Extracted Data Points

  • Mission Senehjori is a comprehensive cluster-based initiative for Assam's Muga silk sector
  • Estimated investment of ₹396–411 crore over three-year period
  • MDoNER contribution: ₹136–151 crore
  • Muga silk supports nearly 2.6 lakh rearer and weaver families in Assam
  • Current annual earnings for producers: ₹18,000–21,000 per year
  • Assam accounts for 90% of world's Muga silk production
  • Muga silk is India's first GI-tagged silk and world's only naturally golden silk
  • Cluster-based approach covering districts: Jorhat, Sivasagar, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Majuli, Sualkuchi
  • Key outcomes targeted by 2028:
  • Establishment of 5 modernised Muga reeling units
  • Creation of 1 Muga Spun Mill
  • Formation of 30 Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs)
  • Creation of over 1,180 Farmer Interest Groups
  • Regeneration of 5,000 hectares of Som and Soalu host plants
  • GI authentication of over 80% of traded Muga silk
  • Digital traceability mechanisms for more than 8,000 households
  • Muga silk exports expansion to over 2,000 kilograms annually
  • Tourism development components:
  • Development of Muga Silk Trail
  • Establishment of Silk Tourism Park
  • Organisation of annual Muga Utsav festivals
  • Implementing agencies: MDoNER, Government of Assam, Central Silk Board, Ministry of Textiles, other Central Ministries/organizations
  • Mission focuses on entire value chain: host-plant cultivation, silkworm seed production, reeling, weaving, branding, export promotion, digital traceability, tourism