• M.ASLAM
• S.P.SINGH
• P.TEWARY
• P.K.SINGH
• K.A.SAHAF

Sericulture, an agro-forest based cottage (Silk) industry, is accepted as an employment generating socio-economic development sector since ancient time. In recent years, Central Silk Board has launched various programmes for development and improvement of socio-economic conditions of poor Seri-culturists but these are suitable only for male dominated areas of activities. Sericulture, as a cottage industry, provides ample work opportunities for women in the rural areas particularly in silkworm rearing and reeling, while men, largely work in the field and in weaving. The involvement of women in different activities of sericulture is about 53% and their contribution in the on-farm activities understandably is lower than that in post-cocoon activities. Sericulture is an ideal avocation for women because of the many reasons. In this direction, being its topographical conditions, Uttarakhand state has been considered for implementation of women empowerment programme through its Regional Sericultural Research Station located at Sahaspur, Dehradun. The objective of the programme was mainly to provide earning opportunities to poor, backward, SC/ST women in their own villages through silkworm rearing. 60 women beneficiaries have been selected/ identified in Vikasnagar area of Dehradun district and were imparted training in mulberry cultivation, silkworm rearing and cocoon handicraft. In the present paper, results obtained from the rearing conducted by the women silkworm rearers during spring’11, spring ’12 and spring’13 as well as economics of cocoon handicraft is discussed.

Empowerment, Silkworm, Cocoon, Handicraft.

"WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SERICULTURE IN DOON VALLEY ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no.88-96, May-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J15.pdf

"WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SERICULTURE IN DOON VALLEY ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 5, page no. pp88-96, May-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1905J15.pdf