Central Silk Board, Government of India, in the year 1958,established a central Silkworm Seed Station at Pampore Kashmir for maintaining exotic as well as indigenous univoltine/bivoltine races of silkworm.

Sericulture has been practiced since centuries in North India. Kashmir’s association with silk is mentioned in Rajtragini-the oldest written historical chronicle of Kashmir by great poet & author Kalhana in 1148. Kashmir silk is also mentioned in the travel account of Chinese Buddhist monk & traveler.

Committed to promote professionalism in sericulture research, training and extension activities leading to enhancing production, productivity and quality of bivoltine silk.