The Central Silk Board (CSB), in collaboration with the Department of CSR and TI, organised a cocoon auction market at the 'Mera Resham Mera Abhiman' event under the Sericulture Technology Transfer Campaign at the Sericulture Office in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag.

The event, held on Monday, aimed to promote technological advancements in sericulture and empower local farmers through knowledge sharing and capacity building initiatives. Member Secretary of Central Silk Board, P Siva Kumar, highlighted the need to consolidate silk tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, "One of our objectives is to consolidate resham (silk) tourism in Kashmir. These efforts are already going on near Manasbal Lake. These tourists can go and learn the process of making silk from the start"

"Another major objective is to increase the marketing infrastructure in the district. We have the present market, but we are planning to use automation, online auction models, like how it is used in the south," he added. Bashir Ahmad Chauhan, who has been growing silk for over 20 years, talked about the anxiety faced by growers due to not having a fixed rate, urging the government to implement it.