India’s muga silk gets a redesigned value chain

Mission Senehjori, launched on 2 June 2026, sets out a three-year plan to rebuild Assam’s Muga silk economy from cocoon to export. The scale is modest but the structure is ambitious: ₹396–411 crore across eight districts, 30 Farmer Producer Organisations, 1,180 Farmer Interest Groups, regeneration of 5,000 hectares of host plants. By 2028, the mission aims for 80% of traded Muga silk to carry GI authentication, with digital traceability linked to over 8,000 weaver households. The design lesson sits in what’s being treated as infrastructure. Not the silk. The value chain of reeling units, common facility centres, branding, traceability, even cultural tourism — is the thing being built. The world’s only naturally golden silk supports 2.6 lakh families who currently earn ₹18,000–21,000 a year. The mission’s success is whether that number moves and provides the weavers a sustainable livelihood. News Source: Press Information Bureau

News Source: Press Information Bureau