaum Athani Athani
$ Bivoltine Seed Area Belgaum $ Belgaum
  Chikkodi Chikkodi
Gokak Gokak
Hukkeri Hukkeri
Raibagh Raibagh
Soundatti $ Soundatti
3 Bidar Aurad Aurad
Bidar Bidar
Basavakalyana Basavakalyana
Bhalki Bhalki
Humnabad Humnabad
4 Chitradurga Chitradurga Chitradurga
Challakere Challakere
Parashurampura
Hosadurga Hosadurga
Holalkere Holalkere
Hiriyur Hiriyur
Molakalmur Molakalmur
  Nuggehalli
Holenarasipur $ Hallimysore
Holenarasipur
Hassan $ Dudda
Sakaleshapur $ Sakaleshapur

Technical Service Centres (Reeling)

 

The cocoons produced should be reeled within the stipulated time. For this reason department is taking up proper attentions and l17 Technical Service Centres (Reeling) are working. Informations regarding reeling units inspections, supervisions, information about new technology fin silk reeling. We are also providing trainings to the silk reelers in the government sericultural training institutes. Assistance is also given to the reelers in testing the quality of silk and the water quality using for reeling. Technical Service Centres (Reeling) is also facilitating the reelers to get financial assistance and bonus in the various schemes available in the department.

Details of the reeling Technical Service Centres are hereunder

Sl.
No.
Districts Taluk Location
01 Bangalore Rural Devanahalli Vijayapura
02 Ramanagar Kanakapura Kanakapura
Ramanagar Ramanagar
03 Belgaum Belgaum Belgaum
04 Bellary Bellary Bellary
05 Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar Chamarajanagar
Kollegal Kollegal
06 Chitradurga Chitradurga Chitradurga
07 Dharwar Dharwar Dharwar
08 Gulbarga Gulbarga Gulbarga
09 Hassan Hassan Hassan
10 Kolar Kolar Kolar
11 Chikkaballapura Chintamani Chintamani
Sidlagatta Sidlagatta
12 Mandya Mandya Mandya
13 Mysore T.Narasipur T.Narasipur
14 Tumkur Tumkur Tumkur
Source

Department of Sericulture, Govt. of Karnataka