Swachh Resham Gram: Promoting cleanliness for sericulture development

摘要

Cleanliness campaign launched in mission mode by the present government, sensitizing every individual household both in rural and semi-urban areas, using mass, social as well as digital media tools, has started showing signs of increased awareness by involving them as conscious citizens. Along side, there has been a significant qualitative improvement in their daily life, work culture and what they produce. Prompted, Central Silk Board has launched the concept of Swachh Resham Gram in silk producing pockets in the country through its network of research institutes. To start with, Gopalapura in Musuru district, Karnataka; Bhaisajhal village in Bilaspur district of Chhatisgarh; Mallickpur village in Murshidabad, West Bengal; Borholla village in Jorhat district, Assam and Hutar village in Jharkhand were identified as Swachh Resham Gram.