Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Monday said the Government will help acquire whatever techniques needed to develop Tussar production in State. Speaking at a function in Dumka on Monday the CM said that Jharkhand holds a distinct identity in the silk sector.
“Especially the Santhal Parganas has its own identity in the entire State ranging from silk production to making silk garments. Dumka district is the largest producer of silk in the entire State. This identity needs to be retained. Departments better prepare action plans. So that the income of people connected with silk can be increased and better opportunities for self-employment can be provided,” he said.
The CM said that employment in all houses is very important. “People will have employment only then their all round development will be done. You all work to make silk yarn. Many types of objects are made from silk thread. Do your work better so that you can earn more income. Take full advantage of whatever technical support is being provided to you by the government,” he said.
Soren further said, “We need to fast-connect our products with new technology. Earlier, the work of extracting silk thread from hands was done. With the advent of technology, the thread took months to remove.
Now it happens in a few hours, the work which used to take hours becomes possible in minutes.
All this was made possible by technology. Over time there is a need to connect with new technology and add others.”
The CM told the farmers that Khadi shows the identity of the country. “Khadi costumes are in high demand due to their manufacturing through technology. Improve your product so that it is in demand all over the world. There is a need to provide self-employment by adding more and more people in the field of silk production so that the standard of living of the people can improve. Given your interest in this field, the government will definitely work in the field of tasar production so that this sector can be strengthened,” he said.
The CM said that there is no stronger system in the whole earth than the system of nature. “We need to preserve the arrangement made by nature. Nature's system needs better management, only then we will get its benefit. Formerly a large number of cashew trees were found in this area. Due to neglect, cashew trees are rarely seen today. We devastated the entire forest. Today, the cashew nut is so expensive that we cannot buy it. In the past, no arrangement was made for the production of cashew,” he added.
Dumka DC Rajeshwari B said that the Chief Minister has given a new energy to farmers associated with tussar production. Efforts are being made to improve the quality of silk-related production so that the income of the farmers can be increased and the demand for the products produced by them increases.
The CM and Director, Handloom, Silk and Handicrafts Directorate Uday Pratap honoured the Additional Director Industries, Silk, Santhal Pargana Sudhir Kumar Singh by giving him a citation for better work in the field of silk production. During the programme, departmental calendar and booklet was released by the CM. Deputy Commissioner Rajeshwari B presented a hand painting to the Chief Minister, who felicitated the farmers for their excellent work in the field of silk production.