Question

Largest silk producing state of India is _______.

Answer 1

Hint: Silk is the most elegant textile and it is the pride of India. People of India use to wear silk cloth on special occasions. There are many states of India where the silk is produced in a huge quantity.

Complete Answer:
- It is the elegant textiles in the world with natural sheen and affinity for dyes, highly absorbance, and soft to touch, light weight and high durability.
- It is considered as the queen of textiles all over the world. It also stands for the livelihood of millions of people by providing employment.
- With its rural based on-farm and off-farm activities there are immense job opportunities for the unprivileged people. This industry has drawn the attention of the policymaker and the planners as one of the most suitable avenues for economic growth in India.
- India has the rare position of being the only nation producing all the five recognized commercial silks; Mulberry, oak tasar, tropical tasar, eri, and muga.
- The muga is only produced in the state of Assam considered as the golden yellow silk.
- In the five states; Karnataka, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Tamil Nadu Mulberry silk are being produced.
- The special difference of the North East is that it is the only region that produces the four varieties of silk alone; the oak tasar, muga, eri, pat, and mulberry. NE produces 18 % of the total India’s silk.
Now, among the five Indian states, Karnataka is the largest silk producing state of India.

Note: India is the second largest country in silk production, the first is china, India produces 28,708 metric tonnes of silk every year while China produces 146,000 metric tonnes of silk. In India Assam is the second large silk producing state.