Japan, China and India are the leading countries in the production of silk and other silk materials but now a day there is a greater competion between China and India in case of silk production. By knowing the nerves of foreign marketing and factions by India there is increase in exporting of silk during first six months of 2000-01. By comparing last years exports of silk items, it increases from 15 01 to 16 1 and earning $17.43 crore. That means it is increased by 30.5%. There is demand for Indian silk items from America, Japan, Spain, Germany, Italy and east Europe. Indian requirement of silk is 22,000 tonnes while its production is 15,000 tonnes.

Second most important thing is to improve silk quality, which includes soft, strong and continuous thread. Though there is an increase in plantation of Mulberry by 5 times and many schemes implemented successfully for silk production there is shortage of silk. Due to shortage of raw silk there is reduction in spun silk and Kashmiri Carpets. In India 40% production of Mulberry Silk is from Karnataka. While Tasar Silk is from Madhya Pradesh and Orissa and Muga Silk is from eastern parts of India.

There is increasing demand for silk cloths from foreign markets. If we concentrate on this demands there is scope to increase exporting of silk items up to 1500 crores. Following table shows exporting of silk from India.

A scheme "Operation silk wave" is developed by the Central govt. for the development of quality "Biovoltaine silk". Under this production of silk will be increased from 300 to 10,500 tonnes during the period of 7 years and there is steps taken to reduce the shortage of silk. This scheme will be implemented in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. Karnataka govt. has also implemented "Reshme Sampathu" scheme along with this scheme.

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