Jharkhand produces roughly 82 per cent of the total silk that is produced in India. Nearly 4.82 lakh women in the state will be brought under the new skill development program. A fund of Rs 700 crores has been provisioned in this year's budget for the skill development program.

A state industries board will be established, which will connect women of 32,000 villages for providing them alternative livelihoods.

Jharkhand wants investors for the textile, apparel and footwear sectors as these have growth potential.

These sectors are the second largest employers in Jharkhand after agriculture. By products of textile, apparel and footwear are used for making cosmetics, biomedical products and fertilizers. These not only fetch revenue but also generate large scale employment.

Jharkhand tussar production increased to 3,238 metric tons in 2016-19 from 143 metric tons in 2007-08. The tussar culture employs 1.80 lakh farmers and 30,000 weavers in the state.

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Jharkhand Silk Textile and Handicraft Development Corporation (Jharcraft) and Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex).

Co-optex has over 200 outlets across the country. Jharcraft products will be displayed at Co-optex showrooms across the country. Co-optex will also display its products at Jharcraft outlets.

While Co-optex produces a huge variety of handloom products, it does not produce tussar silk. In this situation, Jharcraft will use the platform to publicize and sell tussar silk produced in Jharkhand.